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9-12-12 Florence Mining Debate
Published on September 12, 2012
Wilenchik & Bartness, on Behalf of the Rutherford Institute, Files Habeas Corpus Petition in Federal District Court for Phoenix Man Jailed for Home Bible Studies
Published on September 7, 2012

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…

Firm Prevails in Motion to Preclude
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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).

Firm Secures Settlement for Client in High-Value Dispute
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Wilenchik & Bartness attorneys Dennis Wilenchik and William Fisher represented a client in a high-value dispute with a national corporation over a securities purchase agreement in California state court, one of several related disputes.  Following the final pre-trial conference in a related case, and after challenging jurisdiction over the firm’s…

Firm Wins Motion for Summary Judgment
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Wilenchik & Bartness attorneys Dennis Wilenchik, Lawrence Felder, and Andy Anderson obtained summary judgment in favor of a client who was the defendant in a civil suit.  The Court ruled that the plaintiff had failed to present any evidence that was not speculation or based on personal knowledge, and therefore that…

Wilenchik & Bartness Wins Pro Bono Jury Trial against State of Arizona
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Attorney Jack Wilenchik of Wilenchik & Bartness defended the Sussex family in a three-day jury trial, pro bono. The State Land Department sought $494,379 in damages from the Sussex family for trespassing on land that their family has continuously occupied since 1892, when their great-grandfather bought it from another settler….

9-5-12 Attorney General Tom Horne on Dennis and Jack Wilenchik’s “Legal-ease”
Published on September 5, 2012

Fresh from being “Governor for the week,” Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne stops by the studio to talk about the good work that the Attorney General’s Office has been doing,  combating consumer fraud and fending off lawsuits by the Obama administration.

8-22-12 Lando Voyles
Published on August 22, 2012

Lando Voyles is the “Law” in the “Law and Order” team running for election in Pinal County. He is running for county attorney along with Sheriff Paul Babeu, who is running for re-election as Sheriff. Mr. Voyles has tried over 80 cases as a prosecutor in Maricopa County, has experienced…

Firm Wins Motion to Dismiss $100K Tax Deficiency Case
Published on August 21, 2012

Wilenchik & Bartness attorney Jack Wilenchik won a Motion to Dismiss a $100,000 tax deficiency in Utah federal district court, and attorney’s fees under IRC 7430. Mr. Wilenchik argued that under IRC 6502 the government has ten years to collect a tax after it has been assessed, and that period…

8-15-12 Sheriff Paul Babeu
Published on August 16, 2012

Sheriff Paul Babeu stops by the studio to talk about why he is still the best darned Sheriff that Pinal County has ever had.