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Jaburg Wilk is pleased to announce that Shareholder Micalann C. Pepe has been re-elected as a Senior Director on the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel's (FDCC) Board of Directors and has taken on an expanded set of national leadership appointments within the organization. Pepe was appointed Chair of the FDCC's Projects & Objectives Committee, which...

Kyle J. Kopinski has been named to the Board of Directors of Gift of Adoption Fund, Arizona Chapter. Kopinski, a litigation attorney at Jaburg Wilk, said, "The Gift of Adoption Fund does extraordinary work removing the financial barriers that prevent families from completing the adoption process. Every child deserves a permanent, stable home, and I am honored to s...

A few weeks ago, I was standing inside a restaurant by the front door, waiting to be seated with my daughter and extended family in front of me. A man who looked like he might be homeless rode up on a bike, stopped, walked in, and came up quietly behind me. Before I even knew he was there, he put his hand on my shoulder and whispered, “Be the difference you want ...

National Make-A-Will Month is in August.  It is a great reminder to take care of business. Creating a will isn’t just for older people, it is really for everyone.  It is about taking control, protecting loved ones, making wishes known, and easing the burden on family members during a difficult and stressful time. Why Wills Matter in Arizona Having a will in p...

Jaburg Wilk is pleased to announce that Gary Jaburg has been named to the Board of Directors of The Foster Alliance. Jaburg, founder and managing partner of Jaburg Wilk, said, "Every child in foster care deserves stability, safety, and the chance to thrive. The Foster Alliance does remarkable work supporting foster children and the families that care for them." T...

Jaburg Wilk is pleased to announce that shareholder Alden A. Thomas has been named to the Phoenix Business Journal's 2026 Class of 40 Under Forty. This prestigious award recognizes forty of the Valley's most accomplished business and community leaders under the age of 40 for their professional excellence and commitment to the Greater Phoenix community. Thomas chai...

I learned so much from reading. Which sparks ideas. Try it. That’s really the whole thesis, and I could stop right there, but the old ad line deserves better than a one-sentence drive-by. Reading Is Fundamental was a public service campaign decades before anyone worried about attention spans and doom-scrolling, and it turns out the slogan undersold itself. Readin...

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...