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Partner Dennis Wilenchik was sworn in to the State Bar of New York. Mr. Wilenchik was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and received his undergraduate degree from Brooklyn College. Mr. Wilenchik later moved to Arizona, where he has practiced law since 1976.

Alan Woods, who sued the Town of Patagonia Police Department and two of its former officers for malicious prosecution after a Superior Court Judge threw out his sentence of over 40 years, has settled his claims. Mr. Woods was represented by Wilenchik and Bartness. Article in the Nogales International

The jury said it was unable to return a verdict today in the month-long trial of Duane Hamblin Slade, who the US Government accused of operating a “Ponzi scheme” through the “Mathon Fund,” along with Guy and Brent Williams. Slade could spend up to 30 years in prison if convicted, … read more

Dennis Wilenchik was named “Best Trial Attorney” and Wilenchik & Bartness was named “Best Real Estate Firm” by Arizona Foothills Magazine in its 2013 “Best of the Valley.”

Wilenchik & Bartness is proud to congratulate the Honorable Ann Scott Timmer, formerly an attorney at Wilenchik and Bartness, who has been appointed to the Arizona Supreme Court. Wilenchik & Bartness partner Dennis Wilenchik hired Justice Timmer for her first job out of law school at Storey & Ross in … read more

Wilenchik & Bartness now offers mediation and arbitration services out of its offices at 6619 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85250. Becky Bartness practices commercial arbitration/mediation and writes a mediation blog for the website. She is rated Martindale-Hubbell AV®-Preeminent™ and is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers. … read more

Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne was on the show Sep. 5th (click here for video), former Attorney General Grant Woods Sep. 17th, radio commentator Gerald Celente and Congressional candidate Kyrsten Sinema on Sep. 26th, and Board of supervisors candidate David Ortega on October 3rd. Check out the “Legal-ease” homepage for more.

Vote for Dennis Wilenchik as “Best Trial Lawyer” and Wilenchik & Bartness as “Best Real Estate Firm” for Arizona Foothills “Best of Phoenix” awards. (Note that you must register an email address before voting, and you can only vote once per day.) Click on the links above to vote!

Wilenchik and Bartness attorney Jack Wilenchik, who is an affiliate attorney of the Rutherford Institute, a pro bono civil rights group, filed the petition in August on behalf of Michael Salman to obtain his release from custody. Mr. Wilenchik also appeared on behalf of Pastor Salman at a disposition hearing … read more

Wilenchik & Bartness attorneys Dennis Wilenchik and Brian Schmidt prevailed on a Motion to Preclude an  Expert on the basis of failure to comply with “good faith” requirement to supplement alleged defects pursuant to A.R.S. 12-1363(I).