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The United States Patent and Trademark Office USPTO recently announced a significant rule change. Effective August 3, 2019, all foreign-domiciled trademark applicants, registrants, and parties to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board proceedings must be represented by an attorney who is licensed to practice law in the United States. Why the Rule Change? This new rule ca...

JW Way Fundamental #15: Treasure, Protect, and Promote our Reputation  "We're all caretakers and beneficiaries of the firm's image and reputation at all times and all situations. Consider how your actions affect our collective reputation, and act in a way that brings honor to the firm. Remember, you are always an ambassador of our firm." "The way to gai...

Most people know and understand that helping others makes you feel good. This can be volunteering for a non-profit or giving directions to someone who is lost. Sometimes your help makes a bigger difference to the person you are helping than you initially think it does. I recently had the opportunity to help someone who needed a ride. No, I didn’t pick up a hi...

JW Way Fundamental #15: Treasure, Protect, and Promote our Reputation  "We're all caretakers and beneficiaries of the firm's image and reputation at all times and all situations. Consider how your actions affect our collective reputation, and act in a way that brings honor to the firm. Remember, you are always an ambassador of our firm." Over the past 3...

JW Way Fundamental #18: Speak Constructively  "Address issues in a candid, direct, kind and respectful manner with those involved or affected. Be courageous enough to say what you believe should be said. Ask questions, share ideas, raise issues, and be open to responses. Make constructive suggestions in a way that helps make progress. When possible, speak in p...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (07/10/2019) – Beth Cohn, a shareholder at the Phoenix law firm of Jaburg Wilk, recently received the 2019 Henry Tom Outstanding Tax Attorney Award by the State Bar of Arizona Tax Law Section.  The award is given to the tax attorney who made significant contributions to the field of tax law and demonstrated extraordinary leadership, initiative and...

JW Way Fundamental #14: Work Smart "Be organized and plan work for maximium efficiency. Have tools necessary before starting your work. Be thoughtful about your schedule and have a game plan for calls, taks, the workday. Establish priorities and work on them first."  When researching about this topic, there were four areas that the experts suggested to ...

JW Way Fundamental #22: 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. Mistakes are a critical component of learning." I believe maturity, both intellectual and emotional, is key to successfully practicing blame...

JW Way Fundamental #22: 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. Mistakes are critical component of learning." It is natural to feel defensive when something goes wrong.  In many organizations, b...

JW Way Fundamental #11: Demonstrate Respect "Treat others with courtesy and dignity. Show respect by listening fully and actively, paying attention to your words and attitude. Give your undivided attention without interruptions.""R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to me."  Of course, that is a quote from a great Aretha Franklin song, but for our purposes,...