ARIZONA POTPOURRI
LAWYERS AND JUDGES BEHAVING BADLY
UNREPRESENTED PARTIES
CONFIDENTIALITY
AI, ATTITUDES
& THE LAW
& THE LAW
100
February 14, 1912
What is the day Arizona became the 48th state?
100
A federal judge imposed this sanction upon reviewing the following Complaint:
What is refile the Complaint without the watermark?
"Use of this dragoon cartoon logo is not only distracting, it is juvenile and impertinent. The Court is not a cartoon."
U.S. Magistrate Judge Ray Kent, W.D. Mich. (2025)
100
Recording another without permission
What is probably not ethical?
State Bar Ethics Opinion 95-03; State Bar of Arizona Op. 75-13; In re Wetzel, 143 Ariz. 34 (1984)
Arizona EO 20-0002 (rejected)
Wisconsin Formal Ethics Opinion EF 24-01
100
Times when an attorney may ethically disclose a client's confidential information to family members
With informed consent or if lawyer determines disclosure is impliedly authorized
ER 1.6, EO 20-0010
100
Generative AI is not for me
What is not an excuse or defense to an accusation of wrong-doing?
ABA 512
Rule 1.1, comment 6
200
This woman served as Arizona's first female Supreme Court Justice & was the first female Chief Justice in the US.
Who is Hon. Lorna Lockwood?
Justice: 1961 - 1975
Chief Justice: 1965-1966 & 1970-1971
200
For this social media post and others, to what discipline did NV District Judge stipulate in 2024?
What is a public censure?
200
Coaching a client to get admissions, agreements or confidential information from opposing party (their spouse) directly.
What is prohibited?
DC Ethics Opinion 385
Draft Ariz Opinion 24-0002
200
Disclosure of a prior client’s case outcome and representation to a prospective client
What is not permitted without informed consent of prior client?
Oregon Formal Opinion 2024-204 - Use of client information for Lawyer's Benefit
200
I don't have to change my fee structure if using AI saves the client money
What is possibly a violation of ER 1.5?
300
1974 & 1992
What are the years when Arizona votes passed constitutional amendments regarding judicial merit selection?
300
The KS Commission on Judicial Conduct imposed this sanction on Judge Martinez for the following and similar Facebook posts:
“Tell you a little something that should be no surprise. My job as [sic] requires a lot of written decision making and critical thinking. Well when I need that break and a great cup of coffee I go get me some Kinship in Strawberry Hill! Tell TJ. Judge said Hey.”
What is cease & desist?
300
Considered to be unrepresented party
What is a person to whom limited-scope representation is being provided unless the opposing party or lawyer knows of the limited scope representation?
Lawyer does not have an affirmative duty to advise opposing counsel of the limited scope representation.
ER 4.3, comment 3
Ethics opinion 06-03
300
Response by attorney to a client publicly criticizing them on social media.
What is when a response is ”reasonably necessary” to “establish a defense” ?
But, best advice is to ignore the criticism.
ABA Formal Opinion 496, EO 19-0010
300
Nobody can ever see what I put into my AI program.
What is possibly false?
Information may be saved and accumulated for later use and refinement - so attorney must have understanding whether program is self-learning and protect client confidences if it is
Florida Ethics Opinion 24-1
400
This future AZ Supreme Court Justice ruled, while he was a Maricopa County Superior Court Judge, in 1953 that Arizona's law permitting school boards to segregate pupils based upon race was unconstitutional.
Who is Hon. Frederick C. Struckmeyer?
Justice: 1955 - 1982
Chief Justice: 1960-61, 1966, 1971, & 1980
400
For these and similar comments during family law hearings, to what discipline did NV District Judge stipulate in 2024?
“You don’t deserve to have primary! . . . Don’t lie to me! BS! BS!”
“Why would you do that . . . you can’t support your family with fine arts.”
“This is high conflict. Your children deserve a hell of a lot better than both of you. I’m going to take her home with me! Then neither one of you will see her. She deserves better than she’s getting.”
What is a public censure?
400
A discussion ripens to a consultation, and confidential information is revealed
How does a potential client become a prospective client
ABA 492
400
Disclosure of client confidence permitted when lawyer is the victim of a crime perpetrated by client or prospective client
What is YES?
ABA Opinion 515
400
AI would never help my law practice
What is False?
AI can streamline research; analyze voluminous documents; automate repetitive tasks; detect deceptions; predict case outcomes; expedite responses to clients; provide 24-7 access to information; reduce legal costs to clients for research and document production
ABA Formal Opinion 512
500
These two men in the foreground were integral to a landmark 1966 US Supreme Court opinion.
Who are Ernesto Miranda & attorney John Flynn?
500
The Ohio Supreme Court imposed this discipline against an attorney who tossed poop-filled Pringles cans into the parking lot of a victims advocacy center & 9 other locations?
What is a one-year suspension with six months stayed on condition that attorney not engage in further misconduct?
500
Information but not advice.
What can an attorney provide to an unrepresented opposing party?
Az Rule 4.3
Kentucky BA E-450
500
A lawyer posts a "hypothetical" on a listserv looking for advice on a case.
What is prohibited unless with client's written consent?
ABA 511R
500
I have no intention to ever learn about or use AI
What is a violation of the ethical duty of lawyers to keep abreast of technological advances, which includes AI?