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Arizona law provides two separate paths to protect those who cannot fully protect themselves. Guardianship and conservatorship, both of which apply to either minor children or adults who are unable to make or manage their own decisions. People may assume that one “ship” covers everything. It does not. Understanding the distinction is important. Guard the Perso...

People love to talk about reinvention like it’s some kind of magic trick, like you disappear one day and come back as somebody new. That’s not how it works. You don’t need to become somebody else. Instead, get loud about who you already are. There’s a difference, and it took me years to see it. Reinvention means you must dig past everybody else’s opinion ...

That number should reframe how every professional thinks about a bad day, a lost case, a client who walks, or a deal that falls through. Attorneys in particular tend to carry losses like weight, because the profession trains you to believe that competence means winning, consistently. But the math simply doesn’t support that belief, not even for the best in the wo...

There is a certain kind of professional who makes the whole thing look easy. The attorney who stands up and delivers the perfect argument without seeming to reach for it. The advisor who reads a complicated situation in seconds and somehow already knows the move. Watching people like this, it is tempting to assume they were simply born with something the rest of us...

When most people hear the words "domestic violence," they think of physical harm. Arizona's new family court law, the Alec and Lydia Act (HB2995), effective June 22, 2026, changes that picture substantially. For the first time in Arizona, a pattern of behavior known as "coercive control" is explicitly included in the definition of domestic violence for purposes of ...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (July 14, 2026) – The law firm of Jaburg Wilk is pleased to announce that David P. Uffens has been named an equity partner of the firm. Uffens focuses his practice in family law, assisting clients with divorces, child custody matters, post-decree modifications, and pre/post-nuptial agreements. He is an Arizona State Bar Certified Specialist in Fami...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (July 13, 2026) – The law firm of Jaburg Wilk announced that Kevin M. Estevez has joined the firm as a partner in its construction law and commercial litigation practice group. Before joining Jaburg Wilk, Kevin represented general contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, architects, engineers, and business owners in a wide range of construc...

Nobody puts “number of good friends” on a balance sheet, but maybe they should. Over a career and a lifetime, the relationships you build and protect turn out to matter most in life. I have seen people reach extraordinary professional heights only to look around and realize they did it largely alone and that the summit wasn’t nearly as satisfying as they imag...

A federal trial court judge in Phoenix denied a plaintiff's attempt to freeze an opponent's assets before trial. The Court’s reasonings offer a useful roadmap for what to do and what to avoid when attempting to lock down assets early in commercial litigation. An Arizona tech services company (Clutch) sued its vendor (Acronis) claiming Acronis kept charging them ...

On June 22, 2026, Governor Hobbs signed HB2995, the "Alec and Lydia Act," into law. Because the legislation carries an emergency clause, the changes took effect immediately. Arizona's family court domestic violence framework is now fundamentally different from what it was the day before. The bottom line for anyone with a family law matter involving domestic violen...