Wilenchik and Bartness maintains the highest “AV” rating that is available under the Martindale Hubbell rating system, and it is listed in the national Bar Registry of Preeminent Lawyers. Founded in 1991 by Dennis Wilenchik and Becky Bartness, the firm provides high level civil litigation services to a select group of clients in the real estate, business, construction and government sectors. The firm has handled a wide variety of small and complex matters in all Arizona state courts and administrative agencies, as well as in Texas state court, federal court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States.
Dennis Wilenchik has been a nationally certified civil trial advocate with the National Board of Trial Advocacy for over 20 years, and is licensed in both Arizona and Texas. Becky Bartness served as a real estate specialist for over 15 years and is licensed in the state of Arizona. Wilenchik and Bartness attorneys are also licensed in the states of California, Ohio, Missouri, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maryland, and New York, as well as the District of Columbia.
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05/14/2012 Jack Wilenchik and William Fisher Pass the Bar Exam
Jack Wilenchik and William Fisher passed the Arizona Bar exam. Congratulations, guys!
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05/10/2012 Dennis Wilenchik Certified as Pre-trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
Dennis Wilenchik was certified this week as a Pre-trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Wilenchik has been a certified Trial Specialist for the NBTA for many years, as well as the chairman of the Civil Trial Practice Committee, [...]
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05/10/2012 Firm Handles High-Tech IP Issues, Theft of Trade Secrets; Firm Sues for Lawyer for Malpractice and Settles Week before Trial
This month, Wilenchik & Bartness settled a legal malpractice suit that it filed against a local attorney. The case settled in mediation the week before trial. The Firm also started handling several intellectual property and trade secret theft issues for high-tech firms.
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04/16/2012 Governor Appoints Dennis Wilenchik to Real Estate Advisory Board
Governor Jan Brewer has appointed Dennis I. Wilenchik, a partner at the law firm of Wilenchik & Bartness, P.C., to the Real Estate Advisory Board. The Real Estate Advisory Board advises the Department of Real Estate, which oversees and regulates the real estate industry. Members of the Real Estate Advisory [...]
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04/02/2012 Opinions from the Arizona Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
New Decisions from the Arizona Courts
In BAC Home Loans Servicing v. Semper Investments, the Division Two Court reviewed a grant of summary judgment related to the application of equitable subrogation doctrine. Intervening lienholders contested its application where the refinance loan had a higher interest rate than the original loan, claiming [...]
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03/15/2012 New Decisions from the Ninth Circuit, Arizona Court of Appeals
A 9th Circuit decision published earlier this week addressed the awarding of “just costs” in a case in which there was not a prevailing party. In Otay Land Company v. United Enterprises, LTD, United filed a motion for summary judgment which was granted by the district court, dismissing [...]
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02/21/2012 Dennis Wilenchik Quoted in Wall Street Journal
Dennis Wilenchik is quoted in the Wall Street Journal story, “When 50,000 Square Feet Isn’t Enough.”
