Hon. Kreamer is judge at the Superior Court. He was previously a trial attorney at the law firm of Hopkins & Kreamer in Phoenix, where he practiced mainly in the areas of personal injury and commercial litigation. Joe also worked with the firm of Snell & Wilmer. Joe has been involved in access to justice issues in Arizona for many years, having chaired the State Bar Legal Services Committee, the Maricopa County Bar Foundation Board of Directors, President of the Board for the Foundation, John P. Frank for Justice awardee, Top 50 Pro Bono Attorney and Volunteer of the Year.

Mr. Broberg currently is a shareholder at the firm Tiffany & Bosco where he focuses intra-corporate disputes, contract disputes, real estate disputes, commercial landlord-tenant disputes, and trade misappropriation. Mr. Broberg devotes much of his time to the Arizona High School Mock Trial program, where he drafts the case problems, coaches, and coordinates and judges the tournaments, Lance has been involved in the Arizona Mock Trial program for over 20 years. Before joining Tiffany & Bosco, Lance served as a judicial clerk in the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Arizona. He received his bachelor’s in political science from ASU and his law degree from the U of A.

Joseph G. Adams 
Board Member

Joe Adams, a partner at Snell & Wilmer, represents clients in commercial litigation with a focus on shareholder disputes and intellectual property matters.

He has broad experience in securities and shareholder litigation, corporate governance matters, partnership and LLC disputes, employee benefits litigation, and class actions.  His clients include public companies, start-ups and emerging companies, officers and directors, shareholders and owners of companies, and individuals.  Joe serves as Chair of the firm’s Securities and Shareholder Litigation Group.

He frequently represents clients before regulatory agencies such as the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), the Department of Labor (DOL), and state regulatory agencies.  He also advises clients on compliance issues and oversees internal investigations regarding financial restatements, accounting issues, and instances of alleged wrongdoing raised by whistleblowers.

In the intellectual property area, Joe represents clients in cases involving trademark and copyright infringement, false advertising and unfair competition disputes, and the liability of web site operators.  Earlier in his career, he practiced in the Trademark and Advertising Practices Group in a large Silicon Valley law firm.  

Richard Parks
Yuma County Public Defender 

Mr. Parks is currently the Deputy Chief Public Defender for Yuma County.  He was an attorney advisor for the Foundation's Mock Trial program and became the district coordinator in 2022. Mr. Parks also serves as a member of State Bar Criminal Rules and Procedure Committee and the APDA Leadership Council, APDA Faculty since 2019.

Mr. Parks graduated from Capital University College of Law in 1985. He served on Law Review and was Law Review Symposium Editor. He is a member of the Order of the Curia.

Following graduation, Parks began as a trial Deputy Public Defender in Maricopa County. He has represented those accused of serious felony offenses in both public and private practice. He joined the Yuma County Public Defender’s Office in 2018.

Gina Godbehere
Maricopa County Attorney's Office

Gina Godbehere is a Homicide Attorney in the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. She has more than two decades of experience as a Bureau Chief and trial attorney in assignments with a wide variety of bureaus, including Pretrial, Juvenile, Gang, Homicide, and the Repeat Offender Unit, during which she has tried every type of felony case, including first degree premeditated murder.

Throughout her twenty- three years of service with MCAO, Gina has played an integral role in developing the first Juvenile Drug Court, implementing the Juvenile Transfer Offender Program, and is the co-author and creator of the Ultimate Trial Research Notebook used by prosecution agencies throughout Arizona. For over two decades, Gina has trained prosecutors in the art of persuasion and led by example as a fair minded advocate for justice. She is Maricopa County’s designated Bias Crimes Prosecutor. Gina is also the CEO and Co-founder of “Speak Up Stand Up Save a Life,” an organization dedicated to identifying and solving complex societal issues such as substance abuse, bullying and the rising teen suicide rate in Arizona. The vision for this novel collaboration was born from a tragic yet preventable murder-suicide at a local high school. In only 4 years, Speak Up Stand Up Save a Life has enjoyed exponential growth.

In 2020, 5,000 students, school employees, parents, law enforcement officers and community leaders attended our annual conference designed to empower youth, enhance school safety and help prevent the tragedies that too often stem from self-compensation, such as suicide and overdose. Speak Up Stand Up Save a Life is endorsed by the Governor and every Maricopa County municipality. It has impacted over 400,000 people throughout Arizona. Gina is active in many community organizations, and has received numerous awards, including: 2019 Westmarc’s Best of the West Quality of Life Winner, 2019 Capital Times Women Achievers of Arizona Recipient, 2019 Center for the Future of Arizona Gabe Zimmerman in Public Service Award Winner and the 2019 Leadership West Alumnus of the Year Recipient. Gina was born, raised, and currently resides in the west valley.

Mignonne Hollis
Arizona Regional Economic Development Foundation

Currently the executive director of the Arizona Regional Economic Development Foundation, Mignonne graduated from Tombstone Union High School, attended the University of Arizona, and went on to earn her MBA from the University of Phoenix. In her effort to support economic development in Arizona, Mignonne co-writes a weekly newspaper advice column for business owners, serves on Canyon Vista Medical Center board of trustees, Chairs the public policy committee of the International Economic Development Council and serves as the President of the Arizona Association for Economic Development. She has served on the Arizona Commerce Authority Board. In 2014 She was named economic developer of the year and in 2017 her organization was named small organization of the year. Most recently appointed the to National Small Business Association Advisory Board as well as the International Boundary and Water Commission. Mignonne is the founder of Aerospace Arizona Association and through this association has formed the UAS Center For Innovation at the Benson Airport. Mignonne is dedicated to making an economic impact not only in rural Arizona, but throughout the entire state.

Kelsi Lane
Davis Miles

Kelsi works for Davis Miles McGuire Gardner PLLC in the LegalShield Department that provides affordable legal services to ensure equal access to legal advice for all people. She specializes in landlord tenant matters, estate planning, business, and Veteran’s law. She previously worked for the Board of Veterans Appeals in Washington, D.C. and Commercial Real Estate boutique law firm Herbert Law Offices, PLC in Phoenix. She attended Arizona State University for her undergraduate, Grand Canyon University for her MBA and Regent University for her law degree. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, their son, and two dogs. 

Kelsi also serves on the Board of Governors for the State Bar of Arizona and participates in the Junior League of Phoenix. 

Mark McCall
Board Member

Mark McCall is currently a HR/Learning and Development Manager for Maricopa County having served more than twenty years in public education as a teacher, administrator, researcher, and professional development consultant. His middle school students excelled in Project Citizen at both the regional and state levels. Mark worked part-time for Kids Voting Arizona in 2002 and joined the Foundation in 2007 as faculty and showcase judge for Project Citizen and later We the People, iCivics, and Representative Democracy in America. With credentials from Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, and Grand Canyon University, Mark has held leadership positions in three Arizona school districts, Maricopa County, the Arizona Department of Education, and Arizona State University and was named a Phi Delta Kappa Emerging Leader in 2012. In addition to the Foundation, his volunteer service includes work with Arizona Odyssey of the Mind, American Legion Boys State, the Marley Park Community Association, Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure, and Disney VoluntEARS.

Kerry Melcher
Open Door

Bradley Pack
Engleman Berger

Mr. Pack is currently a Shareholder at Engelman Berger, P.C. where he has worked since 2006.  At the firm, Brad Pack represents both creditors and debtors in different bankruptcy proceedings, negotiates and drafts complex loan and forbearance agreements, and practices in commercial litigation. Prior to Engelman Berger, Mr. Pack clerked for the Honorable Susan Ehrlich at the Court of Appeals Division One where he reviewed and analyzed appellate briefs, prepared draft opinions and participated in panel conferences.

Mr. Pack has previously served as a board member of the Anti-Defamation League Arizona Region and served as the chair of its Government Relations, Advocacy, and Community Engagement committee. He currently co-chairs the ABA’s Business Bankruptcy Committee’s Individual Chapter 11 sub-committee.  He is an Arizona State Bar certified bankruptcy specialist and a SuperLawyers Rising Star since 2012.

He graduated from the University of Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of Law and Penn State with a B.A. in Labor and Industrial Relations.

David's practice focuses on complex commercial litigation in the state and federal courts. David has represented public companies and their officers and directors in numerous securities fraud class actions, represented Fortune 50 companies in a wide range of complex commercial litigation matters, including matters involving intellectual property disputes, represented a major telecommunications company in an array of commercial litigation matters, represented companies in sales and use tax disputes, and represented national and local companies in employment controversies, including class-action discrimination lawsuits. As past President of the Federal Bar Association and Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, David has developed knowledge and experience in the finer points of prosecuting complex litigation in the federal courts.

Ms. Varela currently serves as the Executive Assistant United States Attorney for U.S. Attorney Gary Restaino.  Prior to that, she served as both a line AUSA and the Phoenix Civil Chief in the U.S. Attorney’s Office.  Before working at the U. S. Attorney's Office, Ms. Varela worked on civil rights and election law cases at the Arizona Attorney General’s Office.  She started her legal career in Arizona at Community Legal Services in the housing unit.  Ms. Varela received her B.A. in Religious Studies from Stanford University, and her J.D. and Masters in Religious Studies from Yale Law School and Yale Divinity School, respectively.  She is a native of Arizona and grew up in Tempe and attended Tempe High School.

Joel England
Ex-Officio/State Bar's CEO

Joel F. England currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the State Bar of Arizona.

Before coming to the Bar, Joel was the Chief Judge of the Yavapai-Apache Nation, a federally recognized Indian Tribe in Camp Verde, Arizona. He was responsible for the overall administration of the Court and presides over criminal and civil cases as well as an alternative disposition Wellness Court.

Prior to his current position, he served for over 21 years in the United States Air Force. He held a variety of positions, including service as a prosecutor, defense counsel and as a deployed combat operations attorney advising on the law of armed conflict. His final assignments included serving as the Chief of Professional Responsibility for the Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps and as the General Counsel for the 56^th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base. During his tenure at Luke Air Force Base, his team was recognized as the Arizona Corporate Counsel In-House Legal Department of the Year in 2016.

Joel graduated with academic distinction from the United States Air Force Academy with a bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies. He holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Arizona College of Law, where he graduated summa cum laude and served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law. Joel is a member of the Arizona, California, and District of Columbia bars.