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5-16-12 Andy Biggs and the New Domestic Violence Law

State Senator Andy Biggs talks about SB1213, which the Governor just signed into law. The law prohibits an inmate convicted of domestic violence from getting early release. Also on the show: Leah Pettyjohn, the domestic abuse victim who advocated for the law; Connie Phillips, executive director of the Sojourner Center … read more

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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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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, a member of the Superior Court Civil Study … read more

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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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5-9-12 The Mortgage Fraud Settlement – Where Does the Money Go

Arizona is set to get $1.6 billion dollars from the mortgage fraud settlement, which is one of the biggest settlements by State Attorneys General in history – but where does the money go? Rep. Jack Kavanaugh(R) and Rep. Debbie McCune Davis(D) debate. Also on the show: Valerie Iverson, who is … read more

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5-2-12 Joe Sciarrotta and SB1070

Joe Sciarrotta, who was second chair at the oral arguments for SB1070 last week, stops by the studio to talk about the case.

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4-25-12 Candidate for Senate Wil Cardon, AG Tom Horne on SB1070

For the first three segments of the show, candidate for U.S. Senate Wil Cardon tells us about why he’s the man for the job. In the fourth segment, Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne gives his prediction of whether the U.S. Supreme Court will uphold SB1070 based on today’s arguments.

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4-18-12 Senator Byron Dorgan on Legal-ease

Byron Dorgan, former U.S. Senator from North Dakota, talks about his new fiction book, “Blowout,” for the first half of the show. And for the second half, Dennis and Jack talk to  reporter Dustin Bleizeffer who covered the story of Tiffany Clark, a high school student whose science fair experiment … read more

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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 … read more

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4-11-12 AG Tom Horne, Phoenix PD on Trayvon Martin

Attorney General Tom Horne, Jeff Jameson of the Scottsdale Human Relations Commission,  Phoenix defense attorney Marc J. Victor, and Officers  James R. Holmes and Brian Kornegay from Phoenix Police Department weigh in on Arizona’s version of the “Stand Your Ground” statute and discuss the Trayvon Martin case in Florida.

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