I’m way too young for estate planning. Or am I? George Finn, Rose Law Group senior transactional and estate planning attorney, has the answers

By Julia Carpenter | Wall Street Journal Everyone in my family knows about my mother’s big blue binder. I jokingly refer to it as her “Book of Life.” The binder includes physical copies of important documents, directives for next of kin and information on various accounts, passwords and assets—all the paper makings of an estate plan. For years, I thought …

Mayor McFarland looks ahead to new leadership role with Pinal Partnership; Jordan Rose, the organization’s chairperson and Rose Law Group’s founder & president, weighs in

By Jodie Newell | Pinal Central CASA GRANDE — With only several weeks left of an eight-year tenure as Casa Grande mayor, Craig McFarland will remain active in the Pinal County community after being named as the new president and CEO of Pinal Partnership. Come January McFarland replaces Tony Smith, who is retiring after several years of service. McFarland said the …

New school building in Paradise Valley receives construction permit as Rose Law Group Founder and President Jordan Rose provides details about the project

Photo courtesy of ADM Group By Janet Perez | YourValley The Paradise Valley Planning Commission has approved a minor special use permit amendment that will allow Phoenix Country Day School to construct a new music building. The commission approved the request at its Tuesday, Oct. 15, meeting in a 6-0 vote. Commission Chair Karen Liepmann was absent from the meeting. The new music building will be in the same area as the old building near the western …

Paul Coble, chair of Rose Law Group’s AI, intellectual property, and technology law department, comments on: Signs of perpetuating historic biases emerge as AI takes the helm of decision making

By Paige Gross | AZ Mirror In a recent study evaluating how chatbots make loan suggestions for mortgage applications, researchers at Pennsylvania’s Lehigh University found something stark: there was clear racial bias at play. With 6,000 sample loan applications based on data from the 2022 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, the chatbots recommended denials for more Black applicants than identical white counterparts. They …

Mines say they’re striving to reduce need for groundwater

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Arizona Sonoran Copper Company and Resolution Copper.) By Pinal Central Arizona has long been proud of its copper, although mines claim a hefty share of precious groundwater. A study conducted for the San Carlos Apache Tribe three years ago estimated Resolution Copper next to Superior will use 250 billion gallons of water over the course of the …

Rose Law Group land use attorney Henry Hardy on new court case making cities liable for providing inaccurate zoning information

By Henry Hardy, Rose Law Group Land Use Attorney Developers can now recover monetary damages from municipalities for negligent misrepresentation during the land development process, marking a significant shift in the legal landscape. During the real estate development process, the relationship between a developer and a municipality can vary. At times, they might act as adversaries, at others, as collaborative …

Ask traffic engineer Paul Basha: What can you tell me about Prop. 479, the Maricopa County transportation tax extension?

By Paul Basha, Summit Land Management Traffic Engineer Proposition 479 is the third in a series of transportation sales taxes within Maricopa County proposed by the Maricopa Association of Governments. The Maricopa Association of Governments is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (one of over 400 in the United States) for greater Phoenix. The Maricopa Association of Governments consists of 27 cities …

Legal Protections for Student Athletes in NIL Deals: George Finn, senior transactions attorney at Rose Law Group offers critical insights at USPTO conference

By Madelaine Braggs | Rose Law Group Reporter At a recent panel hosted by the USPTO at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, legal professionals gathered to discuss the increasingly complex landscape of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rights for student athletes. Moderated by ASU second-year law student Keyerra Harfield, the panel featured: George Finn, Senior Transactions …

Former Ohio State QB sues over denied NIL compensation; George Finn, Rose Law Group senior transactional attorney who handles NIL deals for athletes, comments

By Ralph Russo | New York Times Former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor sued his alma mater, the NCAA and the Big Ten over denied compensation for name, image and likeness during his college career, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in an Ohio federal court. Pryor’s lawsuit comes on the heels of former USC star and Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush filing a similar suit against his former school and the NCAA, and several former Michigan …