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JULY 9, 2012 / YOUR BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS WEEKLY BUSINESS TOOLS IN A RECOVERY SPECIAL FOCUS This month, VEGAS INC looks at legal issues, tips for growth and fending off trouble. HEALTH CARE RULING BRINGS HOPE, UNCERTAINTY By David McGrath Schwartz staff writer F orget the political calculations and the constitutional questions. For Las Vegas mother Alicia Santiago, the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling on President Barack Obama's health care law gives her hope she'll be able to buy insurance for her adult son who's learning disabled and epileptic. For Reno business owner Tim Wulf, it LEGAL ADVICE: John Aldrich, head of the Aldrich Law Firm, says there is no substitute for getting personal references when choosing a lawyer for your business. when you have a legal dispute. ¶ Besides, most of the guys on TV work in personal injury and divorce cases — not exactly the kind of legal work most businesses need. BEST PRACTICES W HOW TO HIRE A GOOD ATTORNEY FOR YOUR BUSINESS By Richard N. Velotta senior staff writer ith apologies to Glen Lerner, Ed Bernstein, Adam Kutner and the other attorneys who try to impress with television personas, contracting legal help based on what you see on TV is a bad way of finding someone to represent you and your business SEE LAWYER, PAGE 14 CHRISTOPHER DEVARGAS means he may reduce his workforce to qualify for exemptions that would help him afford the cost of the law. And for Stasia Shaver, the ruling means she will now be waiting for a political battle to play out at the state level to see if she and her daughters will once again be eligible for Medicaid after the state found she made $16 too much a month to qualify. The court's opinion June 28 upheld Obama's landmark health care law — including the mandate that individuals SEE HEALTH CARE, PAGE 16 INSIDE TODAY GOODBYE, PEDRO MARTINEZ | P. 7 The Clark County School District's deputy superintendent finds a new job up north DISPIRITED | P. 19 Columnist Richard N. Velotta flies fee-happy Spirit Airlines for the first time THE LIST | P. 20 Available commercial space