Newsletter + Legal Alerts

Authored by Kyle Stenseth, with contributions from Michael Pearce, Grady Gammage, Jr, and Stephen Anderson.

What Happened:

On June 1, 2023, the Arizona Department of Water Resources (“ADWR”) released a new groundwater model for the Phoenix Active Management Area (“AMA”) through ADWR’s Assured Water Supply (“AWS”) program.  The model covers the Hassayampa and East and West Salt River Valley sub-basins of the AMA, which captures most of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area.  The model projects that at the end of a 100-year projection period—in the year 2123—four percent (4%) of the total simulated groundwater demand in the sub-basins will be unmet.

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U.S. News Best Lawyers® announced today that Gammage & Burnham is nationally ranked in eight practice areas and regionally ranked in 29 practice areas. The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process, and Best Lawyers® is the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession.

The firm received national rankings for the following practice areas:

1. Land Use & Zoning
2. Litigation – Real Estate
3. Construction Law
4. Corporate Law
5. Health Care Law
6. Litigation – Construction
7. Securities Regulation
8. Securitization and Structured Finance Law

The firm was recognized for its work in the Phoenix metropolitan area in the following practice areas:

1. Administrative / Regulatory Law (Tier 1)
2. Appellate Practice
3. Arbitration
4. Banking and Finance Law (Tier 1)
5. Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights
6. Business Organizations (Tier 1)
7. Commercial Finance Law (Tier 1)
8. Commercial Litigation (Tier 1)
9. Commercial Transactions / UCC Law (Tier 1)
10. Construction Law (Tier 1)
11. Corporate Law
12. Corporate Governance Law
13. Environmental Law
14. Government Relations Practice (Tier 1)
15. Health Care Law (Tier 1)
16. Land Use & Zoning Law (Tier 1)
17. Litigation – Bankruptcy
18. Litigation – Construction (Tier 1)
19. Litigation – Health Care
20. Litigation – Intellectual Property
21. Litigation – Labor & Employment
22. Litigation – Land Use & Zoning (Tier 1)
23. Litigation – Real Estate (Tier 1)
24. Mergers & Acquisitions Law
25. Natural Resources Law (Tier 1)
26. Real Estate Law (Tier 1)
27. Securities Regulation
28. Securitization and Structured Finance Law
29. Water Law (Tier 1)

Gammage & Burnham is proud and thankful for the professionalism, dedication, and hard work accomplished by all our attorneys and staff.

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Dick Burnham, Ashley Zimmerman Marsh, Nicole Ricker, and Lindsay Schube are recognized in PHOENIX Magazine as “Top Lawyers”!

Richard B. Burnham  // Healthcare Law

Dick is a founding member of G&B and a member of the Arizona Bar since 1976.  His practice emphasizes healthcare reimbursement matters.  Dick, along with Heather Boysel and Ben Runkle (both ranked Best Lawyers), and the firm’s other healthcare lawyers represent, or have represented, essentially every hospital facility within Arizona, along with other healthcare providers.

Ashley Zimmerman Marsh  //  Land Use Environmental Law

Ashley concentrates her practice on land use and zoning matters.  

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By: Cameron Artigue

On March 22nd, 2022, the Arizona Supreme Court issued an opinion on Kalway v. Calabria Ranch HOA LLC et al. regarding the scope of permissible amendments to Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&Rs).  The Court affirmed that principles of “notice” and “foreseeability” limit the scope of potential amendments to CC&Rs.  A general provision for amendments (such as “these restrictions may be amended in whole or in part’) does not open the door to all possible amendments. Rather, amendments to CC&Rs are permitted only if they are foreseeable refinements to existing obligations.

The Court’s ruling only applies to amendments that impose “affirmative obligations” that create restrictions on use. 

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By:  Julie Pace, David Selden, & Heidi Nunn-Gilman

President Biden announced multiple new federal requirements that will impose upon employers mandates that are intended to cause more Americans to be vaccinated. The new requirements announced on September 9, 2021 will be enforced in part through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the Department of Labor, and in part through Executive Orders signed by the President on September 9, 2021. These new initiatives are explained below.

I. Vaccination Or Weekly Testing, And Paid Time Off For Vaccines To Be Required For Businesses With 100 Or More Employees.

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