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SCOTUS Approved! Did you know that Michelle Behan is one of Southern Arizona’s only lawyers to be admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States? For the past seven years, Michelle has been admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States and has participated in multiple appellate cases before that Court. Michelle was a contributing author and editor in Mitchell v. Wisconsin, and was Counsel of Record in Smith v. Arizona. These two briefs, however, were far from Michelle’s first foray into appellate work. While she was still in law school, Michelle was hand-picked by the faculty of University of Arizona to argue an appellate brief before the Court of Appeals for the United States Armed Forces. As a military veteran, Michelle was particularly delighted to have been chosen. “It is an honor and a privilege to have served my country and to represent my school. It is easily one of the proudest achievements of my legal career,” Michelle said. Indeed, because of her impressive record as appellate counsel, Michelle was hand-picked to head the Amicus Curiae (Latin for “Friend of the Court”) Task Force of the National College for DUI Defense (NCDD), the nation’s oldest DUI defense organization. The latest effort in Smith v. Arizona is the most recent in a long line of appellate wins for Michelle, who hopes to continue to do appellate work in the future. “Trials change lives,” Michelle said. “But appeals change the law."...