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This year, the surety industry is gathering in Seattle, Washington on May 19, 2023, for the 2023 Western States Surety Conference: “Guardians of the Surety.”
News & Insights
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by Joseph Brophy for the Maricopa Lawyer, a publication of the Maricopa County Bar Association
This month’s column takes us to Fulton County, Georgia, where District Attorney Fani Willis and Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade are the subjects of an evidentiary hearing for alleged prosecutorial malfeasance underlying former President Donald Trump’s criminal proceedings.
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Jennings Haug Keleher McLeod LLP (JHKM) announces that Julianna (Julie) Hopper was elected partner with the firm’s New Mexico office.
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by Joseph Brophy for the Maricopa Lawyer, a publication of the Maricopa County Bar Association
With state bars rushing to catch up on rules for the use of generative AI by lawyers, this month’s column is taking a look at the recommended guidelines for lawyers’ developed by the state bars of California and Florida.
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Jennings Haug Keleher McLeod (JHKM) is pleased to announce that Tyler Schwenke has joined the firm’s litigation team in Arizona. His practice focuses in representing plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury, insurance defense and medical malpractice litigation matters. He is experienced in handling civil and criminal litigation matters on behalf of clients in Arizona. Tyler received his certification from the State Bar of Arizona College of Trial Advocacy in 2023. Prior to joining JHKM he achieved numerous favorable results in civil, felony and misdemeanor cases.
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by Joseph Brophy for the Maricopa Lawyer, a publication of the Maricopa County Bar Association
This month’s column discusses a troubling trend in which generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) programs are used as a lawyer substitute for legal writing or research.
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by Joseph Brophy for the Maricopa Lawyer, a publication of the Maricopa County Bar Association
This month’s column discusses a troubling trend in which lawyers who have made statements to the media or on social media have been subjected to discipline for those statements, even though the statements made were not averse to the interests of their clients and were unconnected to any judicial proceeding.
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Jennings Haug Keleher McLeod (JHKM) is pleased to announce that Lauren Wilber has joined the firm’s estate planning and administration legal practice in the firm’s New Mexico office. She represents clients in their estate and business planning matters, including estate and trust planning and administration, business succession planning, probate proceedings and probate litigation.
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Jennings Haug Keleher McLeod (JHKM) is proud to announce that 34 of the firm’s practices earned top rankings in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms®. JHKM received 15 first-tier rankings in the metropolitan regions of Phoenix, Arizona and Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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By Erin Przybylinski for AZ Big Media
Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) is being heralded by some as the future in technological advancement. But, as is often the case, innovation is followed by misuse and controversy, which makes it ripe for government regulation.
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by Joseph Brophy for the Maricopa Lawyer, a publication of the Maricopa County Bar Association
This month’s column discusses the adoption of Resolution 100, which amends ABA Model Rule 1.6 to make explicit a lawyer’s duty to “inquire into and assess the facts and circumstances of a representation.”
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We’re the Millers: Miller Act Surety Bonds, From Alpha to Zulu
Joseph A. Brophy, a partner with Jennings Haug Keleher McLeod’s construction law and surety law practices, will be providing an overview of Federal Miller Act and Arizona “Little Miller” Act payment and performance bond requirements.