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JW Way #17 - Be relentless about continuous improvement. Be a “lifetime learner.”  Continually invest in your own education, both formally and informally.  Never stop improving your legal, technical and personal skills.  Excellence is a journey, not a destination. This fundamental encourages us to become better at our jobs, better in our...

Maria Crimi Speth and Arizona Technology Council’s  Startup and Entrepreneurship Committee will be presenting ‘It’s a (VIRTUAL) Jungle Out There! Legal Traps on the Internet’, on Thursday Oct. 1 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Unexpected Art Gallery located at 734 W. Polk, Phoenix, AZ 85007.  Attendees will learn how to avoid c...

Phoenix, Arizona (Sept. 14, 2015) - Phoenix business law firm Jaburg Wilk cooked two dinners for children and their families staying at Ryan House.  Ryan House is a palliative and respite care facility that addresses the emotional, spiritual and social needs of children and their families as they navigate life-limiting or end-of-life journeys.   Jaburg Wi...

Q: Do Employers have to pay for all time worked? A: Absolutely. The law has been clear for many years that if an employer engages an employee to work, they must pay for all time worked.  Q: Do employers have to give breaks and are they required to be paid? A: In Arizona, surprisingly there is no law that requires employers to give their employees mandatory br...

Don’t be a sloth! Delay rarely helps in any situation. We know disorganization leads to disaster. It not only can make you late on your commitments, it can adversely affect your business and personal life. We live in a “what have you done for me lately” world that demands that expectations not just to be met, but exceeded. You can do this by setti...

JW Way #14 – Respect the need to balance professional independence and firm consistency. While we’ve all developed our own ways to be successful, it’s also important for us to maintain firm consistency in many areas, and to follow firm policies for the best interests of the organization as a whole. Applying generalized descriptions to any one group of individ...

JW Way #12 - Practice blameless problem solving. Blame has no place in our firm. Fix errors by focusing on solutions, not assessing blame.  Learn from mistakes and use that knowledge to improve our processes.  Without mistakes, there is no learning. I believe maturity (intellectual and emotional) is key to successfully practicing blameless problem solving. But...

Phoenix, Arizona (Sept. 3, 2015) - Phoenix business law firm Jaburg Wilk provided over 4,000 bottles of water to Phoenix Rescue Mission for their Code Red Summer Heat Relief project.  During the summer when temperatures are in the triple digits, life on the streets goes from unbearable to deadly. Homeless individuals need water to survive summer on the streets...

Eight Jaburg Wilk Attorneys Named to 2016 Best Lawyers® in America List PHOENIX, AZ, (Sept. 1, 2015)- Jaburg Wilk is pleased to announce that eight lawyers have been named to the 2016 Edition of Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Lawyers on the Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic regi...

The valuation of a business or professional practice in a divorce proceeding requires the resolution of unique issues. Among the most significant of these issues are the valuation date and the standard of value to be applied. In Arizona, judges have the discretion to decide these issues by considering specific factors that are typically unique to the particular cir...