Arizona Attorney Magazine Posthumously Publishes Article by Famous Lawyer and Author Peter Baird

Phoenix-Mesa, AZ (1888PressRelease) November 05, 2009 - Arizona Attorney magazine

has posthumously published an article written by Peter Baird, an attorney whose career spanned many noteworthy cases, including the Exxon Valdez litigation, religious groups that had been infiltrated by government agents, and a First Amendment case decided by the United States Supreme Court.

Baird, a partner with Lewis and Roca LLP, was a prolific and accomplished writer in addition to achieving national recognition for his legal acumen. He died on Aug. 27.

Baird had written numerous articles for Arizona Attorney through the years. His final work for the magazine, which he submitted about a month before he died, was about one of his favorite topics – writing.

In So You Want to Write a Book? Baird explains that he learned to write fiction through study, writing, submission and failure.

“Yet, the real reward has been finding answers, feelings and imaginings inside myself that I never knew existed and that were long overdue,” Baird wrote.

“Baird was many things,” said Tim Eigo, Arizona Attorney editor. “Lawyer, advocate, writer, editor, philanthropist. But as a friend to this magazine, he always will be remembered first as a writer, one who was driven to share his vision with his fellow attorneys.”

Baird wrote one novel, Beyond Peleliu. His collection of essays and stories, Protecting Moscow From the Soviets, won first place in the “Compilations/Anthologies” division of the 2009 San Francisco Book Festival. Baird also wrote for magazines and newspapers such as The New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, and The Wall Street Journal.

Arizona Attorney magazine is published 11 times per year by the State Bar of Arizona. It provides articles on substantive legal issues, professional trends and feature profiles. Arizona Attorney magazine is available for free to anyone online by visiting the magazine's homepage at http://www.myazbar.org/azattorney/ and clicking on the magazine cover art.

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