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Gammage & Burnham Attorneys Named 2019 Southwest Super Lawyers
Gammage & Burnham is proud to announce that eight attorneys have been named by Southwest Super Lawyers® magazine as being among the top attorneys in Arizona for 2019. Additionally, two attorneys were named to the 2019 Southwest Rising Stars list.
Super Lawyers®, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service that recognizes outstanding lawyers who have gained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Statewide selections are made annually using a multi-phased process that includes independent peer nominations, peer evaluations, and research. No more than five percent of total lawyers in a state are selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers.
Joseph Richardson and Grady Gammage, Jr. Named as Top 100 Arizona Lawyers
Congratulations to Gammage & Burnham partners Joseph P. Richardson and Grady Gammage, Jr. for their recognition as two of the Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona. This list of exceptional lawyers is published annually by AZ Big Media and features a range of practicing attorneys from throughout the state.
Joseph Richardson is recognized in the areas of business organizations and commercial transactions. His practice is centered around representing both sellers and buyers in mergers, acquisitions and other entity-based transactions. He was recently recognized by Best Lawyers in America as “Lawyer of the Year” in Phoenix for 2019.
Gammage & Burnham Partners Protect Tourism Funding in Recent Arizona Supreme Court Victory
Gammage & Burnham partners Michael King, Cameron Artigue and Christopher Hering helped protect funding for stadiums and other sports and tourism-related ventures with a recent victory in the Arizona Supreme Court. (Saban Rent-a-Car v. Arizona Department of Revenue). This victory ends the long-running challenge (this litigation lasted 14 years) to the surcharges on car rentals that have funded such efforts for decades.
The challengers–a group of car-rental companies–initially persuaded the court that surcharges on car rentals violated an obscure provision in Arizona’s Constitution, which requires taxes related to the operation of motor vehicles to be expended on highways.
Gammage & Burnham Partner Greg Gnepper Appointed as Commissioner of the Maricopa County Superior Court
Gammage & Burnham is pleased to announce the appointment of firm partner Gregory J. Gnepper as a Commissioner of the Maricopa County Superior Court. The appointment was made by Presiding Judge Janet Barton. Greg will take the bench on March 6 and be assigned to the Initial Appearance Court, part of the criminal division.
Greg practiced at Gammage & Burnham for fourteen years, the last seven as an equity partner. He earned ample courtroom experience, having appeared in almost every state and federal court in Arizona, plus several tribal courts. He served as lead counsel in multiple jury trials and conducted countless bench trials, injunction hearings, and oral arguments.
Gammage & Burnham elects Nicole Ricker to Equity Partner
Gammage & Burnham is pleased to announce the election of Nicole Ricker to Equity Partner of the firm as of 2019.
Nicole has been with the firm since 2016 and her practice focuses on the real estate industry and the related zoning and business transactions that come with it. She is often found advising clients who are acquiring, developing, leasing, managing and selling real property. Her experience includes working with development agreements, site development, subdivision and master planning, land assemblage, and due diligence. Nicole has represented for-profit and nonprofit companies, regional and local developers, retailers and investors, and she is well versed in real estate projects including mixed-use, retail, industrial, office, resort, and condominium projects.
