Arizona Supreme Court hears arguments on high-Income tax measure

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Ann Siner of My Sister’s Closet and Judge John Buttrick in their litigation efforts against 208.) By Law360 An Arizona trial court properly denied requests to block a 3.5% income tax surcharge on the state’s highest earners that vote passed in November, the measure’s sponsor told the state’s highest court, saying the measure was constitutional. …

Homebuilders tout housing boom during Pinal Partnership Breakfast, moderated by Jordan Rose, founder and president of Rose Law Group

By Aaron Dorman | Pinal Central COOLIDGE — Not even the pandemic could stop the building boom in Pinal County, according to some high profile developers. With the construction of new homes, especially with the filling out of “zombie” subdivisions left over from the recession, the county has continued to see a steady rise in home ownership. At a talk …

George Finn

Practice Areas: Real Estate Transactions, Business and Corporate Transactions, Land Use, Litigation, Estate Planning, Historic Preservation Services, Name Image Likeness (NIL) Team Overview 480.291.0747 Email George Finn is a member of the Rose Law Group’s Real Estate Transactions and Business and Corporate Transactions practice groups. George practices primarily in the areas of real estate transactions, estate planning, finance, business-related matters and name image likeness …

DHS chief defends Biden border policy, concedes ‘historic’ challenges; Darius Amiri, immigration law chair at Rose Law Group, weighs in on crisis

(CBP Photo by Jerry Glaser) By Ryan Knappenberger | Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended the Biden administration’s immigration policies Wednesday, but conceded the department faces “historic and unprecedented challenges” coping with a surge in migrants, particularly unaccompanied minors, in recent months. Mayorkas’ comments came in his first appearance as secretary before a congressional committee, where Republican …

Darius Amiri, Rose Law Group immigration law chair, on a new path-to-citizenship measure — and the familiar obstacles facing it

By Daniel Newhauser | AZ Mirror WASHINGTON — Legislation creating a path to citizenship for undocumented people brought to the U.S. as children faces a new border crisis and old partisan objections, diminishing the chances it will become law despite full Democratic control of Congress and the White House. On Thursday, the U.S. House is poised to pass the American …

Surge of migrants at border ‘an early test’ for Biden administration, says Darius Amiri, immigration law chair at Rose Law Group

By Josh Kelety | Phoenix New Times The federal government will construct new facilities in Arizona to handle the recent spike in migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, the country’s chief immigration official said. In a news release issued on March 16, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be “standing …

Recreational marijuana sales neared $3M in first 10 days; Adam Trenk, Rose Law Group partner and cannabis department director, provides insight

By Ryan Randazzo | Arizona Republic Dispensaries in Arizona rang up at least $2.9 million in recreational sales in the first 10 days adults 21 and older were allowed to purchase marijuana without a medical card, according to data from the Arizona Department of Revenue. Arizona voters approved adult use of marijuana in November via Proposition 207, and state health …

Rose Law Group — a top 10 law firm for 2021!

By Ranking Arizona | AZ Big Media Here are the Top 10 law firms in Arizona, based on public voting for the 2021 edition of Ranking Arizona, the state’s biggest and most comprehensive business opinion poll. Ranking Arizona is based purely on opinion and ranks companies based on how voters answer this simple question: with whom would you recommend doing …

AZ AG asks court to allow state to intervene in immigration matter; Darius Amiri, chair of Rose Law Group immigration law department, comments

By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services Attorney General Mark Brnovich wants to defend a Trump-era rule that was designed to deny “green cards” to those at the bottom of the economic ladder. The move comes as the Biden administration has decided not to fight a ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals which found the policies of the …

David Johnson

Founder and President Practice Areas: Water Law Team Overview David Johnson is Of Counsel to Rose Law Group and advises the firm on water resources and environmental matters. Previously, David worked for the Central Arizona Water Conservation District which is the elected board that operates the Central Arizona Project.  The Central Arizona Project is Arizona’s largest renewable water supply and …