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We live in a fast-paced transactional world. With the speed everything moves people sometimes resort to a text, email or similarly transactional electronic thank you. But if you resort to relaying a thank you by email, text or social media flavor of the month it is destined for the electronic scrapheap and likely will not be remembered. Be different and either writ...

In 2012, most employers are engaging the public with social media sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. These social media sites can be cost effective ways to generate new business in a world where people spend more time on social media sites than ever. Indeed, social media is no longer an option, it is a necessity. Although social media is great for develo...

That's right. You need to know others to succeed. You need to know and have guides or mentors. You need to know your peers. You need to know your competition. And you need to start knowing these people from day one. Or if you did not start then, start today! There are many ways to go about this. You can network with others alone or at events, collecting business c...

If we all were the same, the world would be a boring place. This is a favorite saying of mine. And it's true. There always are "in" jobs and professions. I am sure most of us think of the tech space as in and seem impressed when someone has a job or internship with a Google, an Apple or similar tech related businesses.  For instance, you hear terms such as en...

The National Security Agency (NSA) was recently in the news when Edward Snowden disclosed that the United States have been spying on U.S. Citizens and foreign diplomats visiting the United States.  American citizens were outraged as well as understanding, which is a balance between the desire to be safe and the desire to retain privacy.  This news lead m...

In an economic downturn, individuals and business owners may question whether or not it is a good investment to spend time and resources on an estate or business succession plan. Actually, it is an excellent time. First, business may have slowed down enough for the owners to focus on the next generation ownership and secondly, your estate may be able to take advant...

InDoubleAA Builders, Ltd.v.Preferred Contractors Insurance Company, LLC,--- P.3d ----, 2016 WL 7508079, *1(Ariz. Ct. App. Dec. 30, 2016), the Arizona Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s grant of summary judgmentin favor ofanAdditional InsuredGeneral Contractorand found the“subcontractor exception”to the “your work” exclusiondi...

The amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure,effective December 1, 2016, arise, for the most part, out of changes in technology.Some of the amendments refine prior Rules that, while taking into account technology, were nevertheless skeptical of its efficacy and reliability. Service by Electronic Means For example, it is now acknowledged that service ...

This may not be a book my new grandson Felix will soon be reading, but it does raise a legitimate question:When you really, truly, believe a federal appeal is frivolous, and not just garden variety, I know you’re going to lose, please don’t make me spend my client’s money defending, but truly a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad appeal, can you...

Guidelines to Assist an Insurer's Analysis of Whether a Court Will Find an Implied Waiver of the Attorney Client Privilege in Arizona Bad Faith Cases