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Gammage & Burnham Secures Entitlement Approval for Greenwood Brewery Project on Roosevelt Row

Congratulations to Gammage & Burnham clients Greenwood Brewing and Made, LLC on the land use entitlement approvals for Greenwood Brewing Brewery & Taproom!  We are happy to be part of helping Megan Greenwood, Greg Esser and Cindy Dach bring a unique combined microbrewery and art space to Roosevelt Row.

Gammage & Burnham partner Manjula Vaz and associate Mike Maerowitz recently secured approval of land use entitlements for Greenwood Brewing Brewery & Taproom coming to Roosevelt and 5th Street in downtown Phoenix. This new adaptive reuse project will serve locally brewed beer in a welcoming bar and beer garden environment at Roosevelt and 5th Street. 

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Chris Raddatz Elected to Valley Youth Theatre Board

Gammage & Burnham partner Chris Raddatz was recently elected to serve on the Board of Directors for local nonprofit Valley Youth Theatre.

Gammage & Burnham has sponsored the Downtown Phoenix community theater for many years, supporting their mission to bring the magic of theater to kids of all ages and socio-economic backgrounds. Chris will be able to help the theater reach its goals by fundraising and promoting VYT programs throughout the Valley.

Learn more about Valley Youth Theatre at www.vyt.com.

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Richard Burnham Elected to Board of Directors for Arizona Center for Nature Conservation

Founding Partner Richard Burnham was recently elected to the Board of Directors for the Arizona Center for Nature Conservation dba the Phoenix Zoo.

The Arizona Center for Nature Conservation operates the Phoenix Zoo and the South Mountain Environmental Education Center. The ACNC advances the stewardship and conservation of animals and their habitats while providing experiences that inspire people and motivate them to care for the natural world.

Dick has served on the board in the past from 1990 to 1999, when it was known as the Arizona Zoological Society, and from 1993 to 1996 he served as President.

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Legislative Changes Help Rethink Restaurants and Bar Areas in Shopping Centers

Posted  by Camila Alarcon

 

This year’s Liquor Omnibus Bill (H.B. 2281), signed by Governor Ducey on April 26, 2019, is chock-full of new alcohol licensing opportunities for retail centers. Restaurants and bars will be able to overlap liquor licenses and sell alcohol in shared spaces. For owners and managers of retail spaces of over 400,000 square feet, the Department of Liquor Licenses and Control will establish a pilot program to allow the consumption of alcohol throughout pedestrian common areas.

Both of these changes constitute a complete turnaround from the one business, one license rule.

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Healthcare Attorneys Win Major Appeals Victory for Hospitals

Gammage & Burnham partners Cameron Artigue and Chris Hering won an important victory in the Arizona court of appeals on April 5, when the court clarified that hospital lien rights extend to and include “medpay” policies issued by auto insurance companies. Under Arizona law, hospitals have liens on the personal injury claims of their patients, as well as related claims on all types of insurance except for “health insurance.” An insurance company that pays out benefits without first satisfying the lien claim is liable to pay the hospital to satisfy its lien. Farmers Insurance issued a large medpay policy, which it paid to its insured policyholder without first satisfying the lien claim of G&B’s hospital client.

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