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Jennings Haug Keleher McLeod Waterfall (JKW) is pleased to announce that Christopher Shanley has joined the firm’s Phoenix office.
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by Joseph Brophy for the Maricopa Lawyer, a publication of the Maricopa County Bar Association
Five years ago, Arizona became the first state to allow non-lawyers to have ownership interests in law firms. This was not popular in many circles. The ABA passed a resolution affirming its commitment to law firms owned exclusively by lawyers, rebuking what Arizona did under the guise of protecting the public from non-lawyers who are driven by profit motive.
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by Joseph Brophy for the Maricopa Lawyer, a publication of the Maricopa County Bar Association
At this point in the AI revolution, most lawyers will have read an article about an unfortunate, downtrodden, or overworked lawyer who made a fatefully ill-advised decision to rely on generative AI to “assist” them in drafting a motion. For those of you that have not heard, AI is not ready for prime time when it comes to legal research, analysis and especially case citations. There is a long list of lawyers who have learned the hard way that no matter how coherent and logical AI-generated legal analysis may look and sound, commercial large language model AI (ChatGPT, Grok, Perplexity) is prone to “hallucinations” – bad ones – that can leave a lawyer arguing gibberish and getting into ethical hot water. Indeed, a recent study of inquiries made to law-specific AI programs used by Westlaw and Lexis (which are far superior to commercial AI when it comes to use by legal practitioners) showed an error rate of 17%.
Jennings Haug Keleher McLeod Waterfall (JKW) is proud to announce that 34 of the firm’s legal practices earned top rankings in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms® in America, including top rankings nationally for real estate litigation, commercial litigation, construction litigation, natural resources law and bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law.
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by Joseph Brophy, partner with Jennings Haug Keleher McLeod Waterfall
The 2025 Colorado General Assembly enacted a number of bills that change the field in a number of ways. H.B. 2025-1090 dramatically impacts engagement letters from accountants, attorneys, and other hourly billing professionals. H.B. 2025-1001 significantly broadens the definition of “employer” and otherwise expands the applicability and potential liability under Colorado’s wage and hour laws found in Article 4 of Title 8 of the Colorado Revised Statutes.
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by Joseph Brophy for the October 2025 issue of the Maricopa Lawyer, a publication of the Maricopa County Bar Association
Jennings Haug Keleher McLeod Waterfall LLP (JKW) is pleased to announce that attorneys Andy Chambers and C. Clark Hodgson, III have joined the Phoenix office of JKW, a full-service law firm with a broad regional footprint, as partners.
For several years, there has been a debate about which statute of limitations applies to wage claims in Colorado: the presumptive two-year limitations period found in the Colorado Wage Claim Act (“CWCA”) or the six-year catch-all limitations period for liquidated debts.
Jennings Haug Keleher McLeod Waterfall LLP (JKW), is pleased to announce that five attorneys from Denver-based Burns Figa & Will are joining JKW as partners and a sixth attorney will join the firm as an associate.
2026 Best Lawyers in America®
Attorneys with the firm’s Arizona and New Mexico offices earn recognition from their peers for their work in 40 areas of legal practice.