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One thing I have learned is to do things for others, yet expect nothing. That's right, you need to rely on karma. Do good deeds and you will be on the receiving end in the future. Connect people. Refer people. Forward that article you know your colleague, friend or family member will be interested in. Send a card or a letter - you know, the way we u...

The Arizona non-profit community was once again celebrated in the 2017 Social Venture Partners Arizona Fast Pitch competition.  Social innovators were coached and mentored over two months; where seven finalists will get 3 minutes to “pitch” their non-profit in this fast paced competition to a panel of judges and the audien...

Video Transcript: I’m Roger Cohen. I’m a shareholder at Jaburg Wilk. I’ve been practicing law for thirty-seven years. My primary areas of practice are commercial litigation, business transactions and business disputes of all shapes and sizes. What is a business divorce? Business divorce is the business equivalent of a real divorce. People have pa...

A “Morris Agreement” is a “settlement agreement entered into when the insurer is defending under a reservation of rights under which the insured stipulates to a judgment, assigns his rights against the insurer to the claimant, and receives in return a covenant from the claimant not to execute against the insured.” See Parking Concepts, ...

  US Supreme Court Rules on Star Athletica, LLC v. Varsity Brands, Inc. On March 22, 2017, the Supreme Court rendered its decision in what many refer to as the cheerleader uniform case.  Star Athletica, LLC v. Varsity Brands, Inc. The Court decided whether designs on cheerleader uniforms were entitled to copyright protection.  Copyright law protects “pictori...

Paid Sick Time Off is Required by Arizona Employers Some employers were taking the "wait and see" approach with Prop 206 due to the legal challenge filed by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce. The waiting is now over. On March 15, 2017, the Arizona Supreme Court voted unanimously to uphold Prop 206. In other words, Prop 206 is here to stay, and employers need to comp...

Video Transcript: How can I protect my business before I get married? Hi, I’m Mitch Reichman. I’m a board-certified Family Law Specialist and I practice at Jaburg & Wilk. What is community property? Community property in Arizona creates a presumption that everything that’s acquired during the marriage by either spouse is owned by the communit...

InStafford v. Burns, --- P.3d ---, 2017 WL 164310 (Ariz.App.January 17, 2017), amedical malpracticeand wrongful death case arising from emergency medical care rendered after a methadone overdose, the ArizonaCourt of Appeals “decline[d] to impose a requirement that Offers of Judgment be deemed reasonable before sanctions are imposed under Rule 68(g).” R...

I wanted to go to law school, but knew for sure after an interview with Pitney Bowes. The interviewer asked me to sell him widgets. I never tried to close the deal, so you can imagine the result of the interview. In addition to thinking law was interesting, I thought I was going into a profession that didn't require selling. I was wrong.  In law you...

We live in a fast-paced transactional world. With the speed everything moves people sometimes resort to a text, email or similarly transactional electronic thank you. But if you resort to relaying a thank you by email, text or social media flavor of the month it is destined for the electronic scrapheap and likely will not be remembered. Be different and either writ...