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SBEMP in USA Today – Aaron Judge’s record 62nd home run ball

“As a baseball fan, Dave Baron of Palm Springs, California, understood the impact of Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees hitting a record-setting 62nd home run Oct. 4. What Baron didn’t expect was to be in the middle of what will happen to the baseball that might fetch $4 million at auction. Baron is

SBEMP Welcomes Nancy Tragarz & Misty Calder to the Team

Slovak Baron Empey Murphy & Pinkney LLP Congratulates Nancy Tragarz & Misty Calder on Joining the Firm SBEMP is proud to announce the addition of Nancy Tragarz & Misty Calder to its legal team. Nancy Tragarz has worked for more than twenty years in litigation and transactional law, and served

SBEMP Partner Lena Wade Selected as General Counsel to CVB

After completing a thorough RFP process, the Greater Palm Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) has selected the law firm of Slovak Baron Empey Murphy & Pinkney (SBEMP) as its legal representation.  SBEMP will provide all manner of legal support to the CVB from the Joint Powers Authority (JPA) to

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

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 Quality Act (CEQA) case filed against In-N-Out Burgers Restaurant and the City of Rancho Mirage. The case began in October 2019 when Save Rancho Mirage

Trusts, Estates & Probate

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 Pandemic, unless the enrollee volunteers. Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Pub. L. 116-127), individuals enrolled in Medicaid on March 18, 2020 are exempt from

SBEMP WINS SIGNIFICANT RULING VOIDING HOA ELECTION

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 Mirage, California, which asked the court to void the results of an election which imposed a $250 monthly fee (“Proprietary Fee”) on all homeowners to