State Bar of Arizona

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Arizona Attorneys’ Fees Manual, 5th ed. 2010, $100*

Provides a comprehensive review of the legal and practical aspects of attorneys’ fees

including: Procedures & Forms | A.R.S. § 341.01 (A); | Contractual Provisions | Sanctions & Punitive Fee Awards | Equitable Grounds for the Award of Attorneys’ Fees | Attorenys’ Fees as Damages | Recovery of Costs & Fees for Non-Lawyer Services | Attorenys’ Fees on Appeals | Ethical issues and more.

 

Arizona Attorneys Fees Desk Reference (2009) $69*
A desk reference of selected statutes, rules of court, cases and ethics opinions in Arizona

There are approximately 900 statutes and rules relating to attorneys’ fees in Arizona – half of them are mandatory and half are discretionary. Often, attorneys are not aware of and therefore do not request fees to which they are entitled by statute or rule. Awareness of fee sanctions may also have a chilling effect and prevent vexatious, obstreperous, frivolous, unjustified or abusive conduct in litigation.

But you don’t have to spend hours researching all the Arizona statutes and rules. Turn to the Arizona Attorneys’ Desk Reference, the only resource that provides:

A complete cross-referenced index delineating the statutes and rules regarding attorney fees in Arizona 

Indications in bold regarding which fees are are mandatory and which are discretionary in the statutes and the rules.

 Notations in cases where findings must be made or factors must be considered

Brief outlines of selected key cases and selected ethics opinions

 

Arizona Legal Ethics Handbook, Second Edition 2003 and 2009 Cumulative Supplement - $125*

The Arizona Legal Ethics Handbook is a comprehensive treatment of the “law of lawyering,” as it has been developed and articulated by the Arizona courts and disciplinary authorities. Its organization and structure are tied to that of the Arizona Rules of Professional Conduct, with a separate chapter devoted to each individual Rule.

• identifying and resolving virtually any ethical issue that arises in your practice, and
• avoiding both disciplinary and malpractice problems this book is not simply an ethics treatise. It also contains detailed descriptions of the disciplinary and admissions process in Arizona, and extensive discussion of the sanctions to which lawyers can be subject for misconduct in litigation, and malpractice liability issues.

Client Trust Accounting for Arizona Attorneys (2010) - $25*

Contents:

The Importance of Client Trust Accounting, The Rules, Key Concepts in Client Trust Accounting, Opening a Client Trust Account, Fees, Depositing Money into Your Client Trust Account, Paying Money Out of Your Client Trust Account, Recordkeeping, Reconciliation, Internal Controls, Random Trust Account Examinations, Other Relevant Trust Account Topics, The Mechanics of a Trust Account Investigation, Frequently Asked Questions

 Appendices

Arizona Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 42, ER 1.15 and Rule 43, Arizona R. Sup. Ct., Example Forms, Annual Dues Statement, Practical suggestions from State Br Trust Acount Examiners

 

* Prices do not include tax and shipping. To order, please call 602-340-7318 or online at www.azbar.org/cle