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Leanne Hay’s moot court team places first in Pacific Regionals
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Law clerk Leanne Hay’s moot court team placed first in the pacific regional of the Jessup Moot Court Competition, which is widely considered the largest and most prestigious of the moot court competitions. She and her team from Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law went undefeated, picking up awards for the second, fourth, and eighth best speaker in the competition, as well as fourth best written memorial. This is the second year in a row they have placed first in the region. They earned a spot at the highly competitive International Rounds, which was unfortunately cancelled due to the recent …
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Alice Jones presents CLE on Arizona Appellate Law in 2020
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On February 24, 2020, Alice presented to the Tucson Defense Bar at the Hotel Congress for their February CLE Luncheon. Her presentation, “What New in Appeals? Appellate Law in Arizona 2020,” covered recent opinions issued in 2019 and early 2020 by the Arizona Court of Appeals and Arizona Supreme Court that are applicable to civil litigators. She also discussed recent changes at the Arizona Court of Appeals and the Arizona Supreme Court as well as recent rule amendments. The Tucson Defense Bar was very welcoming and Alice enjoyed meeting several Tucson practitioners.…
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Jathan McLaughlin earns defense ruling at arbitration
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Jathan McLaughlin successfully defended a client at arbitration in
premises liability case where the Plaintiff asserted over $51,000 in medical
specials. The arbitrator found that the Firm’s client was not liable and
was entitled to recover its costs incurred in defending the suit. …
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Jathan McLaughlin presents CLE on the administrative hearing process
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On
June 27, 2019, Jathan McLaughlin presented an in-house CLE regarding the
administrative hearing process in Arizona. The presentation covered how
to represent licensed professionals in actions brought by Arizona’s
administrative agencies before the Office of Administrative Hearings. Mr.
McLaughlin discussed best practices for mitigating a client’s potential damages
at the outset of an administrative matter, handling the administrative hearing,
and appealing an adverse ruling to the Lower Court and the Court of Appeals. …
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Broening Oberg Woods & Wilson attorneys receive professional recognition from Super Lawyers
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Super Lawyers identifies lawyers in a community who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement in a practice area. The selection process involves peer nomination, independent review, and peer evaluations. We are proud to announce that several attorneys at the firm were recognized by Super Lawyers in 2019.
Jim Broening, Don Wilson and Bobby Sullivan were each selected by Super Lawyers for recognition in 2019.
Furthermore, Alicyn Freeman, Jathan McLaughlin, Michelle Donovan, Nicholas Scavio and Jason Kasting were each recognized by Super Lawyers as Arizona Rising Stars.
Congratulations to each of our distinguished attorneys.…
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Don Wilson presents before the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys in St. Andrews, Scotland
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On May 2, 2019 Don Wilson presented in St. Andrews, Scotland to a group of distinguished American and UK trial layers on the subjects of legal malpractice avoidance and defense, and common ethics pitfalls for lawyers. The occasion was the 28th Annual Meeting of the Association of Trial Defense Attorneys, a premier, invitation only, national organization associated with the Defense Research Institute.…
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Robert Sullivan obtains defense verdict, successful on defendant’s counterclaim
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Robert Sullivan obtained a defense verdict following a
three-day bench trial on breach of contract, fraud, racketeering, and punitive
damages claims in a commercial dispute. In addition, he prevailed on his
client’s own counterclaim for breach of contract, resulting in his client being
awarded damages in the suit initially filed against him.…
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Legal Clerk Leanne Hay places 4th at Jessup Moot Court Competition, will attend World Competition
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Legal clerk Leanne Hay placed 4th in the pacific regional of the Jessup Moot Court Competition. She and her team from Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law placed first overall in the region. She will be travelling to Washington, DC in April, 2019 to compete in the World Competition, which is widely considered the largest and most prestigious of the moot court competitions. Best wishes to Leanne at the competition.…
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Jathan McLaughlin prevails at the Court of Appeals in a matter arising out of an administrative hearing
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Attorney Jathan McLaughlin recently prevailed at the Court of Appeals in a matter arising out of an administrative hearing. The case, dealing with contract termination, was litigated by the Firm at the administrative hearing level and through two sets of appeals – to the Lower Court of Maricopa County Superior Court and the Court of Appeals – prevailing at every stage.…
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Nick Scavio conducts CLE on federal court procedures
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On January 29, 2019 , Nick Scavio conducted a CLE for the firm titled
“Federal Court: How to get there (and what to do once you’re in)”. With
the growing number of Federal Court matters our firm is taking, this CLE gave
members of the firm a chance to review jurisdictional requirements of the
District Court. In doing so, this CLE covered subject matter
jurisdiction, including diversity jurisdiction and how to remove. Nick also discussed personal jurisdiction and
performed a case study of where we successfully dismissed a case brought in the
wrong venue. Finally, Nick compared
practice in the …
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