Tiffany and Bosco, P.A. was honored to be recognized as one of the 2013 U.S. Top Ranked Law Firms nationally by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell. This ranking is based on the large percentage of AV-rated attorneys in the firm. As of January 1, 2013 the firm had 59% of the partners with an AV-rating.
Arizona law protects creditors of decedents’ estates, but numerous traps lie in wait for the unwary. This article offers a short introduction to creditors’ claims in probate. As a threshold matter, secured creditors do not have to deal with probate and may proceed to a trustee’s sale or foreclosure just as if the debtor were …
Darren T. Case was appointed to serve on the Board of the Estate Planning, Probate & Trust Section of the Maricopa County Bar Association. As a board member, Darren will assist in the development of educational seminars to be presented to the estate planning and probate legal community for Maricopa County.
West’s Arizona Estate and Probate Planning Handbook, co-authored by Darren T. Case, was recently published in November of 2012. Darren practices in the areas of tax and estate planning, and assists families and individuals in a broad range of planning techniques, including traditional wills and revocable trusts, along with more sophisticated planning strategies.
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (“ADR”) is a process that exists outside of the traditional governmentally-sponsored judicial system. Although the purpose of ADR is the same – to resolve the controversy that exists between the parties – the methods employed to achieve this purpose differ. The two most commonly recognized and utilized ADR techniques are mediation and …