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Year: 2013
Best Lawyers in America Publishes 2014 “Best Law Firms” Rankings
The Cavanagh Law Firm received National and Metropolitan rankings in nine practice areas: National Rankings – Tier 3 Litigation – Real Estate Metropolitan Rankings – Phoenix Tier 1 Litigation – Real Estate Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants Real Estate Law Family Law Litigation – Tax Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants Phoenix Tier 2 Land Use & Zoning Law Commercial Litigation…
Bad Faith in Workers’ Compensation, National Business Institute
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New HIPAA/HITECH Rules
One of the most significant changes is that law firms and other “Business Associates” of “Covered Entities” under HIPAA now have most of the same compliance requirements as Covered Entities, and are subject to the same penalties as Covered Entities. Mary Pryor, Esq., a senior member of The Cavanagh Law Firm, P.A., recently joined with several of her colleagues in…
E-Verify is Not Available During Government Shutdown
I. WHY IS E-VERIFY NOT WORKING? (For the full article, contact Julie Pace, David Selden or Heidi Nunn-Gilman of The Cavanagh Law Firm.) The E-Verify Program is currently out of service due to the Federal Government shutdown that began on October 1, 2013. The government functions that will remain operational during the shutdown are those: 1. Funded from sources other…
IRS Rules on DOMA
The ruling applies even if a same-sex couple resides in a jurisdiction that does not recognize same-sex marriages. Therefore, the IRS have adopted a “state of celebration” approach for the treatment of same-sex marriages. For example, if a same-sex couple marries in California, a state that recognizes same-sex marriages, and lives in Arizona, a state that does not recognize same-sex…
Increased Asset Value Limits to Avoid Probate
You can avoid probate only if the assets you hold in your name do not exceed $100,000 of real property or $75,000 in personal property (cash, accounts and tangible personal property). This is increased by $25,000. If more than $5,000 of wages are to be paid, then probate is needed. The wage amount was not increased. Sharon Ravenscroft and Heather…
Karen Stafford Joins Firm
Karen is a 2011 graduate of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. She served a clerkship at the Arizona Court of Appeals and is an adjunct professor at Arizona State University.
2014 Best Lawyers in America List Revealed
Seven lawyers from the Firm were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2014 (Copyright 2013 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC). Harding Cure – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants Helen Davis – Family Law Philip Gerard – Family Law Terry Rakow – Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law Scott Rose – Land…
May It Please The Court – Effective Case Presentation at Trial
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