Lynda Shely

Current

• Adjunct Professor at Phoenix School of Law
• Owner/Attorney at The Shely Firm PC

Past

• Director of Lawyer Ethics at State Bar of Arizona

Education

• Franklin & Marshall College
• The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law

Recommended

4 people have recommended Lynda

Connections

47 connections

Industry

Legal Services

Lynda Shely’s Summary

I provide ethics advice to lawyers, including assisting with professional responsibility issues, responding to initial Bar charges, performing trust account procedural reviews, risk management assessments for law firms in Arizona and DC, and serving as an expert witness in legal malpractice cases.

Lynda Shely’s Specialties:

I am not a certified specialist (ER 7.4....) but my areas of "concentration" and expertise are: legal ethics, conflicts of interest, professionalism, trust account procedures, unauthorized practice of law issues, and billing disputes.

Lynda Shely’s Experience

• Adjunct Professor

  Phoenix School of Law

  (Legal Services industry)

  2006 — Present (3 years )

  Teaching Professional Responsibility and law firm management

• Owner/Attorney

  The Shely Firm PC

  (Legal Services industry)

  June 2003 — Present (6 years 6 months)

  I provide legal ethics advice to lawyers and law firms in Arizona and DC. I assist with the initial responses to Bar investigations and provide expert witness opinions on legal ethics, law firm management, risk management, fees, conflicts of interest, professionalism issues, and unauthorized practice of law matters.

• Director of Lawyer Ethics

  State Bar of Arizona

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Legal Services industry)

  1993 — 2003 (10 years )

Lynda Shely’s Education

• Franklin & Marshall College

  BA , Government

• The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law

  JD ,

Additional Information

Lynda Shely’s Groups:

State Bar of Arizona, DC Bar, Pennsylvania Bar, American Bar Association, Maricopa County Bar Assn., Scottsdale Bar Association, Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers

Lynda Shely’s Honors:

Member of the Year, State Bar of Arizona, 2007
Attorney Law Related Education Award, Arizona Bar Foundation, 2002
President, Scottsdale Bar Assn. 2008-2009

Lynda Shely’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• expertise requests
• getting back in touch