• posted: May 09, 2016
• Rockafellow Law Firm
• Firm News

Leighton Rockafellow Jr. is proud to announce he recently wrapped up his two-year tenure as the treasurer of the Young Lawyers Division of the Pima County Bar Association, but will Read More

• posted: May 05, 2016
• Rockafellow Law Firm
• Medical Malpractice

Hospital Investigations and Confidentiality By law, hospitals are required to conduct investigations when errors are committed. The purpose is to “reduce morbidity and mortality and for the improvement of the care Read More

• posted: Mar. 04, 2016
• Rockafellow Law Firm
• Traffic accidents,  Personal Injury,  Medical Malpractice,  Bicycle Accidents,  Birth Injury,  Pedestrian Accidents,  Auto Accidents,  Adverse Drug Reaction,  Workers Compensation,  Uncategorized,  Civil Litigation,  Insurance Law

The Judiciary, headed up by the Supreme Court, is one of three branches of our government whose role is to put a check and balance on the powers of the Read More

• posted: Dec. 01, 2015
• Rockafellow Law Firm
• Civil Litigation

Arizona is a comparative fault state. Each defendant is liable only for the amount of damages allocated to that defendant in direct proportion to that defendant’s percentage of fault. A.R.S. Read More

• posted: Nov. 11, 2015
• Rockafellow Law Firm
• Civil Litigation

In the Civil realm of the law, most claims have a statute of limitation. This means that your right to file a lawsuit against a person or entity expires after Read More

• posted: Oct. 05, 2015
• Rockafellow Law Firm
• Personal Injury,  Auto Accidents

Here’s the scenario: You are driving along in your two-year old mint condition Chevrolet Suburban when suddenly a negligent driver decides to turn left and BAM! There’s a collision. This Read More

• posted: Sep. 01, 2015
• Rockafellow Law Firm
• Insurance Law

We purchase insurance to protect us from many unforeseen and unwelcome possibilities, including vehicle theft. Lately, insurance companies seem to be investigating stolen car claims with additional scrutiny and increasing Read More

• posted: Jul. 01, 2015
• Rockafellow Law Firm
• Personal Injury

A minor is legally incapable of making a determination of whether or not to settle a claim. Therefore, a judge of the Superior Court must approve any personal injury settlement Read More

• posted: May 05, 2015
• Rockafellow Law Firm
• Personal Injury

 As social media platforms continue to multiply, I am compelled to once again warn of the potential pitfalls that instagram/facebook/twitter/pinterest/google+/tinder/snapchat/youtube/tumblr/reddit/myspace/etc… posts can create for a personal injury claim. Slate.com recently Read More

• posted: Apr. 02, 2015
• Rockafellow Law Firm
• Insurance Law

The phrase “pre-existing condition” has received significant attention in the past few years as the nation’s media, politicians, and citizens continue to debate the Affordable Care Act and it's impact on Read More