Praxis Legal
Occasional, plain-language updates on the regulations that shape Arizona practice — posted when something important actually changes.
Your annual ABS renewal is more than a form. Before you file, it is worth confirming a handful of compliance items — current ownership and control disclosures, your compliance attorney's sign-off, and whether any change during the year triggered a separate reporting obligation. A short walk-through of what to check.
Read the update →Arizona is one of the few states that lets non-lawyers hold an economic stake in a law firm — but that permission comes with limits. Here is how the rules treat profit distributions to non-lawyer owners, and where the lines fall around a non-lawyer's influence over individual client matters.
Read the update →A Bar charge is unsettling, but the earliest days matter most. A calm, practical note on preserving the file, resisting the urge to respond emotionally, calendaring the response deadline, and knowing when to bring in your own counsel before you reply.
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