News and Announcements

Homeowner Associations May Not Enforce Post-Purchase Short Term Rental Bans Against Their Members

Posted on September 29, 2021 by adminsbe

PR Newswire PALM SPRINGS, Calif., Sept. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Many owners of homes who want to rent their properties on a short-term basis within homeowner associations (HOAs)…

SBEMP Welcomes Nancy Tragarz & Misty Calder to the Team

Posted on May 5, 2021 by adminsbe

Slovak Baron Empey Murphy & Pinkney LLP Congratulates Nancy Tragarz & Misty Calder on Joining the Firm SBEMP is proud to announce the addition of…

Local Leaders Discuss ‘The Economic Future of the Coachella Valley’ in Free Webinar Series

Posted on September 17, 2020 by adminsbe

SBEMP Attorneys, Palm Springs Life, and Coachella Valley Economic Partnership present conversations with the top thinkers from each sector of the local economy from Sept.…

SBEMP Partner Lena Wade Selected as General Counsel to CVB

Posted on September 7, 2020 by adminsbe

After completing a thorough RFP process, the Greater Palm Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) has selected the law firm of Slovak Baron Empey Murphy…

SBEMP Wins CEQA Case Against In-N-Out and Rancho Mirage

Posted on July 6, 2020 by adminsbe

SBEMP is proud to announce that Bruce T. Bauer has won attorneys’ fees on behalf of his client, Save Rancho Mirage, in a California Environmental…

Trusts, Estates & Probate

Posted on June 30, 2020 by adminsbe

Medicaid Benefits during COVID-19 All states that wish to maintain a 6.2 Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage (FMAP) must not terminate Medicaid benefits during the COVID-19…

Update on SBEMP operations during Coronavirus restrictions

Posted on March 20, 2020 by adminsbe

For questions please contact Valerie A. Powers Smith, Esq. at the above number or via email (powers@sbemp.com)

SBEMP WINS SIGNIFICANT RULING VOIDING HOA ELECTION

Posted on December 20, 2019 by adminsbe

A group of homeowners represented by SBEMP has prevailed on a Motion for Summary Adjudication against Morningside County Club (“Morningside”), a common-interest development in Rancho…