Negotiating Contracts for the Young Athlete
As professional sports become more lucrative, more athletes are signing contracts with teams, agents and sponsors at an early age. Of course, teams have negotiated hundreds, if not thousands, of contracts, and the prospect of dealing with them…
10 Steps for Protecting Your Wealth
Professional Athlete's Survival Guide - 2018
Because of the large dollars involved with sports, professional athletes are in a position to do great things for themselves, their families, and whatever cause they choose to champion. They…
Chapter 9 Bankruptcy Protection for the Financially Troubled School District
Like most school districts, the ABC Public Schools financed the district’s capital improvements by issuing bonds. This was fine at first, as each year enough property taxes were levied to service the bond debt.Eventually, circumstances changed…
Protecting Assets at Risk: Bankruptcy Options for Individual Investors and Other Business People
The Great Recession took a toll on many individual investors and business owners. Declining real estate and other asset values, combined with weak business revenues, eroded wealth and financial stability, forcing the cancellation or postponement…
Is That Personal Guaranty Enforceable?
At first glance, a guaranty's language can seem ironclad. Uncompensated guarantors are often said to be "favorites of the law," however, and the courts will strictly construe the guarantor's undertaking. Moreover, various defenses to the enforcement…
LLC Payment Classifications: Member Distributions vs. Compensation
Those who do business through a closely-held limited liability company (LLC) often receive their share of business profits in the form of member distributions instead of guaranteed payments or compensation.[1] They may be advised, for example,…
Do Directors and Officers Owe Fiduciary Duties to Creditors?
Arizona follows the "Trust Fund Doctrine." It was first recognized here in A.R. Teeters & Assocs. v. Eastman Kodak Co., 172 Ariz. 324, 836 P.2d 1034. (App. 1992), in which the Arizona Court of Appeals explained:"The theory of the trust fund…
Eight Things a Debtor Should Never (or Almost Never) Do
Financial Distress June 2020 After years of helping borrowers with their debt restructuring options, in and out of bankruptcy, I have compiled a list of eight things they should avoid.
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Debtor Protection and the Arizona Homestead Exemption
By Brian Spector
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06 Jul, 2020
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The Arizona homestead exemption, found in A.R.S. § 33-1101, protects up to $150,000 of equity in the debtor's homestead, primarily…
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Workers’ Compensation Defense Attorneys
Our representation encompasses (a) the discovery process, (b) hearings before the Industrial Commission of Arizona, and (c) appeals of administrative rulings.Our attorneys have experience with issues related to:CompensabilityWage calculationsTemporary,…
Phoenix-Yuma Transportation and Commercial Trucking Litigation Attorneys
Any collision involving a commercial vehicle has an added layer of complexity and takes on an amplified importance because of the size of the vehicles and the extensive regulations that apply to them, which makes commercial trucking and transportation…
Real Estate Disputes and Lawsuits
Schneider & Onofry has been heavily involved with real estate litigation since the firm's founding. Over the past decade, our attorneys have represented contractors, property owners, managers, and real estate professionals in a variety of real…
Professional Liability Attorneys
Schneider & Onofry attorneys have considerable experience inboth bringing and defending professional malpractice claims.On the defense side, we have successfully defended licensed professionals - who have been sued for professional malpractice,…
Phoenix-Yuma Products Liability Defense Attorneys
Schneider & Onofry attorneys are committed to efficiently evaluate and litigate cases. This is the result of handling literally thousands of general liability cases and understanding the importance of a cost/benefit approach to discovery.The…
Probate and Trust Administration
John Woodrow
and ReNae Nachman
offer a full range of estate and probate services, including probate and trust administration, estate planning and probate and trust litigation.If you are like most people, you have little background in or familiarity…
Phoenix-Yuma Premises Liability Defense Attorneys
Schneider & Onofry attorneys are committed to efficiently evaluate and litigate cases. This is the result of handling literally thousands of general liability cases and understanding the importance of a cost/benefit approach to discovery.The…