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On all of the television court shows, one theme that is pervasive is that the judge, in issuing his or her ruling, attempts to fashion as result that is “fair” to the parties.  But as anyone who has first-hand experience, either as an attorney or as a party, with “real life” lawsuits, knows well, it is all too often true that the concep...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (March 18, 2019), Lauren Garner and Lawrence Wilk, partners at the Phoenix law firm of Jaburg Wilk, were listed in the Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona 2019 by AZ Big Media.Lauren Garner was named a top lawyer in probate and trust litigation as well as mediation. She is an Adjunct Professor at the ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law focusing on pr...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (03/15/2019) – Douglas Guffey has been named to the Board of Directors of NOAH – Neighborhood Outreach Access to Health Guffey, a healthcare attorney and partner at Jaburg Wilk, said “My career has been centered on working with doctors and medical facilities. This is a great opportunity to support a non-profit that provides medical care to uni...

This past weekend I was reading an article and saw a great quote: “If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much space.” I think this applies to all of us and it doesn’t matter what you do for a living. I read it as saying to always be looking forward and challenging yourself. If you rest on your laurels you become stagna...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (3/15/2019) – The law firm of Jaburg Wilk was pleased to be a sponsor of the Child Crisis Arizona’s 2019 Night in Casablanca Gala.  More than 40 years ago, Child Crisis Arizona created their emergency children’s shelter for children up to age 10.  Since then they have provided emergency shelter, foster care and adoption programs, Early ...

Found within the countless laws governing commercial transactions are many traps for the unwary. One such “trap” is found in the law governing certificates of deposit (CDs) and promissory notes. While most people would assume that their CD is “as good as gold” and that it can be held indefinitely until such time as the holder chooses to conv...

Family law attorneys may have many “high-conflict” divorces in which parents cannot resolve their differences in either a business-like or amicable manner. Typically, there is on-going, unrelenting hostility between the parents.  Frequently, there are allegations of domestic violence, physical abuse, and/or sexual abuse.  The parents...

I currently have many really interesting matters I am working on. One of the matters had a large deadline a few weeks ago, which was then extended for a week. You can’t work on a large project without it impacting other work you have. The extension was a blessing and a curse because the pleading created was much better thanks to the deadline, but it certainly...

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled copyright owners must register their copyrights before filing a lawsuit for copyright infringement. The decision resolves a conflict between certain federal appeals courts that held copyright owners merely need apply for copyright registration before filing suit and others that required actual registration to issue. In&nb...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (3/1/2019) – The law firm of Jaburg Wilk was pleased to be a sponsor of as well as volunteer at Swift Youth Foundation’s 2019 Carnival. More than 300 children attended the Swift Carnival in Northeast Phoenix on February 23, 2019.  Employees of Jaburg Wilk and their families volunteered at the food court.  They also helped children play bo...