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JW Way Fundamental #3: Clarify and Manage Expectations "Establish mutually agreeable expectation as to the time, expense, and goals of every engagement. Let people know what to expect and when. Ensure clarity by reviewing goals, action items, responsibilities, and dues dates to ensure expectations are understood."This JW Way fundamental is often a challenge for m...

JW Way Fundamental #7: Honor your commitments.  "Do what you say you are going to do when you say you are going to do it. If a commitment can’t be fulfilled, tell others early and agree on a new commitment."It is easy to honor some commitments.  As lawyers we have deadlines, court appearances, and scheduled dates we must comply with. Those are calendared, we ...

JW Way Fundamental #3: Clarify and Manage Expectations "Establish mutually agreeable expectation as to the time, expense, and goals of every engagement. Let people know what to expect and when. Ensure clarity by reviewing goals, action items, responsibilities, and dues dates to ensure expectations are understood."A hunter in Africa sets out to capture a monkey...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (5/24/2019) – The law firm of Jaburg Wilk was pleased to be a sponsor of the recent The Big Event benefitting Boys & Girls Club of Metro Phoenix.  Boys & Girls Club of Metro Phoenix fills the critical need for out-of-school supervision and care by providing a safe, nurturing environment for kids to learn, recreate, socialize, and devel...

Sitting in a chair all day and not moving is bad for you physically, bad for your brand, and bad for your business. You may be thinking “I don’t have a brand.” But you do. We all do, and it is intertwined with our reputations. And if you stay in your office all day, how are you going to generate new business? Almost all of us generate business by ...

I also look at this as being true to yourself. I say this because many times when you are faced with a difficult decision, part of the difficultly is that you will be letting someone down who you care about. Some great examples are taking a job for more money and no opportunity versus less money and the opportunity for growth.  Or simply staying in a job ...

Anyone who has been involved in an Arizona family law case since 2013 knows that the notion of child “custody” is largely obsolete. At the end of 2012, the term “custody” was replaced with two legal concepts: legal decision-making and parenting time. Those two concepts are defined very differently.  Parenting time “means the schedule of time during whic...

On April 16, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion in Erickson Productions, Inc. v. Kast. The Erickson decision teaches several important lessons. First, it reminds copyright owners of the importance of registering their works with the U.S. Copyright Office, especially following the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ...

Great photographs of your product are essential to a successful Amazon listing. Following certain basic rules is critical to keeping your listing from being shut down. In addition to satisfying the minimum requirements so Amazon permits your listing, there are legal requirements that can sneak up on you if you are not informed. The technical requirements for photo...

On a warm, sunny spring day my twin three-year-old grandkids wanted to go on a walk.  Between my warnings of “stop running” and “wait” there was a tremendous amount of joy.  They expressed wonder at rocks, stopped to sit on a big rock and then from their big rock perch hunted for small rocks that were, in a toddler’...