The Cavanagh Law Firm, P.A. Legal Blog

In its inaugural year for Insurance Law, as a ranked category in Arizona, the Cavanagh Law Firm is proud to announce that Chambers and Partners have included the firm’s Insurance Law Group in the highest ranking, Band 1. In addition, Steven Plitt, from the Insurance Law Group has also been listed individually in the Band 1 group.  Regarding Mr. Plitt,…

U.S. News and Best Lawyers, the leading survey of lawyers worldwide, have joined to rank law firms in the United States. They currently rank firms in 75 National Practice Areas. The Cavanagh Law Firm is proud to announce that U.S. News – Best Lawyers has listed them as one of the “Best Law Firms”. The ranking tiers awarded to the…

Senior Members William M. Demlong, Timothy R. Hyland and Steven Plitt on Prestigious List The Cavanagh Law Firm is proud to announce three of our attorneys have been recognized in Arizona Business Magazine as among the Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona. Each year, Arizona Business Magazine honors the state’s top lawyers, selected from a pool of more than 2,000 of…

Cavanagh attorneys Richard Mear and Karen Wohlgemuth obtained dismissal of equitable contribution claims brought by fellow subcontractor, Swann’s Grading, Inc. in Maricopa County Superior Court last year. Swann’s Grading sought contribution from several subcontractors to offset the $1,619,127.80 levied against it in the underlying construction defect case brought by the general contractor under the extremely broad indemnification language contained in…

‘An Irony’: Shutdown Fight Over Border Security Takes Toll On Immigration Enforcement Joel Rose, NPR January 3, 20192:17 PM ET While President Trump continues his fight for border wall funding, the E-Verify system that employers use to ensure employees are U.S. citizens sits idle. The government shutdown began with the president’s demand for border security money. But it has also…

In 2019, there will be an increase in the amount that can pass estate tax free — one person can now pass a total of  $11.4 million during life and upon death.  In 2019, the amount that can be given each year without causing a decrease in the total exclusion that can be passed is $15,000 per person.   While this increase makes…

Of the multitude of practice areas in which The Cavanagh Law Firm concentrates, none could be more relevant in today’s increasingly technology-driven era than Cybersecurity and Privacy. A recent study by IBM revealed some rather disturbing statistics: globally, the average cost of a data breach is up 6.4 percent over 2017, to just south of $4 million, while the cost…