In Arizona, Misdemeanors can also include a whole host of regulatory, administrative, and criminal accusations. Particularly, Interference with Judicial Proceedings during Divorce and Child Custody cases are always contentious. FontesLaw deals with these complicated and personal issues in a professional and courteous manner, and always remembers the difficulties involved in strained family relations.
DUI charges can seriously impact your life. They range in severity from fines and jail time to several years in prison. In the State of Arizona, DUI crimes are usually classified as misdemeanors, but could result in a felony conviction. Having a strong advocate like FontesLaw at your side is important and sometimes vital to the success of your criminal defense.
DUI/DWI
Arizona DUI laws over the years have become significantly more draconian and sentencing for these crimes has become much more severe. The difference between a long haul in jail and a reasonable outcome could come down to the experience and skill of your attorney. FontesLaw is ready to lend our significant capacity to helping you achieve a positive outcome in your case.
Sex Crimes
We have represented numerous individuals who suffered an adverse employment action, including firing or demotion, because they refused to accept the unwelcome sexual advances of an employer or supervisor. We also have represented the victims of sexual assault or contact against employers who either perpetrated the actions or knowingly allowed them to occur during the workplace.
Robbery
The Federal District Court for Arizona has jurisdiction over all Federal Crimes. From Indian Reservations to ATF investigations, from Postal Service cases to Forest Service violations, FontesLaw has seen and worked with almost every Federal law enforcement agency and understands the Federal System better than most. With courthouses in Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff and Prescott, the Federal District covers the whole State of Arizona and Maricopa County Superior Courts handle Homicides, Kidnapping, Aggravated Assault, Aggravated DUI, Robbery, Sexual Assault, Arson and other serious crimes. Felony Defense is a major component in the FontesLaw practice. Having an experienced felony defense attorney on your side to counter an overly-aggressive prosecution could mean the difference between maintaining your freedom or serving several years in prison.
Theft
Misdemeanors
City Courts and Justice Courts handle Domestic Violence, Assault, Theft, and other Misdemeanor crimes. FontesLaw is ready to stand by your side and fight for your rights.
Drug Crimes
FontesLaw utilizes its association with DessaulesLawGroup to support and maintain more complex criminal litigation in the White Collar and Fraud areas. Document crimes, Mortgage Fraud, Criminal Enterprises and even Student Loan Fraud can be far more complex than violent or drug crimes. FontesLaw uses its years of experience and extensive resources dealing with these major crimes in Federal and State Courts to maximize positive outcomes for our clients.
Assault
Federal District Courts and Maricopa County Superior Courts handle Homicides, Kidnapping, Aggravated Assault, Aggravated DUI, Vehicular Manslaughter, Robbery, Sexual Assault, Arson and other serious crimes. Having an experienced felony defense attorney on your side to counter an overly-aggressive prosecution could mean the difference between maintaining your freedom or serving several years in prison.
Arson
Kidnapping
Manslaughter
Extortion
Before Celebrity, Chandris Group operated the cruise manufacturers "Chandris Line" (1960-1974, passenger delivery between Greece and Australia), "Chandris Cruises" (1974-1996, Mediterranean itineraries from Greece) and "Chandris Fantasy Cruises" (1985--1996, North American itineraries). The letter "X" on ships' funnels stands for the identify "Chandris" (in Greek "Xandris"). DARVO stands for Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender. If the victim clicks the link, it brings them to a fake, look-alike webpage that steals sensitive monetary info like PINs, login credentials, passwords, and checking account or bank card info. This financially motivated group has persistently used cellular-based mostly social engineering and smishing campaigns to obtain credentials to realize entry to sufferer organizations and steal delicate data for extortion functions. Unmanaged or "carry your personal device" (BYOD) packages permit employees to make use of their personal gadgets to hook up with their firm's community and access potentially sensitive or confidential data. Many companies would hesitate to use these apps in the event that they were conscious of their hidden behaviors that put delicate corporate knowledge in danger.
Contract disputes can arise in various scenarios for businesses. Disputes with employees, vendors, competitors, suppliers, and joint venturers are but a few of the common contract disputes our lawyers handle every day. Clients who find themselves in disputes over non-compete and non-solicitation agreements require aggressive, knowledgeable counselors to avoid litigation or, if the case is already in court or needs to be there, to adeptly handle the case from its inception.
Trade Secrets
Intellectual Property
Our lawyers have experience in a wide range of intellectual property disputes. We have successfully brought and defended intellectual property disputes.
Unfair Competition
Disputes between businesses do not always arise out of contract. They can arise in any context or industry. A company may accuse another company or person of unfair competition, interfering with its business relationships, fraud, or libel and slander, to name just a few. Such allegations are serious and often include demands for punitive damages in addition to whatever actual damages it can prove.
What does this mean for you? Perhaps the most commonly-held misconception among the employees with whom we meet is that they have been “wrongfully terminated” because their employer, manager, or supervisor is a jerk or fired them for no reason. Unless you believe your supervisor was mean to you for one of the above reasons (i.e., on the basis of your race, sex, disability, age, or because you took protected actions), an employee does not state a claim for wrongful termination under Arizona law.
Employment Discrimination
We counsel and represent employees and employers with respect to their rights and obligations in the area of employee discharge. If you believe you are the victim of employment discrimination or that you have been wrongfully discharged from your employment, you have a very short time in which to challenge your termination and a complicated set of rules to follow in order to do so. In cases of employment discrimination, you will lose your right to sue if you fail to take the necessary steps within six months of the act of discrimination.
Employment Litigation
We represent both employers and employees with respect to their rights and obligations under federal and state employment laws. We counsel employers regarding their rights and responsibilities under the law and represent them when an employment dispute ends up in court, in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), or in the Arizona Civil Rights Division (“ACRA”).
Sexual Harassment
Arizona is an at-will employment state, which means that an employee can be terminated at any time, unless there is a written agreement to the contrary, for any reason or no reason at all; she or he just can’t be fired for a “bad” reason. Generally, this means that an employee cannot be fired on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, disability, age, or status in another protected class. Arizona also prohibits an employer from firing an employee for, among other things, whistle-blowing, jury duty, service in the military. Both Arizona law and federal law also prohibit sexual harassment in the workplace.
Boundary disputes among neighbors are very common. Fences and block walls are not always erected along the actual property line. Under certain circumstances, you may be entitled to claim ownership of someone else’s property by virtue of adverse possession. Adverse possession requires the actual, visible, continuous, and exclusive use or occupation of another owner’s property for period of ten years. You must take action within this time period to prevent losing your property by adverse possession. Because the ten-year period may have started to run before you or your neighbor bought your homes, it is important that you seek legal advice immediately if you have questions or concerns about adverse possession.
Premises Liability
Construction Litigation
Our law firm is experienced in handling construction defect cases. A home is often an individual’s single largest investment. New homes often come with hidden problems that can cost thousands of dollars to correct. Failure to properly compact the soil can cause cracking of concrete slabs, floors and walls. A poorly-constructed roof, framing or stucco can cause water leaks that can damage or ruin your personal property, diminish the value of your home, and allow the growth of dangerous molds. New home construction defects are often not covered under homeowners’ policies, meaning that you could be forced to pay for the repairs out of your own pocket. You should not have to pay for the poor workmanship.
Real Estate Transactions
Easement
Landlord-Tenant Disputes
Whether you are a landlord seeking to evict a residential or commercial tenant or a tenant whose landlord is refusing to return your security deposit or wrongfully evicting you, you should seriously consider hiring a lawyer to assist you. Arizona landlord-tenant laws are complex and we strongly recommend consulting a lawyer to know your legal rights and responsibilities under the law. And if you decide to hire a lawyer to assist you, the successful party in Arizona has the right to request that the other party pay his or her fees.
Our lawyers represent individuals and companies in a wide array of insurance disputes, including coverage litigation, bad faith lawsuits, and personal injury lawsuits. Our lawyers also advise clients regarding coverage issues and disputes under all types of insurance policies.
Our estate planning and probate group can assist you with some of the most important decisions of your life. We can advise you regarding protecting your assets during life and planning for the distribution of those assets upon your death. We also assist executors and trustees in settling estates or trusts and represent parties in will disputes and probate proceedings.
Trusts
A Pour-Over Will is a document used in conjunction with your revocable living trust. The Pour-Over Will essentially transfers assets that you had during your life, but for were not placed into your trust. Sometimes assets that you acquire after the creation of your trust are not properly titled in your trust’s name, but a Pour-Over Will ensures that those assets are placed into your trust upon your death and distributed as you planned.
Power of Attorney
Like a Medical Health Care Power of Attorney, this document will allow you to select a person to act as your agent and make mental health care decisions for you in the event that you are incapable of making such decisions.
The Firm represents businesses and individuals in a variety of bankruptcy and creditor rights actions. In the context of a bankruptcy case, either Chapter 7 or 11, we have experience in avoidance action litigation, including preference and fraudulent conveyances, seeking to protect creditors claims by exempting them from discharge, and having certain property removed from the debtor’s estate. Additionally, we have defended clients who were wrongly brought into a bankruptcy matter by either the debtor or other creditors. The Firm has also represented debtors in Chapter 7 proceedings. Outside of bankruptcy, the Firm has extensive experience in pre-judgment provisional remedies, post-judgment recoveries, garnishment, attachments, and both judicial and non-judicial foreclosures and trustee sales.