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  • You should contact a car accident attorney after an accident, even if you didn’t feel pain immediately after the accident. Back injuries are common in car accidents and can take time to be noticed.
  • It is difficult to determine an average payout from a back injury after a car accident, as a number of variables are factored into compensation, including the severity of the injury, if the injury impacts a person’s ability to work, and whether ongoing care is needed, to name a few.
  • Back injuries after car accidents can range from soreness to nerve damage to paralysis.

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The mission of the Maricopa County Bar Association is to be the place “Where the Legal Community Connects.” Ideally, that means connecting people with information—and connecting people with people.
After all, the legal profession is built on relationships.  We learn from one another, refer cases to one another, challenge one another’s thinking, and—at our best—hold one another accountable to shared professional standards.
Continuing Legal Education (CLE) has long been one of the places where those relationships are formed and reinforced.  As CLE has increasingly moved online, access and convenience have improved. At the same time, we have lost…
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Undercover Officers and Reckless Driving Charges

If you’ve been charged with reckless driving, racing, or criminal speeding in Arizona especially after interacting with what looked like another “regular driver”, your first reaction might be:
“That’s entrapment.”
We hear that all the time.
But in most cases, it’s not entrapment under Arizona law.
Let’s break down why.
Undercover Officers on Arizona Roads
Law enforcement agencies in Arizona frequently use undercover vehicles in traffic enforcement operations. These vehicles often include high-performance models like:

  • Ford Mustangs
  • Chevrolet Camaros
  • Dodge Chargers
  • Other sport-styled vehicles

To the average driver, they look like another car on…
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When a loved one dies as the result of the fault of another, Arizona law provides a remedy in the form of its wrongful death statutes. Unlike most personal injuries, the common law of England, from which our personal injury law descends, did not recognize death as an injury for which those left behind could sue and recover damages. As a result, legislatures, including Arizona’s, passed wrongful death statutes to create a remedy. Since wrongful death claims are a creature of statute, they vary from state to state and depend entirely on the provisions of the wrongful death statute of…
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Facial scarring can happen to you from any of several causes, including but not limited to automobile accidents, accidents at work, physical assaults, and animal attacks. Facial scars are often permanent or can take years to address through surgery. They can result in significant insurance settlement payouts or substantial judgment awards in personal injury claims.

Stone Rose Law represents Arizona clients in various types of personal injury cases, including those involving facial scar compensation. 

Here, we cover some examples of facial scarring settlements and trial verdict amounts, the different kinds of scars that can occur, and factors that go into…
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Generally, all brain injuries are a variation of a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Within the overarching term of TBI, variables include whether the injury is open or closed, and whether it is mild, moderate, or severe.

The specific type of traumatic brain injury you experience and its effects can have a bearing on how much you might receive in compensation.

Stone Rose Law represents victims of traumatic brain injuries to recover fair compensation for the physical, mental, emotional, and daily life activity consequences of TBI. 

In this post, we take a deeper look at the kinds of TBIs that you…
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A sideswipe collision describes what happens when two vehicles traveling in the same or opposite directions make side-to-side contact. They can lead to extensive property damage and serious injuries. Determining liability for a sideswipe accident is an important step to recover compensation through an insurance settlement or a civil lawsuit.

The 2024 data gathered by the Arizona Department of Motor Vehicles shows that sideswipe accidents occur frequently in the state: about one in every five multi-vehicle accidents is a sideswipe.

Because of their frequency, it is important for Arizona drivers to understand how these accidents happen and their effects. In…
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Flagstaff is a mecca for skiers and snowboarders because it receives so much snowfall, averaging more than 90 inches a year. With this popularity, however, comes the risk of getting into a skiing accident that can cause serious injury or even a wrongful death. 

Ski accidents that result from the negligent or reckless behavior of others, including a ski resort or ski equipment manufacturer, can be compensable.

To learn more about your possible legal options after a ski accident in Flagstaff or elsewhere in Arizona, call Stone Rose Law at (480) 631-3025 to speak with an experienced personal injury …
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Immigration enforcement activity can be unsettling for business owners and employees alike. Especially during the second Trump presidency, since it has become more aggressive in its enforcement. Here in Arizona, Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) activities have mainly taken the form of raids on restaurants so far.  Is ICE near your business?  Do not panic—being […]
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When your next client needs a lawyer, they might not Google you but ask Siri instead. And starting March 2026, Siri’s answers will be powered by Google’s Gemini AI. With 69% of Americans carrying iPhones, this isn’t a minor shift in search behavior; it’s a fundamental change in how potential clients discover attorneys. The firms that optimize for Apple’s Gemini integration now will dominate voice search results. Those who wait will become invisible. Here’s exactly what you need to do before March.
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In a recent conversation I had with a longtime friend and client I learned that despite him being in a successful business built through hard work over time, he is restless and wants to make a change, but is scared to do so. I believe that lifetime learning and being open to change is important for all of us. Learning and change are possible at any point in time if you’re willing to take on a new challenge no matter your age, experience level, or how entrenched you are in your current role.

Most professionals spend their careers accumulating expertise…
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“You have a good medical malpractice case.”

These are seven words you never want me or any other medical malpractice lawyer to tell you. The reason is that every “good” medical malpractice case involves a catastrophic injury or death.

Juries are human. Humans avoid things which make them uncomfortable. Knowing that the medical professionals to whom we entrust our lives and those of our loved ones make mistakes that kill and injure people on a regular basis is deeply disturbing. Because of this deep-seated need to believe in doctors and hospitals, juries are reluctant to find against them in malpractice…
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What if the thing that makes you a better lawyer, a happier employee, and a more trusted firm has four legs and a wagging tail?
Let’s be real—legal work can be a lot. Between tight deadlines, emotionally heavy cases, and huge workloads, things can get pretty intense. But here’s the thing: science backs up what dog people have known all along.  Allowing dogs in the workplace isn’t just heartwarming. It’s research-backed, good for mental health, and surprisingly good for business.
  Sammy – Director of First Impressions
Around the Berk Law Group office, you’ll see this play out in the…
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Armed robbery is a more serious form of the crime of robbery. It involves the possession, use, or threatened use of a deadly weapon or a simulated deadly weapon, or in some cases a dangerous instrument, during the commission of a robbery.

Armed robbery is a Class 2 felony under Arizona law, the second-most severe category of crime in the state.

In this article, we discuss the details of armed robbery in Arizona, including:

  • How the law defines armed robbery
  • The penalties for armed robbery
  • Possible legal defenses to a charge of armed robbery

If you are facing an armed…
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Under Arizona law, forgery involves altering a written document with the intent to defraud another person. 

A common example of forgery is trying to cash a check with a forged signature. Other common examples include creating fake prescriptions for medications or filling out unauthorized applications for credit using another person’s personal information.

Depending on the circumstances, a conviction for forgery is classified as a Class 4 or Class 3 felony in Arizona.

In this blog post, we examine forgery crimes in Arizona. Specifically, we cover:

  • The elements of the offense
  • Penalties for a forgery conviction
  • Defenses to a charge of

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In Arizona, committing forgery can be as simple as mimicking someone else’s signature on a check and presenting it to a bank to be cashed. In other cases, though, forgery methods can be more complex, involving a variety of tools specifically designed or adapted to forge written instruments. Possessing these kinds of tools with the intent to use them to commit forgery is a crime under Arizona law.

A conviction for criminal possession of a forgery device is a Class 5 or a Class 6 felony offense in Arizona.

At AZ Defenders, we defend clients accused of forgery-related crimes, including…
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