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PHOENIX, Ariz. (June 24, 2019). The Phoenix law firm of Jaburg Wilk supported the Code Red program at Phoenix Rescue Mission for the fifth consecutive year. This year, with a matching donation, they were able to donate nearly 6,000 bottles of water.  Jaburg Wilk has previously supported Code Red which provides water to vulnerable people during the dangerous tripl...

Studies have shown that likable people are more successful. This makes sense because I feel comfortable saying that almost any person you ask would rather be around and do business with someone who is likable versus someone who is not. Because of this, it’s good that being likable is something you have the power to control and improve on. Being likable is eas...

I had a conversation this week that reminded me of a post I wrote years ago about the importance of preparation. I went back and looked at it. The post was spot on regarding the conversation between my client and me. I revised that post for the current situation because it is a good reminder of how important preparation is. This week, I called a client to set up a ...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (6/10/2019) – The law firm of Jaburg Wilk again supported the relief efforts for Catholic Charities Community Services Bless Refugees Employees of the firm raised more than $1,500 dollars to purchase essentials for both programs as well as donating hygiene supplies, clothing, and bedding. In addition to the donations of several large boxes of hygi...

It is commonplace for an owner of real estate to convey their property from one entity that they own or control to another that they also own or control.  There are many reasons for such transfers, including, most commonly, the desire to hold a particular property in a "single purpose entity" in order to satisfy a lender's requirement, or to attempt to shield the ...

JW Way Fundamental #10: Communicate to be Understood "Know your audience. Use the language of your audience to write and speak clearly concisely, in away that can be easily understood." The purpose of communicating - whether it’s oral, written, sign language or Morse code - is that both parties understand what is being said.  It is primarily the sender&...

JW Way Fundamental #10: Communicate to be Understood "Know your audience. Use the language of your audience to write and speak clearly concisely, in away that can be easily understood." How important is communicating to be understood? Can the misunderstanding of a few words literally mean the difference between life and death? In 1977 at foggy Tenerife a...

JW Way Fundamental #9: Leave Your Ego at the Door  "At all times, stay focused on serving the needs of our client and our firm, rather than on serving your ego. Remember - it's about the client and our firm, not you!" My parents were in town a few weeks ago so I invited them to meet me for lunch. My Mom, Dixie ordered.  My Dad, Phil ordered.  I orde...

I first remember reading or hearing this in a quote from Jim Valvano, the North Carolina basketball coach who said “Every Single Day, in Every Walk of Life, Ordinary People do Extraordinary Things.” In 1983, his underdog team was pitted against the heavily favorited Houston Cougars in the NCAA Men’s Basketball championship game. They won right at ...

As a general rule, if somebody owns something, whether it is as small as a cell phone or as big as ten-acre parcel of land, no one else may use it without the owner’s consent. There is, however, a notable exception to such rule found in the legal concept of prescriptive easements. While there are various types of prescriptive easement claims, such claims ofte...