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How to Hire the Right Business Attorney

A business attorney can become one of the most important members of your team. Even through your attorney isn’t an employee of your organization, he or she will be intimately involved of many of the major decisions that you make.… Read More

When Should You Think About Calling a Personal Injury Lawyer?

If you’re seriously hurt in an accident that wasn’t your fault, you should talk to an attorney. Some people hesitate to call a personal injury lawyer after an accident because they aren’t sure if they are at fault or hope… Read More

The Tri-Pellat Lawyer: Offers of Judgment

Alex Winkelman

This column will return again to Rule 68 Offers of Judgment, specifically: how to make a proper, enforceable offer of judgment. While the premise of the rule is straightforward, as is often the case, the devil is in the details.… Read More

What to Do When Your Employer Isn’t Paying You Overtime

Putting in extra hours can be tiring, but it should all be worth it when you receive your paycheck—unless your employer is not paying you what they should be. When you work overtime, you should be compensated with a bonus… Read More

Things to Think About with Estate Planning

It may be uncomfortable to think about what will happen after you’re gone, but estate planning should not be overlooked. Almost everyone can benefit from estate planning, which should be done with the guidance of an attorney. Before you get… Read More

Beware the digital quicksand: Prep for lawsuits with smart information governance

Alex Winkelman

Does your company use email, text messages, websites or software? If so, when your company is sued and you’re forced to turn over portions of this data in a lawsuit, you’ll pay roughly $18,000 per gigabyte of data eventually produced.… Read More

Ramifications of Prop 206 AZ Minimum Wage Law

Thom K. Cope

Following is a short guide to the schedule of increases now mandated due to Proposition 206. As of 2018 the minimum wage pay is $10.50; in 2019 it will go up to $11.00; and 2020 it will go up to… Read More

Recent Employment Law Developments

Thom K. Cope

Employers have for years have been advised that sexual orientation is not covered or protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. However in 2015, the EEOC took the position that the phrase "because of...sex" included sexual orientation. On… Read More

The Tri-Pellate Lawyer: Bench Trials

Gary J. Cohen

Bench trials are common but rarely discussed in this column. These cases often involve complex, technical issues in which it becomes obvious as the case develops at trial that the judge needs to be better informed on an essential topic… Read More

Can Arizona Agriculture Adapt to the New Minimum Wage?

Isaac D. Rothschild

Arizona voters passed a proposition imposing minimum wage increase. The increase has a unique impact on the Arizona agriculture industry. Many agriculture commodity prices have been stagnant for years as costs increased. The minimum wage law simply imposed another cost… Read More

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