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Immigration

What Your Foreign Clients Need To Know About Working In The U.S.

As the world’s largest market and the land of opportunities, the U.S. attracts many foreign businesses seeking to grow. These businesses often have a difficult time finding qualified workers to fill critical and unique jobs. In many cases, foreign businesses need to hire non-U.S. nationals for their U.S. operations. Unfortunately, they find that U.S. immigration law is very complex and

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trial presentation in family law

Strategies For More Effective Trial Presentations In Family Law Proceedings

On Sept. 21, 2018, the executive council of the family law section of the State Bar, past and present family law judges, as well as experienced practitioners, gave 24 participants the opportunity to hone their skills in the Family Law Trial College. The suggestions, thoughts, and ideas that were discussed benefit any Arizona family law attorney, regardless of their years

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Marijuana Laws medical marijuana in arizona

Dazed And Confused About Marijuana Laws?

If you’re feeling a bit dazed and confused in terms of which states are doing what, where, and how, as it relates to marijuana legalization, you are not alone. Marijuana (recreational use vs. medical use), THC, CBD, industrial hemp, decriminalization, rescheduling – all of these areas of discussion are intertwined and create some rather complex issues for law enforcement. Currently,

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Toxic Torts

Toxic Torts: How Do I Prove Medical Causation?

A toxic tort is a personal injury claim for harm caused by exposure to a dangerous substance. This can be an environmental toxin or a defective drug. Toxic torts can arise in a wide variety of situations including exposure to pharmaceuticals, asbestos or other toxins in our work environments, at home and even in our drinking water. Traditional theories of

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Surgery Center

Out-Patient And Office-Based Surgery Center Safety

In the “good old days” surgeries were performed in hospitals and patients were kept for several days for observation. Now, all but the most major and complex of surgical procedures seem to be performed as “day surgeries” at out-patient surgery centers. Often, patients are released within hours of major surgery. I’ll have to tell a little story on myself. I

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Amazon

The Amazon Trademark Race. Who Wins?

We have written several times about counterfeit products being sold on Amazon. The Amazon selling platform welcomes all sellers and buyers. As a result, it has become so vast that control, much less elimination, of counterfeits seems to be an unreachable goal. In 2017, Amazon sales were reported to be almost 178 billion dollars through more than two million sellers.

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Supporting Transgender Employees

Supporting Transgender Employees

The word transgender has been embroiled in controversy. When Bruce Jenner openly transitioned to Caitlyn Jenner, the public fervently debated whether or not she deserved the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2015 ESPYs. Restroom hysteria erupted in 2016 when people argued over which bathroom a transgender individual should use. President Obama established framework that allowed transgender individuals to serve

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Carolyn Family Law

Collaborative Family Law Process: A Peaceful Solution

Is peaceful divorce an oxymoron? Not anymore. As a recovering family law litigator, I have handled hundreds of family law cases. I have come to believe that so much of understanding and achieving my clients’ goals involves assessing probable outcomes and anticipating and responding to the psychodynamics of the spouses; i.e., how the parties relate, use control, intimidation, and other

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EB-5 RFEs And NOIDs Trend

EB-5 RFEs And NOIDs Trend: Third-Party Currency Exchangers

In 1990, Congress created the employment- based fifth preference (EB-5) program in order to stimulate the U.S. economy through job creation and capital investment by foreign investors. Through this program, qualified foreign investors, their spouse and unmarried children under 21 are eligible to apply for lawful permanent residence of the United States. In order to obtain legal permanent residence through

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therapy

New Limits On Court Ordered Therapy In Arizona

The cultural creep toward Arizona family law judges making parenting decisions has been altered with two recent decisions by the Arizona Court of Appeals – Nicaise v. Sundaram and Paid E v. Courtney F. More than 25 years ago it was established that court-appointed psychologists who were performing custody evaluations enjoyed immunity. While extending this immunity, the court articulated that

Read More »
Immigration

What Your Foreign Clients Need To Know About Working In The U.S.

As the world’s largest market and the land of opportunities, the U.S. attracts many foreign businesses seeking to grow. These businesses often have a difficult time finding qualified workers to fill critical and unique jobs. In many cases, foreign businesses need to hire non-U.S. nationals for their U.S. operations. Unfortunately, they find that U.S. immigration law is very complex and

Read More »
trial presentation in family law

Strategies For More Effective Trial Presentations In Family Law Proceedings

On Sept. 21, 2018, the executive council of the family law section of the State Bar, past and present family law judges, as well as experienced practitioners, gave 24 participants the opportunity to hone their skills in the Family Law Trial College. The suggestions, thoughts, and ideas that were discussed benefit any Arizona family law attorney, regardless of their years

Read More »
Marijuana Laws medical marijuana in arizona

Dazed And Confused About Marijuana Laws?

If you’re feeling a bit dazed and confused in terms of which states are doing what, where, and how, as it relates to marijuana legalization, you are not alone. Marijuana (recreational use vs. medical use), THC, CBD, industrial hemp, decriminalization, rescheduling – all of these areas of discussion are intertwined and create some rather complex issues for law enforcement. Currently,

Read More »
Toxic Torts

Toxic Torts: How Do I Prove Medical Causation?

A toxic tort is a personal injury claim for harm caused by exposure to a dangerous substance. This can be an environmental toxin or a defective drug. Toxic torts can arise in a wide variety of situations including exposure to pharmaceuticals, asbestos or other toxins in our work environments, at home and even in our drinking water. Traditional theories of

Read More »
Surgery Center

Out-Patient And Office-Based Surgery Center Safety

In the “good old days” surgeries were performed in hospitals and patients were kept for several days for observation. Now, all but the most major and complex of surgical procedures seem to be performed as “day surgeries” at out-patient surgery centers. Often, patients are released within hours of major surgery. I’ll have to tell a little story on myself. I

Read More »
Amazon

The Amazon Trademark Race. Who Wins?

We have written several times about counterfeit products being sold on Amazon. The Amazon selling platform welcomes all sellers and buyers. As a result, it has become so vast that control, much less elimination, of counterfeits seems to be an unreachable goal. In 2017, Amazon sales were reported to be almost 178 billion dollars through more than two million sellers.

Read More »
Supporting Transgender Employees

Supporting Transgender Employees

The word transgender has been embroiled in controversy. When Bruce Jenner openly transitioned to Caitlyn Jenner, the public fervently debated whether or not she deserved the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2015 ESPYs. Restroom hysteria erupted in 2016 when people argued over which bathroom a transgender individual should use. President Obama established framework that allowed transgender individuals to serve

Read More »
Carolyn Family Law

Collaborative Family Law Process: A Peaceful Solution

Is peaceful divorce an oxymoron? Not anymore. As a recovering family law litigator, I have handled hundreds of family law cases. I have come to believe that so much of understanding and achieving my clients’ goals involves assessing probable outcomes and anticipating and responding to the psychodynamics of the spouses; i.e., how the parties relate, use control, intimidation, and other

Read More »
EB-5 RFEs And NOIDs Trend

EB-5 RFEs And NOIDs Trend: Third-Party Currency Exchangers

In 1990, Congress created the employment- based fifth preference (EB-5) program in order to stimulate the U.S. economy through job creation and capital investment by foreign investors. Through this program, qualified foreign investors, their spouse and unmarried children under 21 are eligible to apply for lawful permanent residence of the United States. In order to obtain legal permanent residence through

Read More »
therapy

New Limits On Court Ordered Therapy In Arizona

The cultural creep toward Arizona family law judges making parenting decisions has been altered with two recent decisions by the Arizona Court of Appeals – Nicaise v. Sundaram and Paid E v. Courtney F. More than 25 years ago it was established that court-appointed psychologists who were performing custody evaluations enjoyed immunity. While extending this immunity, the court articulated that

Read More »

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