Cannabis Law

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: Lindsay C. Schube

The Arizona Department of Health Services (“AZDHS”) recently finalized the rules governing the Social Equity Program for adult-use marijuana establishment licenses.  The highly anticipated Social Equity Program rules were adopted effective as of June 1, 2021, and may be found online here.

Established by Proposition 207, the Social Equity Program is designed to make adult-use marijuana establishment licenses available to communities and individuals who have been adversely impacted by the enforcement of previous marijuana laws.  To advance that goal, the recently adopted rules set forth specific eligibility criteria for those seeking to apply for an adult-use establishment license under the Social Equity Program. 

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How will Prop 207 affect you and your business? In this article, G&B Partner Julie Pace addresses what new marijuana laws will mean for employers and employees.

Read the full article here!

To learn about how our experienced cannabis law attorneys can help you navigate Prop 207 and other Cannabis related concerns, visit our Cannabis Law and Employment Law practice area pages!

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May you live in interesting times.

Are they done counting yet? (No!) Good to see that Arizona voters (and vote counters) continue to know how to weave a dramatic story full of twists and surprises.  Arizona now has two Democratic US Senators, but kept the State Legislature Republican – with or without Senator McGee: still counting….

Here are the results as of Monday morning, November 9, along with some observations from Gammage & Burnham’s team of State and local lobbyists.  We’ve been there to help you in 2020, and we will be there to help you in 2021.

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