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2018 SBEMP Awards

Guidelines SBEMP BUSINESS AWARDS – SELECTION COMMITTEE GUIDELINES 2018 Congratulations and thank you for participating on the Selection Committee for the SBEMP Business Awards. Please save the evening of October 10, 2018 to attend the Awards Ceremony and be honored for your contribution to this year’s Awards. The purpose of

CALIFORNIA COURT OF APPEAL RETURNS DEFAMATION CASE TO SUPERIOR COURT

[googlepdf url=”https://sbemp.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/release-and-opinion-2.pdf” width=”100%” height=”600″] SBEMP, LLP announced that the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three, rejected the defendants’ special motion to strike the complaint in Chyssikos v. MCC Radio, LLC, et al (Riverside County Superior Court, Case No. INC1109827). The Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s

Court Decision Reaffirms Rate-Setting Powers of Water Districts

By Arden Wallum and John Pinkney Mission Springs Water District (“MSWD” or “District”)— encompassing North Palm Springs, Desert Hot Springs and some unincorporated areas of Riverside County — experienced robust growth for a decade until 2007. During the growth spurt, MSWD significantly expanded its facilities to keep up with the

SLOVAK BARON EMPEY MURPHY & PINKNEY LLP EXPANDS PRACTICE

FIRM ADDS FULL-SERVICE ESTATE, TRUSTS, PROBATE & LITIGATION DEPARTMENT Slovak Baron Empey Murphy & Pinkney LLP By: Valerie A. Powers Smith, Esq. Slovak Baron Empey Murphy & Pinkney LLP, founded in 1994, and with offices in Palm Springs and Costa Mesa, California, and New Jersey, New Jersey, concentrates on providing

MYRON “MIKE” MEYERS

Mike Meyers was at the forefront of California Real Property Law for the last 55 years. Before joining SBEMP more than a decade ago, Mike chaired the real estate department at Jeffer Mangels Butler and Marmaro in Century City.   A graduate of UCLA, Mike became an adjunct professor teaching a

FORECLOSURES AND SHORT SALES – CONSIDER THE TAX IMPLICATIONS

[googlepdf url=”https://sbemp.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Foreclosures_Short_Sales-2.pdf” width=”100%” height=”600″]With residential foreclosures and defaults on the rise, many Californians are inclined to just walk away from their mortgages. However, before “giving the keys back to the bank,” it is wise to consider the tax consequences of such actions.