# 2 Jaburg Wilk Partners named to 2019 Best Lawyers® Lawyer of the Year *Published:* 2018-08-20 *Author:* Glenn Jimerson PHOENIX, Ariz. (08/15/2018) – [Jaburg Wilk](https://www.bestlawyers.com/firms/jaburg-wilk/34053/US) is pleased to announce that [Lauren L. Garner](https://www.bestlawyers.com/lawyers/lauren-l-garner/155586) was recently recognized by [*Best Lawyers*](https://www.bestlaywers.com/) as the 2019 “Lawyer of the Year” for Litigation – Trusts and Estates and [Maria Crimi Speth](https://www.bestlawyers.com/lawyers/maria-crimi-speth/152583) was recognized as the 2019 “Lawyer of the Year” for Technology Law in the Phoenix area. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant. These lawyers are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the peer review assessments. Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism, and their integrity. In addition to the “Lawyer of the Year” award, [Lauren L. Garner](/our-people/lauren-garner) was also listed in the 2019 Edition of *The Best Lawyers in America* in the following practice areas: - Trusts and Estates, Litigation – Trusts and Estates and [Maria Crimi Speth](/our-people/maria-crimi-speth) was also listed in the following practice areas: - Information Technology Law, Technology Law, Copyright Law, Trademark Law Since it was first published in 1983, *Best Lawyers* has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. For more information contact Shranda Ceballos at602.248.1000 or email