Remember that

letter from the Arizona Attorney General to the Town Attorney of Quarzsite?
Well, there are alleged problems with the Town Attorney, as well.

Parker Live wrote 13 January 2012,

Attorney refuses to work with Town of Quartzsite,

Local attorney Matt Newman is apparently refusing to do further
business with the Town of Quartzsite, “at any hourly
rate”, calling the current administration
“tainted.”

This comes after Public Defender Michael Frame refused to work on


cases involving the Town’s Attorney Martin Brannan, citing conflicts
of interest and what he believes are politically-motivated actions
against his clients by Brannan and the Town.

Newman adds his voice to this dissent in a Refusal of Appointment, saying:

It is my belief that the current administration of the Town has
created an inherent conflict of interest by appointing the Town
Prosecutor as the Town Attorney and Town Parliamentarian. It is also
my belief that the current administration is specifically targeting
certain individuals for prosecution due to their political views.

His letter continues, elaborating on why he doesn’t want to do business
with the town.
This wasn’t just a personal letter or a letter from his law firm, by the way,
it was a court motion.

So a Council can manage to get such a bad reputation that a lawyer
won’t do business with it.

-jsq