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The Affordable Care Act is rolling
out, and employers and employees
have questions. Our story begins
on page 14.
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4 From the Editor
6 President’s
Message
8 The Legal Word
10 Online This Month
12 Arizona Verdicts
14 Play or Pay
Employers, Employees and
the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act
BY EMILY ARMSTRONG,
DENISE BLOMMEL,
CHRIS GORDON
& NICOLE SIMPSON
22 Arizona’s Exemption
Statutes
Long-Overdue Changes Enacted
BY PERNELL MCGUIRE &
AUBREY THOMAS
28 Journey of a Mentor-Mentee Relationship
BY LOWELL E. ROTHSCHILD &
STEVEN N. BERGER
32 The In-House View
Corporate Counsel Roundtable
MODERATED BY TIM EIGO
34 SPECIAL FEATURE
Appellate Law Focus
34 Writing Appellate
Briefs
Thoughts of a Rookie
Appellate Judge
BY SAMUEL A. THUMMA
36 Should I Hire
Appellate Lawyers
as Part of My Team?
BY PAUL G. ULRICH
40 False Start
New Arizona Rules Help
Prevent Premature Notices
of Appeal
BY GARY J. COHEN &
NICHOLAS S. BAUMAN
FEATURES
BACK
46 Appellate Highlights
54 From the Board
54 Lawyer Regulation
60 People
67 Classifieds
68 The Last Word
DECEMBER 2013
MAGAZINE
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Editor’s Letter: March and May 2012
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