John devotes his practice to sticking up for those wronged by others. Then, holding the wrongdoer accountable. Whether his client is injured due to someone’s choice to disregard basic safety rules, or a corporation or insurance company’s attempt to take advantage of an individual, John relentlessly pursues justice for his clients through loyal advocacy, honest communication, and the committed pursuit of the truth. John works hard and creatively, drawing on his mind and his heart for his clients to ensure that they are treated fairly in every single step of the litigation process. John gets his tireless work ethic from watching his dad, Fernando, report to work like clockwork as a Journeyman Lineman in Southern Utah for the past 43 years, then coming home and showing John how a real man works by being an amazing dad, coach, and maintaining their house. John’s mom, Karen, who raised him and his siblings to always stick up for themselves and anyone else getting picked on, gives him his unbending will to continue to take the fight to well-financed opponents, and seek justice for his clients.

David E. Wattel is a founding member of the law firm of Wattel & York in Arizona. Mr. Wattel obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Illinois in 1984. He continued on to earn his Juris Doctor from the Arizona State University College of Law in 1988. He has devoted 30 years of law practice to representing those injured at the hands of others. He actively litigates cases and has represented more than 16,000 clients. In addition, Mr. Wattel trains physicians through the American Institute of Personal Injury Physicians (AIPIP), an organization founded by Wattel, on how to properly document personal injury claims. David E. Wattel also speaks nationally to auto body shops and their professional associations regarding diminished value and other property damage related subjects. Mr. Wattel is a member of the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, and the State Bar of Arizona. He is licensed to practice in the State of Arizona, State of Oregon, State of Washington, as well as the United States District Court, District of Arizona.

David E. Wattel is a founding member of the law firm of Wattel & York in Arizona. Mr. Wattel obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Illinois in 1984. He continued on to earn his Juris Doctor from the Arizona State University College of Law in 1988. He has devoted 30 years of law practice to representing those injured at the hands of others. He actively litigates cases and has represented more than 16,000 clients. Mr. Wattel is a member of the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, and the State Bar of Arizona. He is licensed to practice in the State of Arizona, State of Oregon, State of Washington, as well as the United States District Court, District of Arizona.

Dennis I. Wilenchik is a member of the Phoenix law firm of Wilenchik & Bartness, P.C. Prior to founding the firm in 1991, he was a senior litigation partner at the law firms of Storey & Ross and Squire, Sanders & Dempsey in Phoenix, Arizona, and he was previously a deputy attorney of Maricopa County. His practice focuses on civil litigation with an emphasis on real estate and business, and he is a member of the Maricopa County and the American bar associations. Mr. Wilenchik has been a nationally certified civil trial advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy for over 15 years. Mr. Wilenchik is an Arizona Bar Foundation Fellow and was elected a Fellow to the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. Mr. Wilenchik has served as a civil judge pro tem of the Superior Court, President of Maricopa County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, board member of the Arizona Bar Journal, chairman of the Civil Trial Practice Committee, member of the Superior Court Civil Study Committee of the State Bar, and a member of the County Bar Judicial Evaluation Poll Committee. He has served on the County Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee, the County Bar Professionalism Committee, and the County Bar Bench/Bar Committee. Mr. Wilenchik has been a member of both the Trial Practice and Evidence Committees of the American Bar Association. He has spoken at numerous seminars on trial practice, evidence and construction defects for various professional organizations and groups, and he has contributed to national publications on trial evidence and on mold. He is a diplomate of the Hasting’s College of Law Trial Advocacy Program and the National College of Advocacy Trial Advocacy Program. Dennis serves as a commercial arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association, and was appointed by Governor Babbitt to the Arizona Board of Physical Therapist Examiners, on which he served for five years, ending his term as Treasurer. He was later appointed by the Governor to the Board of Naturopathic Physicians’ Medical Examiners. He was elected as Chairman to the Town of Cave Creek Planning and Zoning Commission. Mr. Wilenchik has also served as a member of the Arizona Bar Associations Young Lawyers’ Practice Manual Committee, which established a civil practice manual for the State Bar of Arizona. He also serves on the advisory board of the Arizona Department of Real Estate. Mr. Wilenchik earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York and his J.D. degree from South Texas College of Law. He is licensed to practice before all state and federal courts in Arizona and in Texas, the State of New York, the United States Supreme Court, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.