2024-05-13T10:51:48-05:00 2023-12-31 860360084 HBL CPAS PC 5470 E BROADWAY BLVD TUCSON AZ 85711 990EZ 2023-01-01 320350854 ARIZONA CREDITOR BAR ASSOCIATION INC ARIZ 5207924700 135 W COUNCIL ST TUCSON AZ 85701 DAVID E HAMEROFF TREASURER 5207924700 2024-05-10 1 DAVID HAMEROFF 999009999 0 LAURA RANDOL P01893352 5208863181 3 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X N/A X X 162784 X 5000 131484 26300 162784 138037 20640 158677 4107 8108 0 12215 X 126710 32333 126710 32333 118602 20118 8108 12215 X THE ARIZONA CREDITORS BAR ASSOCIATION IS AN ARIZONA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION. IT IS A TRADE ASSOCIATION COMPRISED OF MEMBERS WHO SEEK TO IMPROVE LOCAL BUSINESS CONDITIONS IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA. ITS MEMBERS HAVE A COMMON INTEREST IN ENSURING THAT ARIZONA'S LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND ITS JUDUCIAL POLICIES AND RULES ARE KNOWLEDGE BASED AND FAIR, AND THAT ARIZONA CREDITORS AND THE CREDIT GRANTING PUBLIC ARE PROVIDED FAIR ACCESS TO THE STATE'S COURT SYSTEM FOR DEBT COLLECTION ACTIVITIES. ITS MEMBERS ARE ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT INSURING THAT ARIZONA'S CREDITOR RIGHTS ATTORNEYS ARE WELL INFORMED AND ACT ETHICALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY WHEN WORKING WITH THE COURTS AND THE PUBLIC. THE ASSOCIATION WORKS TO ENSURE THAT THESE GOALS ARE REALIZED BY SUPPORTING NEW LEGISLATION AND COURT RULES TO STRENGTHEN THE RIGHTS OF CREDITORS, PROVIDING AND PROMOTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR NETWORKING, AND PROVIDING AND SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS. ACBA LISTSERVE:THE ARIZONA CREDITORS BAR ASSOCIATION (ACBA) IS AN ORGANIZATION COMPRISED OF 24 LAW FIRMS AND OVER 75 MEMBERS ALL WHOSE PRIMARY LEGAL PRACTICE IS CREDITORS' RIGHTS. WE PRACTICE IN ALL 95 JUSTICE COURTS, AND ALL SUPERIOR COURTS IN ARIZONA'S 15 COUNTIES.WE MAINTAIN AN ACTIVE LISTSERV WHICH SERVES AS A COMMUNICATIONS TOOL AMONG MEMBERS TO CONVERSE REGARDING ISSUES IN COLLECTION LAW. THIS IS HEAVILY USED BY BOTH PRACTITIONERS IN THE JUSTICE COURTS TO SHARE AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION REGARDING WHAT THE JUDGES ARE DOING ON ISSUES THAT AFFECT OUR CLIENTS; ON OPINIONS THEY ARE RENDERING REGARDING PROPOSITION 209, AND PROMOTE UNIFORMITY AMONG TRIAL ATTORNEYS. WE USE THE LIST SERVE TO CREATE BEST PRACTICES SO THAT WE CAN BETTER REPRESENT OUR CLIENTS IN THE COURTS.COMMUNITY / BAR ASSISTANCE:ACBA MEMBERS SIT ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS COMMITTEE, A DIVISION OF THE ARIZONA SUPREME COURT TO ASSIST IN THE DRAFTING AND APPROVING OF COURT FORMS USED BY THE COURT SYSTEMS.A MEMBER SITS ON THE ARIZONA SUPREME COURT'S COMMITTEE DEALING WITH EXPANSION OF ELECTRONIC FILING SERVICES, AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR PRACTICE. SINCE OUR MEMBERS ARE SO ACTIVE IN THE ARIZONA COURT SYSTEM, WE GIVE INPUT AS TO HOW NEW ELECTRONIC FILING SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED.CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION:IN LATE 2022, THE ACBA LEGAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE WORKED ON CLE MATERIALS FOR A CLE PRESENTED IN JANUARY, 2023.IN EARLY JANUARY 2023, THE ACBA AND SNELL AND WILMER PRESENTED A CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAM TO EXPLAIN THE IMPACT OF PROPOSITION 209. IN ADDITION TO MOST OF OUR ATTORNEY WHO ATTENDED, THERE WERE AN ADDITIONAL APPROXIMATELY 75ATTORNEYS FROM AROUND THE STATE WHO ATTENDED THE CLE. OPPOSITION/LITIGATION OF PROPOSITION 209:AS PART OF THE OPPOSITION TO PROP 209, THE ACBA MET WITH OUTSIDE INTEREST GROUPS IN ORDER TO GARNER SUPPORT FOR THE OPPOSITION. WE HIRED FIRST STRATEGIC, A CONSULTING, MARKETING AND ADVERTISEMENT FIRM, WHO IN TURN CREATED ADVERTISEMENTS OPPOSING 209.ACBA MEMBERS MET WITH CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE IN TUCSON AND PHOENIX, AS WELL AS TRADE ORGANIZATIONS, THE GOLDWATER INSTITUTE, CAR DEALERS, CAR DEALER ASSOCIATIONS, MORTGAGE LENDERS, HEALTHCARE LOBBIES, BANKRUPTCY PRACTITIONERS, BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEES, AND ANYONE WHO HAD AN INTEREST IN LENDING IN THE STATE, ALL FOR THE PURPOSE OF PUTTING TOGETHER A COALITION TO OPPOSE 209 INITIATIVE.THE ACBA IS INVOLVED IN THE COURT CHALLENGE TO PROPOSITION 209. ACBA FILED SUIT IN JULY OF 2022 AND HAS SPENT $160K IN 2022 TO SNELL AND WILMER, AND IN 2023 $128K WAS SPENT FOR LEGAL FEES CHALLENGING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF PROP 209.THE COURT OF APPEALS HEARD ORAL ARGUMENT ON OCTOBER 26, 2023 AND ACBA IS AWAITING A COURT RULING. 5000 0 DAVID E HAMEROFF TREASURER/DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 ERIC LOGVIN PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 JASON J LEROY DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 JOHN A DADDONA SECRETARY/DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 STEVEN J ITKIN DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 TODD GURSTEL DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 THAYNE K CULLIMORE DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 HARVEY MOORE DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 JARED L BUCHANAN VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 AZ DAVID E HAMEROFF 135 W COUNCIL ST TUCSON AZ 85701 5207924700 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 20000 0 0 1 157784 155537 12660 168197 147264 10520 PART I-A, LINE 1: PUBLIC POLICY PARTNERS, LLC FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: LOBBYING . AMOUNT: 20,000. DESCRIPTION: BANK FEES. AMOUNT: 11. DESCRIPTION: EDUCATION. AMOUNT: 43. DESCRIPTION: MISC EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 586. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 20,640. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: DUE TO BALLOT. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 5,000. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 5,000. DESCRIPTION: DUE TO PROP 209. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 113,602. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 15,118. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.