At the end of June 2025, I was on a panel at the Arizona State Bar Convention for a CLE about the effects of A.R.S. § 12-910 on appeals from administrative cases at the Registrar of Contractors. Specifically, we were talking about the trial de novo provision. Who was the “we” on the panel? The panel… Continue reading

Recently, I wrote about the Clout Construction memorandum decision, which is about the trial de novo available under A.R.S. § 12-910. That decision mentioned a case, Duncan v. Mack, in connection with the proposition that a trial de novo “should be tried in all manners as though the superior court were the court of original… Continue reading

I have written about the revisions to A.R.S. § 12-910 and how the right to a trial de novo affects cases before the Arizona Registrar of Contractors. Earlier this month, on July 1, 2025, the Arizona Court of Appeals issued a memorandum decision that brings some clarity by affirming a basic proposition: If a trial… Continue reading