During the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, Arizona experienced a high volume of identity theft reports. In response to the increase, Arizona legislatures passed two bills that prohibited identity theft. In 2007, the state legislatures passed the Legal Arizona Workers act and in 2008, enacted the Employment of Unauthorized Aliens Act. Shortly after the laws […]

One of the major factors that can substantially affect the use and value of real estate is the existence of covenants. Remarkably, there are many homeowners that either failed to read covenants at the time the real estate was purchased, or read them and have since forgotten about the content. There are many reasons why […]

In recent years, there has been a flood of federal lawsuits filed against companies for violating the Americans with Disability act and the Arizonans with Disabilities Act. The overwhelming majority of these ADA lawsuits in Arizona are brought by three individuals; Theresa Brooke, Santiago Abreu, and Dameion Mosley. In the Complaint, the Plaintiff will refer […]

Arizona Courts have recently ruled in favor of residential and commercial landlords and their ability to enforce secured judgments, even before a judgment is rendered in their favor. A.R.S. §§ 12-1521 and 12-2402(a) (1) allows a creditor to attach the property of the defendant as security for satisfaction of any judgment which may be recovered […]

Receiving notice in the mail that a party in a lawsuit wants you to attend a deposition can often be intimidating if the person has never experienced a deposition before. Naturally the person who receives the notice questions whether they are legally obligated to attend the deposition, who is requesting their presence, and most importantly, […]