Monthly Archives: August 2019

Legal Alert: Changes to the Purchaser Dwelling Act Take Effect on August 27, 2019

Earlier this year, the Legislature enacted a statute making a number of changes to the Purchaser Dwelling Act (the “PDA”).  The PDA governs construction defect litigation involving single-family and multi-family homes.

The new legislation becomes effective on August 27, 2019 and requires some changes to form construction and consulting agreements, and may also require changes to how homebuilders and sellers process construction defect claims.

Broadly, the legislation changes the PDA in the following ways:

Expanded Right of Repair:  The PDA was initially enacted to give the “seller” an opportunity to repair any alleged construction defects before the homebuyer could file a lawsuit. 

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22 Gammage & Burnham Attorneys named to Best Lawyers 2020

Gammage & Burnham is pleased to announce that 22 of our attorneys have been included on the 2020 The Best Lawyers in America© list! This recognition of our outstanding attorneys is based solely on a confidential peer-review process. These awards span 20 practice areas and, of the 22 attorneys who were selected, 11 are recognized in 2 or more practice areas.

Special congratulations to both Grady Gammage, Jr. and Richard B. Burnham, founding members of Gammage & Burnham, who have been recognized for each of the last 30 years.

Click the image below to enlarge the full list of our attorneys that have been recognized.

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Grady Gammage Jr. named as a 2019 Influencer in Law

We are proud to share that Grady Gammage Jr., a founding member of Gammage & Burnham, has been recognized on the Business Journals’ national list of influencers in law. Grady is one of only three lawyers in Arizona featured on the list. Read the full article here!

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