There is a good article in the Arizona Republic today updates readers on former Governor Jan Brewer getting used to being out of the public eye, and getting hired by a national law firm. The article quotes Joe Kanefield – the “attorney and longtime Brewer adviser”.* And, the article discusses some of the interesting ethical and lobbying issues presented by Brewer’s new career.
What the article does NOT touch on is the Governor’s relationship with Ballard Spahr** WHILE she was Arizona’s Governor. Her new employer was one of the two law firms that most benefited from her term as Governor, billing the State of Arizona approximately $3.3 million in the last 3 1/2 years of Brewer’s governorship.
Update: The headline of the Arizona’s Politics post has been updated and this response posted.