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Phoenix, AZ (August 29, 2024) - Jaburg Wilk is pleased to announce that twenty of their partners have been included in the 2024 Edition of the Phoenix Magazine’s Top Lawyers list.  Jaburg Wilk would like to congratulate the following partners:Mark Bogard (Construction) Roger Cohen (Legacy) Ian Fischer – (Civil Law Litigation) Lauren Garner (Wills...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (08/26/2024) – Micalann C. Pepe was elected as a Director serving in the Board of Directors of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) for 2024-2025 at their recent annual meeting.  Pepe is a partner in the insurance law department of Jaburg Wilk where she focuses her practice on bad faith litigation, insurance coverage, and civil...

Recently I was speaking with a young attorney who was lamenting the workload and hours the partners at his firm expected of him and talking about his time at night and on the weekends being his time, not theirs. This struck me.  When I was a young attorney, I expected to work hard and do whatever was asked of me as I learned a profession. I think that attitude and...

Jaburg Wilk is pleased to announce that 15 of their partners have been included in the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America and an additional 5 attorneys have been included in the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch.  Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to lega...

Each of us is a part of a group in relation to our work. You are a part of the company where you work.  And you are probably part of smaller formal groups comprised of you and co-workers, as well as part of other professional, industry, or similar groups outside of your company. In every group there is a dynamic of those who speak and those who generally don’t. ...

In this second article of our USERRA series, we explain how a veteran or member of the military recognizes discrimination and/or retaliation in violation of USERRA. Discrimination USERRA prohibits an employer from discriminating against an employee because of their past or current military service. Specifically, USERRA prohibits an employer from denying service m...

If you compare your life with others, especially those you believe to be more successful or happier than you are, you will be unhappy in your life. Teddy Roosevelt said “Comparison is the thief of joy” more than a century ago and it still rings true today. The point is to not be envious of others or, more accurately, of what you perceive the success or happines...

Poor time management limits success more than people realize it does. The people you work for, whether bosses or clients, will notice if you show up late or miss a deadline. When you do, it reflects poorly on you and your company, and how you deal with being called out about poor time management does too. If you struggle with punctuality, you need to fix that now. ...

Many people sugarcoat what they say to save another’s feelings. I think this is because most people shy away from potentially confrontational conversations or don’t know how to effectively communicate something negative or that is constructive criticism. If you are unable or unwilling to have honest, hard conversations with your peers and employees, it’s detr...

JW Way Fundamental #25: Candidly discuss, then align  “Healthy, respectful discussion creates better solutions. Discuss concepts without personal attacks. Check your ego and search for the best solution rather than proving you are right. Once a decision is made, be fully aligned and completely supportive of it. “Groups frequently make decisions.  Even no...