37 Community, Environmental, and Public Health Groups Call on Arizona Corporation Commission to Consider Full Benefits of Rooftop Solar

(Editor’s note: News releases are published unedited, unless they contain factual errors.) Phoenix, AZ—Today, 37 community, environmental, and public health groups, representing tens of thousands of Arizonans, filed a letter (attached) with the Arizona Corporation Commission asking that it consider the full benefits of rooftop solar in its Value of Distributed Generation proceeding. “Our letter asks commissioners to fairly consider …

Casa Grande in Pinal County is the new home of a 500-acre, $700 million, 2,000-employee automotive manufacturer

(Note: Rose Law Group represents Landowners who helped make this project a reality.) By Eric Jay Toll | Phoenix Business Journal Menlo Park, California-based Lucid Motors will build an electric vehicle manufacturing facility in Casa Grande and has plans to build its luxury electric vehicles for first sale in 2018. It is gearing up to compete with Mercedes, Audi and …

Judge suspends rule expanding overtime for millions of workers; Rose Law Group employment law attorney David Weissman analyzes the situation

By Noam Scheiber | The New York Times A federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide injunction on Tuesday against an Obama administration regulation expanding by millions the number of workers who would be eligible for time-and-a-half overtime pay. The regulation was scheduled to take effect on Dec. 1. It would raise the salary limit below which workers automatically qualified …

Congress hears appeals to fix dysfunctional appraisal system; Adam Martinez, Chairman of Rose Law Group real estate litigation department provides insight

By Jann Swanson | Mortgage News Daily The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance recently held a hearing on “Modernizing Appraisals: A Regulatory Review and the Future of the Industry.” According to the committee memorandum, the hearing was called to “Examine the appraisal industry since the creation of the Appraisal Subcommittee in 1989, review the Dodd-Frank Act’s impact …

Rose Law Group Litigation attorney Evan Bolick talks to ‘Money’ about student loan debt

By Kaitlin Mulhere | Money Our experts give three very different borrowers advice on paying off their student loans. Student loan borrowers tend be young and inexperienced when it comes to debt, credit, and even basic budgeting. That can make the transition to repayment after graduation challenging at best. It doesn’t help that student loans carry unfamiliar terms, that there …

Ryan Hurley, Rose Law Group partner and director of Medical Marijuana Department, wins prestigious CannAward

By Callan Smith | Rose Law Group Reporter The yearly CannAward sledgehammer winners have been chosen and Ryan Hurley, Rose Law Group partner and director of Medical Marijuana Department, has been awarded the Best Effort on Affecting Policy, Regulations, and Standards for his “leadership in promoting high standards and advocacy in the industry.” Rose Law Group Reporter: Can you tell us …

People to know in law: Rose Law Group Partner M. Ryan Hurley

By Phoenix Business Journal Ryan Hurley Partner, cannabis law, Rose Law Group, Rich, Hurley, Carter PC Years in the industry: 10 years practicing attorney, 6 in the cannabis industry Why did you want to become an attorney? To help people seek equitable and fair treatment under the law. What is the most difficult part about being a lawyer? Balancing business …

How to organize your home and finances in your estate

By Ilyce Glink and Samuel J. Tamkin | Washington Post My mom just passed away just shy of 105 years of age and her estate is a mess. I don’t want to make the same uninformed errors with my estate, so I need to plan and execute documents for my estate. Can you give me any suggestions? First of all, our …