Image via QTown.US The State Bar of Arizona has suspended the law license of former Quartzsite Town Attorney Martin Brannan. On April 30th, 2014, a disciplinary judge ordered the suspension for 90 days, citing Brannan’s failure to acknowledge conflicts of interest he had during and after his time as Quartzsite’s Town Attorney. According to the Disposition Summary in the case: …
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Phoenix drops Brannan case
The La Paz County Attorney has confirmed that the City of Phoenix has declined to prosecute Quartzsite Town Attorney Martin Brannan in relation to the accusation that he assaulted Mayor Jose Lizarraga at a Town Council meeting. Any further questions should be directed to the City of Phoenix Prosecutors Office.
Read More »City of Phoenix accepts criminal case against Martin Brannan
A case against Quartzsite Town Attorney Martin Brannan is under review by the City of Phoenix after the city accepted the case from La Paz County Attorney Sam Vederman when he declared a conflict of interest. Vederman says the case against Brannan was investigated by the La Paz County Sheriff’s Office and sent to his office, but that the City …
Read More »Brannan and Lizarraga: more info
The Parker Pioneer’s John Gutekunst has more details on Martin Brannan’s alleged confrontation with Quartzsite Mayor Jose Lizarraga HERE.
Read More »Brannan reassigns cases to special prosecutor
In response to assertions that the Quartzsite Town Attorney Martin Brannan is behind a controversial partisan website, Brannan today claimed that the ‘Quartzsite Bagger’ is not him. Nevertheless, Brannan avoided going to court about it by reassigning several cases to a special prosecutor after the clients’ attorney Michael Frame filed a motion asking the court to remove Brannan for conflict …
Read More »Attorney demands Brannan ‘cease and desist’
An attorney representing former Quartzsite mayor Ed Foster and two others in cases with the town of Quartzsite has written a cease and desist letter to Quartzsite town manager Alex Taft. Michael Frame’s letter says: From information and belief, certain Town of Quartzsite employee (s) have engaged in internet defamation, cyber bullying / intimidation, racist statements, offensive sexual comments of …
Read More »Frame files motion to remove Brannan as prosecutor
An attorney representing several clients in Quartzsite cases has filed a 17-page motion to remove Quartzsite Town Attorney Martin Brannan as prosecutor in the cases. Michael Frame cited the website Jennifer Jones alleges is written by Brannan where Frame says he “attacks and intimidates defendants and political enemies”. This will force the issue of whether Brannan is the site’s author …
Read More »Is this website being written by Martin Brannan?
Quartzsite activist Jennifer ‘Jade’ Jones claims that an anonymous website which she describes as containing “extreme hateful and non- facts” is actually written by Quartzsite Town Attorney Martin Brannan. The site, called Quartzsite Bagger, contains many references to Jones, including “Jade, you ignorant s***” with a footnote saying, “Jade may or may not actually be a s***. The Bagger has …
Read More »Brannan reprimanded by Arizona high court
A former La Paz County Attorney, hired by the town of Quartzsite council and now serving as its Town Attorney, has been formally reprimanded by the Arizona Supreme Court. Martin Brannan’s reprimand stems from an incident that occurred while he was serving as Chief Deputy Apache County Attorney several months ago: [Brannan and Whiting,]… in their capacity as county attorney …
Read More »Quartzsite to hire Martin Brannan
In a move that will come as a surprise to many people, the Town of Quartzsite is seeking to hire former La Paz County Attorney Martin Brannan as the Town Prosecutor. The appointment is on the agenda of tomorrow’s special meeting of the Town Council, marked “Not open for public discussion.” The meeting is set for Thursday, April 28th at …
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