Everything old is renewed again as architects renovate historic buildings

By Graham Bosch | Cronkite News (Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Peter Sperling in his effort to preserve Arcadia as a residential community.) Old buildings have a story to tell. The story of Federal Pizza on Central Avenue, a restaurant that opened five years ago in a 1950s building, began with a surprise. When the restaurant’s construction team started to …

‘Ransomware’ locks down prominent Providence law firm; Lauren Reynolds, a Rose Law Group litigator focusing on cybersecurity, says such ‘holdups’ becoming common

By Katie Mulvaney | Providence Journal An unknown person or group held a Providence law firm captive for months by encrypting its files and then demanding $25,000 in ransom paid in anonymous cyber currency to restore access, according to a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court. Moses Afonso Ryan Ltd. is suing its insurer, Sentinel Insurance Co., for breach of …

[UPDATE] Change in municipal zoning law signed by Governor Ducey

Rose Law Group Reporter Legislation that would change how many adjacent neighbors it takes to oppose a zoning case to force what is called a “legal protest” at a city council passed the House 59-0 on Monday. Governor Ducey signed the bill and it will take effect in 91 days. The legislation changes the requirement of a three-fourths vote of a …

Kathryn Honecker, Rose Law Group Chair of Class Action Department, receives enthusiastic review as contributing author of ‘The Class Action Fairness Act: Law and Strategy’

From the American Bar Association book review of The Class Action Fairness Act: Law and Strategy By Charles S. Fax “Graphics are one of the best features of the book, effectively enhancing the material’s accessibility. Contributor Kathryn Honecker, [Co-Chair of the American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation’s Consumer Litigation Committee, previously served as Co-Chair of the Class Actions & Derivative Suits Committee], has …

How Arizona fixed its broken child welfare system in 2 years; Kaine Fisher, Rose Law Group Partner, director Family Law Dept., comments

The state attracted national attention for its failure to prevent and address child abuse and neglect. Since then, massive changes have led to massive improvements. By J.B. Wogan | Governing or much of the past decade, Arizona’s child welfare agency has been in crisis. The number of children entering the state’s foster care system grew 92 percent from 2005 to …

BASIS ranked top charter high schools in Arizona

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents BASIS) U.S. News and World Report Charter high schools are public high schools that operate under charters and have been released from some of the regulations governing traditional public schools. Charter schools tend to have limited enrollment and usually accept students through an application process. The following are the nation’s top charter schools, as calculated …