Arizona Law Regarding Business and Real Estate
Money is Green
Posted on March 2, 2009 in Arizona Law Regarding Business and Real EstateWhy are all the con men now “going green”? Pretty simple. These are the same type of idiots and narcissistic jerks who polluted our rivers in the 1940-50’s. It is where the money is. It is easy money because there are no rules. It is a brand new industry and language and the best B.S. gets the contract and hustles the rest.
Remember money is green. Add that to the fact that our President, who only recently was well versed enough in economics & finance to buy his first home at the age of 43, gave a few hundred billion to going green and you have a perfect storm. My due diligence first question to the potential green investment guru on a client’s behalf is… How long have you been a member of Green Peace or the Sierra Club? Rhetorical indeed. Call the Law Firm of William Miller with further questions about any investment in stocks, real estate or the ‘go green’ tsunami. 602-319-6899.
I Left my Heart in California
Posted on February 20, 2009 in Arizona Law Regarding Business and Real EstateI just sent in my annual money for registration of a vintage car I own to the great State of California. I drive it too much, yet I cannot bear to drop the California plates. The car is classic, just like my memories of California. It is where I was born, but I was raised in Arizona. Back then in the 60’s and 70’s, we did things right in Arizona. Self made men. No excuses for failure. No social climbing needed. You fight, you win. You quit, you lose. That is it! “Buckle down kid”, that is what my dad said. Yet, California went French on me over the last few years.
California is now in a French-like bind: unable to afford a welfare-type state, and unable to overhaul it. “The people say they want all these programs, then there’s nothing they want to pay for,” says Hector De La Torre, a Democratic assemblyman. “The schizophrenia in the legislature reflects the peoples’.” Let us pray that Arizona stays true to Goldwater type freedom and self reliance.
We do not take wimpy cases at the law firm of William A. Miller in Scottsdale. No coffee burn scams. No the-teacher-was-mean-to-my-kid nonsense. But, if you really have been injured by a real estate or stock scam, give us a call at 480-948-3095. We will strive to make things right the old fashion way. The Arizona way.
No Ticky, No Laundry
Posted on February 19, 2009 in Arizona Law Regarding Business and Real EstateAt the law firm of William A. Miller in Phoenix Arizona, we take Arizona-granted licenses as a privilege. You cannot build a house without a contractor’s license. You cannot give legal advice without a law degree and license to practice law. Good luck suing in this State if you do not possess one. If you build a house without proper authority, good luck suing the homeowner, our Courts will toss you out.
The same goes for trying to sell beers at a burger joint, no license, no beers.
We just filed a multi-million dollar suit against a group of entrepreneurs who bought bank loans with unused lines of credit for pennies on the dollar. Now they are trying to foreclose. The law does not allow such and over the next few weeks, we will be reminding the Court and the entrepreneurs that acting like a bank requires a license! We’ll keep you posted on the results.
I know I am aging myself but like Bob Hope used to say in the “Road Show” flicks, “no ticky, no laundry.”
If some non-licensed group has hampered you, be it selling you worthless stock without a securities license or giving you liposuction without a medical license, give us a call to discuss your rights. Our number is 480.948.3095.
The F-Word
Posted on February 17, 2009 in Arizona Law Regarding Business and Real EstateNo one wants to even think about the F-word — “Foreclosure.” It is so sad to see so many good folks losing their homes in foreclosure. It is also good to see some banks playing “fair” and trying to work with defaulted borrowers. Yet note something curious in Arizona law. Normally after a default and…
Read MoreDeep Pockets
Posted on February 4, 2009 in Arizona Law Regarding Business and Real EstateWhen I broke the NCFE (http://articles.latimes.com/2008/nov/01/business/fi-poulsen1) fraud back in 2002, the first thing I did was sue the third-party professionals, the lawyers, accountants and financial firms, who helped NCFE commit their crimes. My favorite law school professor Charles Ayers always said, “go for the deep pockets.” Well, it is now time for the Minnesota accounting…
Read MoreDeath, Taxes and Uncle Sam
Posted on January 13, 2009 in Arizona Law Regarding Business and Real EstateAt the Law Firm of William A. Miller in Phoenix we manage a number of high-profile estates. On Jan. 1, the amount exempted from federal estate taxes rose to $3.5 million from $2 million, which means that estates at or above the new limit would save $675,000 in estate taxes (at the 45% rate) compared…
Read MoreThere is Nothing New Under the Sun
Posted on January 1, 2009 in Arizona Law Regarding Business and Real EstateOK, it’s now 2009 and we are all looking for a fresh start. We settled three significant matters at the law firm of William A. Miller in Phoenix, Arizona, over the last 30 days. I like to say, “I am a patriot first and a conservative second” and this quote from Cicero in 55 BC…
Read MoreA Fraud is a Fraud by any Other Name
Posted on December 15, 2008 in Arizona Law Regarding Business and Real EstateAn affinity fraud is one in which a member of a religious or ethnic group, works over members of that same group. It can be a church or high school booster club. At the Scottsdale, Arizona based real estate and litigation law firm of William A. Miller we have seen this happen over and over…
Read MoreLies, Damned Lies, and Statistics
Posted on December 12, 2008 in Arizona Law Regarding Business and Real EstateThe Valley’s median resale price for detached single-family homes fell by more than 7 percent from October to November, bringing the year-over-year median-price decline to about 35 percent, according to Arizona State University. November’s 3,370 resale transactions represent a 31 percent increase from the 2,580 transactions in November 2007. In addition, there were 3,095 foreclosures,…
Read MoreBrother Can You Spare a ‘Crime’?
Posted on in Arizona Law Regarding Business and Real EstateA judge denied bail on Thursday for a New York lawyer accused of selling sham investments to hedge funds. Hmmm… a shyster lawyer selling worthless real estate to a ‘hedge fund’. Can you say ironic? Things like this happen in Phoenix too and since the Charlie Keating days we have been involved in fighting a number of…
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