Jacob Appointed to Ninth Circuit Lawyer Coordinating Committee
CJP's Rodney Jacob has been appointed as the Ninth Circuit Lawyer Coordinating Committee Representative for the District of Guam. According to the Court's press release:
"Chief Judge Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood is pleased to announce the appointment of attorney Rodney J. Jacob to be the Ninth Circuit Lawyer Coordinating Committee Representative for the District of Guam, effective January 4, 2024.
Pangelinan Presents on Workplace Harassment
CJP's Michael A. Pangelinan and Jeffrey Sablan, Fair Employment Practice Officer and FEPA Administrator from the Guam Department of Labor made a presentation to the Guam chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) on February 7, 2024 entitled "Preventing Workplace Harassment". Mr. Pangelinan is the VP of Legislative Affairs for the SHRM Guam Chapter.
Calvo Jacob & Pangelinan Marks the Beginning of a New Era
Hagåtña, Guam – October 31, 2023 - Calvo Fisher & Jacob announced today that Kathy Fisher will be entering a new relationship with the firm at the end of the month and that the firm will change its name to Calvo Jacob & Pangelinan effective November 1, 2023.
Class Action Notice: FTB Limited Liability Corporation Tax Refund Cases
Calvo Fisher & Jacob is co-counsel for the class in the FTB Limited Liability Corporation Tax Refund Cases. The class action notice is available here.
NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF CLASS ACTION
Mail Date: 4/30/2020
FTB LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION TAX REFUND CASES
Judicial Council Coordination Proceeding No. 4742 (City & County of SF Superior Court Case No. CGC-07-462728; Fresno County Superior Court Case No. 10CECG00434)
Rodney Jacob Testifies Before Congress re the Need to Extend SSI Benefits to Guam
Calvo Fisher & Jacob’s Rodney Jacob testified before the Committee on Natural Resources of the U.S. House of Representatives at a remote hearing on July 28, 2021 titled “The President's FY22 Budget Priority for the Territories: Medicaid, SSI, and SNAP Parity.”
Pangelinan Named to Board of SHRM Guam Chapter as VP of Public Relations
CFJ's Michael Pangelinan has been elected to the Board of Directors and as Vice President of Public Relations of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Guam Chapter.
Pangelinan Joins Fellow PUC Commisioners in Vote to Keep Guam Power Bills Low
The Guam Public Utilities Commission decided on Thursday, July 30 to keep power rates low despite a recent increase in the cost of fuel. CFJ Partner Michael Pangelinan is a member of the Commission.
Court Rules SSI Benefits Cannot Be Denied to Citizens of Guam
In December 2018, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Calvo Fisher & Jacob LLP, and Farrell & Reisinger LLC filed two lawsuits against the Social Security Administration challenging the U.S. government’s policy of refusing to provide Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits to American citizens living on Guam.
CFJ Assists Guam Hotels in Negotiating Contract with Navy to Accommodate 5,000 USS Roosevelt Sailors Quarantined on Guam
The outbreak of COVID-19 on the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt while docked in Guam made worldwide headlines. After the U.S. Navy decided to quarantine all crew members who had tested negative in eleven (11) hotels on the island, Calvo Fisher & Jacob (CFJ) was a retained by the Guam Hotel and Restaurant Association (GHRA) to represent it in negotiations with the Navy.
CFJ’s Rapadas Participates in Supreme Court of Guam’s First Virtual Appellate Argument
CFJ's Genevieve Rapadas had the honor of being one of the first attorneys to present a virtual appellate argument before the Supreme Court of Guam on May 1, 2020.