Arizona state bar warns of new scam directed at attorneys, their clients
PHOENIX – The State Bar of Arizona
is warning its members about a new type
of scam directed at both attorneys and
their clients. This sophisticated scam
exploits the attorney/client relationship
and defrauds consumers of their money.
How the scam works:
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The client receives a phone call.
The caller ID shows the number
belongs to the attorney.
The client is told that they need to pay
additional money.
The client is then given a toll-free
number to call.
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When the client calls, they are directed
as to how to pay the money.
This scam works through a process
known as “Caller ID Spoofing.” “Spoof-
ing” allows a caller to change his or her ID
to reflect any desired number, which will
then show up on the recipient’s caller ID.
Previous “spoofing” scams, for example,
have involved callers using a number that
belongs to the IRS.
“What makes this most recent case
especially troubling is that the scammers
have linked the attorney with the client,”
said John Phelps, CEO/executive director
of the State Bar of Arizona. “While this
information may be publicly available
through court documents, we have not
seen it used in this way. This recent case
involved bankruptcy court and the client
was told they needed to pay more money
to a creditor. Fortunately, the scam was
caught in time and no money was lost.”
Attorneys should consider advising
their clients about the potential for this
type of scam. Consumers should confirm
with their attorneys before sending money.
Both attorneys and consumers should file
a report with the FBI’s Internet Crime
Complaint Center (IC3) at ic3.gov if they
are a victim of this scam.
About the state bar
The State Bar of Arizona is a non-
profit organization that operates under the
supervision of the Arizona Supreme Court.
The bar includes approximately
23,500 attorneys and provides education
and development programs for the legal
profession and the public. Since 1933, the
bar and its members have been committed
to making sure the voices of all people in
Arizona are heard in our justice system.
Pacific Maritime center to host Tom McCall symposium with 3 authors
Oregon’s most colorful, quirky and
accomplished governor, Tom McCall
(1913-1983), will be the subject of a two-
day symposium in March.
The many larger-than-life facts and
fabrications surrounding McCall will be
explored by both scholars and acquain-
tances of Oregon’s most beloved and, at
times, controversial governor.
McCall, a television journalist and
political commentator, served as Oregon’s
governor during the socially and politi-
cally turbulent years of 1967-1975.
All sessions are independent of each
other and will take place March 4-5 at the
Pacific Maritime Heritage Center on the
bayfront in Newport, Ore.
The symposium kicks off March 4
at 6 p.m. with a screening of McCall’s
landmark 1962 KGW-TV documentary,
Pollution in Paradise, plus an introduction
and post-screening Q&A led by William
G. Robbins, emeritus distinguished profes-
sor of history at Oregon State University.
KGW-TV aired McCall’s famous
documentary, a sharply critical report of
the condition of the Willamette River.
Pollution in Paradise was a tour de force,
pressing home the powerful idea that there
was no contradiction between jobs and
quality of life in Oregon.
Day two of the symposium will open
at noon on March 5. Frenemies: Tom
McCall and Bob Straub will be the topic
for Charles K. Johnson, biographer of
former Gov. Bob Straub.
Although McCall and Straub faced
each other for the governorship twice,
they often worked together to advance
environmental causes. Johnson’s book is
Standing at Water’s Edge: Bob Straub’s
Battle for the Soul of Oregon.
Also on the program is Lincoln
County Commissioner Bill Hall, author of
the alternate history novel about McCall
titled McCallandia, the product of exten-
sive research and numerous interviews.
Hall was a volunteer during McCall’s 1978
comeback campaign and met the former
governor several times.
This symposium is co-sponsored by
the Lincoln County Historical Society
and the Tom McCall Legacy Project, a
non-profit educational group. The Legacy
Project sponsored the McCall Day bill
designating March 22 as Tom McCall Day
and encourages all Oregonians to learn
about McCall’s legacy.
Admission to the symposium is $5
and is free for Lincoln County Historical
Society members.
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Courtesy photos
Above: Bill Hall
Right: Charles K. Johnson
Far right: William G. Robbins
For more information about the Tom
McCall Symposium, visit oregoncoast-
history.org.
Oregon Department of Education
For more details about the Tom McCall
Legacy Project, visit tommccall.org/.
Kate Brown, Governor
Office of the Deputy Superintendent
255 Capitol St NE, Salem, OR 97310
Voice: 503-947-5600
Fax: 503-378-5156
Presenter Biographies
Bill Hall is the author of McCal-
landia, which is based on 40 years of
admiration for Tom McCall.
An Oregon native, Hall spent many
years in journalism before making the tran-
sition to elective office. He was a volunteer
in McCall’s 1978 comeback campaign and
met the former governor several times.
Bill Robbins joined the faculty at
Oregon State University in 1971, where
he has taught courses in the history of the
American west and environmental history.
He has authored and edited several
books, including Oregon: This Storied
Land (2006) and Landscapes of Conflict:
The Oregon Story, 1940-2000 (2004). His
most recent book, A Man for All Sea-
sons: Monroe Sweetland and the Liberal
Paradox, was published in 2015 by Oregon
State University Press.
Charles K. Johnson is a Portland
writer, fundraiser and activist. A native
Oregonian, he has been active in environ-
mental politics since childhood.
After a decade in national politics,
working with Physicians for Social
Responsibility and as executive director of
Nuclear Free America, Johnson returned
to Oregon, where he was instrumental in
making a home for the Robert W. Straub
Archives at Western Oregon University’s
Hamersly Library.
March 2016
February 16, 2016
Dear Colleagues,
Last year, you received a letter from then Deputy Superintendent Rob Saxton regarding a topic
of great interest to many of our Native American students and their families—the wearing of
items of cultural significance such as eagle feathers, beaded caps, and stoles during graduation
ceremonies. As graduation day approaches, I wanted to reach out to all of you and add my voice
to the conversation.
Here at the Oregon Department of Education (ODE), we are committed to fostering unique
government to government relationships with our federally recognized tribes. We have heard
from our partners in the tribes and our other native students and families how meaningful it is for
Native students to be allowed to wear cultural items during graduation ceremonies as a means of
honoring their tribe, their community, and their heritage.
High school graduation is a time of joy and excitement for families across the state. As we
celebrate with our communities and recognize the hard work of our students, I encourage you to
review your graduation policies to ensure they are culturally inclusive and honor the diversity of
our students and families. I also encourage you to explore ways for students to honor their
heritage by allowing for non-disruptive expressions of Native American culture at
commencement ceremonies. I fully support policies allowing students to outwardly wear items
that honor their unique cultures. Examples of such items include eagle feathers, beads, stoles,
and tribal insignias.
As you review your policies, you may wish to meet with tribal leaders from your area to gain a
better understanding of local needs and suggestions relating to graduation ceremonies. I also
encourage you to reach out to staff here at ODE if we can be of any assistance in this process.
My
Indian
Education
Advisor,
April
Campbell,
can
be
reached
at
april.campbell@ode.state.or.us.
Thank you for your work on behalf of Oregon’s students and for your commitment to
educational equity.
Sincerely,
Salam A. Noor, Ph.D.
Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction
