BAR MEDIA CAMPAIGN

For the first time in the history of the State Bar of Arizona - and, according to published case law, for the first time in the history of any state bar in America - Bar officials have waged an extensive and coordinated public relations campaign against one of its members, County Attorney Andrew Thomas. This campaign began in the wake of the Prop 100 illegal immigration battle between Thomas and the Maricopa County courts. These public efforts to damage Thomas were commenced in concert with the Bar's similarly unprecedented wave of investigations of Thomas's office. The following documents illustrate the extent of efforts by current and former State Bar presidents to smear County Attorney Thomas with false charges - all against the backdrop of unwarranted Bar investigations occurring at the same time.