Feb8
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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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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Kate Corcoran has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America. The induction ceremony at which Kate became a Fellow took place recently before an audience of 850 persons during the Induction Ceremony at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the College in New Orleans, Louisiana. The meeting had a total attendance of 1,020.
Founded in 1950, the College is composed of the best of the trial bar from the United States and Canada. Fellowship in the College is extended by invitation only and only after careful investigation, to those …
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Jessica Kokal, as Phoenix Director of FDCC Ladder Down and an alumnus of the program, was asked to contribute to the October 2018 Attorney at Law Magazine. Her article about the advancements and accompanying new challenges that face female professionals today can be found at this link: How Much Do You Give Up to Have it All?…
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