On Friday, May 9, 2025, the Presiding Disciplinary Judge of the Supreme Court of Arizona accepted an Agreement for Discipline by Consent, suspending attorney Marisa Rose McNally from practicing law in the state for two years.
The case is entitled “In the Matter of Marisa Rose McNally,” with case number PDJ 2025-9030.
The suspension, retroactive to September 20, 2024, when McNally’s interim suspension began, stems from her violation of the Arizona Rules of Professional Conduct and Supreme Court Rules.
McNally faced disciplinary action following her conviction on felony charges in Maricopa County Superior Court. On February 22, 2024, she pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument, classified as a Class 3 felony, and endangerment, a Class 6 felony.
The charges arose from a February 2022 incident in which McNally, after consuming a significant amount of alcohol, caused a collision at an intersection that injured four individuals. Two of the victims sustained severe injuries, including multiple spinal fractures in one case and two fractured hips and a ruptured bladder in another.
The disciplinary agreement, filed on May 5, 2025, was reached between McNally and the State Bar of Arizona. The Attorney Discipline Probable Cause Committee had issued a probable cause order on February 18, 2025, prompting the agreement. McNally self-reported the charges, and as a result, public notice of the agreement was not required under Arizona Supreme Court Rule 53(c)(3).
Under the terms of the agreement, McNally admitted to violating Rule 42, specifically Ethical Rule 8.4(b), which addresses criminal conduct reflecting adversely on a lawyer’s fitness to practice, and Rule 54(g) of the Arizona Supreme Court Rules. The agreed-upon sanction of a two-year suspension aligns with the American Bar Association’s Standards for Imposing Lawyer Sanctions, specifically Standard 5.12, which calls for suspension when a lawyer knowingly engages in criminal conduct that seriously impacts their fitness to practice.
The agreement noted one aggravating factor—McNally’s illegal conduct—but gave it reduced weight since the violation itself was based on that conduct. Seven mitigating factors were cited, including McNally’s lack of prior disciplinary history, absence of dishonest or selfish motives, personal or emotional problems, efforts to rectify the consequences of her actions, cooperation with disciplinary proceedings, imposition of other penalties, and expressed remorse.
McNally was sentenced to one year in prison starting February 22, 2024, with no credit for presentence time served, followed by three years of supervised probation upon her release. She was paroled in July 2024.
As part of the disciplinary order, she is required to pay $1,200 in costs and expenses to the State Bar of Arizona within 30 days of the order’s issuance. Additionally, McNally must comply with notification requirements for clients and others, as mandated by Rule 72 of the Arizona Supreme Court Rules.
The final judgment and order, issued by Presiding Disciplinary Judge Lisa A. VandenBerg, formalizes the suspension and incorporates the terms outlined in the agreement.
According to Avvo, Ms. acquired her law license in Arizona in 2021.
A copy of the original filing can be found here.
