Court strikes down Proposition 208 tax

March 16, 2022 | News
On March 11, 2022, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge struck down the tax-hike provision of Proposition 208, which Arizona voters approved in 2020. We first reported on Prop. 208 in a September 2020 article, noting that,...

Optimized CLAT (OCLAT): “Opt out” of immediate income taxes by promising to make charitable gifts in the future

March 7, 2022 | News
SEE ALSO: “The Optimized CLAT,” co-authored by Jonathon Morrison, is peer-reviewed and was the cover article in the September 2020 issue of Estate Planning, widely viewed as the most esteemed professional...

Jimmy Cool represents plaintiffs in lawsuit challenging applications for “social equity” marijuana dispensaries

November 18, 2021 | News
The legal action seeks to preserve business opportunities for Arizona entrepreneurs against encroachment by large national companies. The lawsuit, on behalf of the Greater Phoenix Urban League and Acre 41 Enterprises, a group...

Jimmy Cool joins Frazer Ryan

October 1, 2021 | News
We welcome to Frazer Ryan civil litigation attorney Jimmy Cool, a partner in the firm, an eight-time Super Lawyers Rising Stars selectee, and an Associate Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. Jimmy’s value in...

Arizona enacts income tax cut to alleviate Prop. 208 state tax increase

July 12, 2021 | News
On June 30, Gov. Doug Ducey signed a major income tax cut package that, beginning January 1, 2022, caps Arizona’s income tax at 4.5 percent. This article was originally posted on July 6 and was updated July 12. The tax cut,...