Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement

Rule 26.1 of the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure requires that the parties to a lawsuit to exchange Initial Disclosure Statements within 30 (thirty) days of the defendant filing an Answer. These disclosure statements are often referred to as “Rule 26.1...

Surface Water Rights

Learn How to Purchase Surface Water Rights in Arizona On June 12, 1919, the Arizona Surface Water Code was enacted.  Now known as the Public Water Code, this law provides that a person must apply for and obtain a permit and certificate to appropriate (use) surface...

Improperly Recorded Documents

In Arizona, there are no real protections that prevent someone from recording fraudulent documents with a county recorder. A person can literally quit claim the Arizona State Capital building to themselves and the county will record it. The recorder’s office does not...