by Clint Dunaway | Sep 7, 2023 | Civil Litigation, Real Estate Law
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What is the Statute of Frauds? The Statute of Frauds is a legal doctrine that requires certain types of real estate contracts be in writing to be legally enforceable. Its primary purpose is to prevent fraudulent claims and...
by Clint Dunaway | Jun 19, 2023 | Civil Litigation, Landlord - Tenant Law, Real Estate Law
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...
by Clint Dunaway | Jan 20, 2023 | Civil Litigation, Real Estate Law
What is Discovery of Evidence? During a lawsuit, each party has the opportunity to request formal “discovery” from the opposing party. The Discovery process is accomplished in a variety of ways, one is to send the opposing party a formal set of requests. These...
by Clint Dunaway | Apr 28, 2022 | Civil Litigation
Mandatory Settlement Conferences Settlement conferences are mandatory in Arizona civil cases involving disputes of more than $50,000. The goal of these settlement conferences are to alleviate the Arizona Superior Courts from managing all the cases by themselves. The...
by Clint Dunaway | Jan 16, 2022 | Arizona Water, Civil Litigation, Well Sharing in Arizona
In the world of law, there are times when simply awarding money will not resolve a dispute. Sometimes, you need the court to step in and say, “Stop that!” or, less commonly, “Make it happen!” That’s where injunctions come in. An...
by Clint Dunaway | Jan 31, 2021 | Civil Litigation
What is a deposition? Deposition is the oral testimony of a witness taken under oath before trial at which time most of the objections available at trial do not apply; the basic rule being that the questions asked need only address themselves to information that is...
