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We live in a world of entrenched people and positions. Right now, you may be thinking of politics and similar high-level issues, but I am not. I’m considering this on a day-to-day level in relation to your work and personal lives in how you deal with people on any topic. For me it’s about my clients and whom I have to deal with on their behalf. I certainly deal...

Delivering outstanding advice to your client or customer is what you should strive for. My firm has defined its culture and “Deliver Outstanding Legal Advice” is fundamental #1 of the JW Way. Without this, nothing else we do matters because this is central to why clients hire us. The same is true of your clients or customers no matter the nature of your busine...

There has been a good amount of commentary regarding Arizona House Bill 2617, which amends the Arizona Homestead Statute, and related statutes, effective January 1, 2022. Despite what appears to be the consensus, the Bill is not primarily anti-consumer, and has significant redeeming qualities. On the other hand, the statutory amendments raise a host of new question...

1. Make sure you have what you need from the start Take advantage of all information needed to collect at the time the loan is made or the services are provided, including obtaining a security interest in collateral. Remember, the borrower or customer wants your money or services and will be cooperative at this point. Information to obtain at this time includes soc...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (September 28, 2021) - The law firm of Jaburg Wilk announced that Philomena “Mena” Patiño joined the firm as an attorney in its family law group. Before joining Jaburg Wilk, Mena represented clients in family law matters at Scottsdale family law firm. She has represented clients with divorces, child custody issues, and post-decree modificati...

I recently heard someone on a podcast say part of why he thinks his children have grown up to be good young adults included ingraining in them the idea of “doing the right thing, even if it sucks.” Many times, doing the right thing is easy (and some people still choose doing the wrong thing). Other times it is hard. In my work, an example is when a calendaring ...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (09/17/2021) – Micalann C. Pepe was recently appointed to several leadership positions in the American Bar Association Tort & Trial Insurance Practice Section. For the 2021-2022 ABA Leadership year, Pepe was named as: Membership Vice Chair: Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee Diversity Vice Chair: Property Insurance Committee Vice Cha...

Dreams are great. They can sustain us through hard times or hard work. They can lift us up and let us down. We can learn from them whether or not they are realized. Have you followed any dreams in your life? Most dreams die. When this happens to you, what is your reaction? Does it drag you down or paralyze you? If so, you need to rethink how to look at failure; you...

We all make mistakes. Regularly. Do you think about what happened and try to learn from them, or do you beat yourself up? Or does it depend on the mistake and what and who it affected? Next time you make a mistake, take a step back and think how you prevent such a mistake from happening again. The cycle of beating yourself up does no good. It wastes time, which is ...

Lauren Garner is panelist at the State Bar of Arizona Probate Mediations Webinar. What: Probate Mediations – Getting to a Signed Settlement Agreement Exploration of factors that lead to a successful mediation Timing of the mediation Selection of the right mediator Preparing your clients and the mediator Awareness of possible experts or needed resour...