Most business owners reach a point when they are ready to retire or explore new challenges, but find that much of their net worth is tied up in their existing business. Selling the business might be the obvious answer, but at what cost? Owner financing is a common alternative to a traditional cash sale. Rather than accepting only cash, the…
Requesting a higher court to review the decision or sentence of a trial court because the lower court made an error.
A court document, or pleading, in a civil case, by which the defendant responds to the plaintiff’s complaint.
The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (HR 8) was overwhelmingly passed by the U.S. Senate on January 1, 2013, and similarly approved by the House the same day. This much- anticipated agreement reached by Congress included not only income tax relief for many taxpayers, it also extended a historically generous gift and estate tax environment. The Act provides a…
A to Z Law is featured in Fortune Magazine’s 2013 Investor Guide, The American Lawyer and Corporate Counsel as one of the top ranked law firms in the United States. Martindale-Hubbell (a national attorney ranking service) conducts confidential surveys of area attorneys and judges who rate an attorney’s legal knowledge, analytical capabilities, judgment, communication ability and legal experience on a…
Effective the morning of January 9, 2013, we are informed that our telephone system is now fully operational, including voicemail. We apologize for this inconvenience, and thank you for your patience.
It has come to our attention that our telephone system is not functioning properly. We are informed that our voicemail system is down, and that incoming calls are frequently not getting through. If you are having difficulty reaching us by telephone, please contact the person you are trying to reach via email. We are working to correct the problem as…
California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye installed Dennis LaRochelle, a partner with A to Z Law, as vice president of the California statewide chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, CAL-ABOTA, at the organization’s annual convention in Hawaii. “It was quite an honor to meet and be sworn in by the Chief Justice. Her willingness to take time…
A to Z law is proud to announce that Dennis LaRochelle, a Partner in the Civil Litigation Group and Kendall VanConas, a Partner in the Estate Planning, Probate & Trust Administration Group were named Who’s Who in Attorneys by the Pacific Coast Business Times. The Times produces this special report once a year to highlight the Tri-Counties leading lawyers and…
Last February, A to Z law partner John Mathews mentioned that he would be speaking at a leadership conference in Los Angeles. I wondered out loud if there was a local leadership program through which I might explore leadership issues and expand my involvement in the community. John and I did a quick online search and discovered “Leadership Ventura,” a…