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  • Rick Unklesbay Inducted into American College of Trial Lawyers
    October 21, 2009
    Barbara LaWall, Pima County Attorney, is extremely pleased to announce that Rick Unklesbay, Chief Trial Counsel, Homicide/Cold Case Unit, has been inducted as a Fellow into the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in America.
  • Arizona Automobile Theft Authority Honors Pima County Attorney's Office
    September 23, 2009
    Barbara LaWall, Pima County Attorney, is pleased to announce that the Arizona Automobile Theft Authority honored Michael Linton, Deputy County Attorney, with the 2008 AATA Auto Theft Prosecutor of the Year Award for his commitment to inter-agency cooperation.
  • MADD Honors Pima County Attorney's Office
    August 28, 2009
    The Pima County Attorney's Office is pleased to announce that Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) honored three members of the Pima County Attorney's Office with Community Champion Awards.
  • Pima County Prosecutor Honored with APAAC Award
    August 11, 2009
    Barbara LaWall, Pima County Attorney, is pleased to announce that Jonathan Mosher, a prosecutor in the Special Victims Unit of the County Attorney's Office, was honored by the Arizona Prosecuting Attorneys' Advisory Council at their annual 2009 Summer Training Conference in Tucson.
  • Pima County Attorney's Office Honored with Prestigious Awards
    July 31, 2009
    Barbara LaWall, Pima County Attorney, is pleased to announce that the Pima County Attorney's Office is the recipient of two awards from the Law Enforcement Coordinating Council (LECC) of the United States Attorney's Office.
  • Pima County Attorney's Office Honored
    June 29, 2009
    The Pima County Attorney's Office is pleased to announce that Barbara LaWall, Pima County Attorney, and Chris Straub, Chief Civil Deputy, have been recognized by the State Bar of Arizona for their efforts in the courtroom and in the community. Presentation of the awards took place June 26, 2009 at the annual Arizona State Bar Convention in Phoenix.
  • 88-Crime Program Seeking Motivated Volunteers
    May 8, 2009
    The Pima County Attorney's Office 88-Crime Program is seeking highly motivated volunteers to present the film, "TROUBLE AT HAND," to schools and to the community.
  • New 88-Crime Program Director Appointed
    March 10, 2009
    Barbara LaWall, Pima County Attorney, is pleased to announce the appointment of Susie Slagle Dupnik to the position of Program Director of the Pima County Attorney's Office 88-CRIME Program. 88-CRIME provides a telephone hotline for the public to anonymously call and report information about unsolved felony crimes.
  • County Attorney Offers Insider's Look at Prosecution
    January 30, 2009
    The Pima County Attorney's Office will hold its highly acclaimed Citizens Prosecution Academy beginning Wednesday, March 4, 2009. The Academy is a popular course offered free to the citizens of Pima County; the course demystifies the criminal justice system and the workings of the County Attorney's Office. The course lasts seven weeks and participants receive a certificate upon completion.
Archive 2008
  • Charges Filed in El Tour de Tucson Case
    December 19, 2008
    Pima County Attorney Barbara LaWall announced today that after a review of the law enforcement investigation into the collision between a vehicle and several bicyclists that occurred at the intersection of Ina Road and Westward Look on November 22, 2008 during the El Tour de Tucson, Mr. William Wilson has been indicted by the Pima County Grand Jury with Leaving the Scene of an Accident Involving Serious Physical Injury.
  • Men's Anti-Violence Partnership of Southern AZ honors Barbara LaWall
    November 3, 2008
    Barbara LaWall, Pima County Attorney, was honored by the Men's Anti-Violence Partnership of Southern Arizona, a program of the Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault at its Annual Awards Gala on Sunday, November 2, 2008. LaWall received the Compass Award in recognition of the contributions she has made and for the values she embodies in the struggle to end men's violence against women and girls in the community.
  • Another Stellar Year for Pima County Attorney's Bad Check Program
    October 20, 2008
    For the fifth year in a row, the Bad Check Program of the Pima County Attorney's Office has been named "the number one bad check program in the country" by BounceBack, Inc.
  • Pima County Attorney's Office Victim Witness Program Expands
    August 22, 2008
    Barbara LaWall, Pima County Attorney, is pleased to announce that the County Attorney's Victim Witness Program is expanding its advocacy and education services for victims of crime in Sahuarita, Green Valley, and surrounding areas in Southern Pima County.
  • Pima County Attorney's Office Receives Two Prestigious Awards
    August 12, 2008
    The Pima County Attorney's Office is pleased to announce that Barbara LaWall, County Attorney, and the Greenwell/Owens Criminal Enterprise Strategic Prosecution Group are recipients of awards from the Law Enforcement Coordinating Council (LECC) of the United States Attorney's Office.
  • Three in Pima County Attorney's Office Honored
    June 20, 2008
    Barbara LaWall, Pima County Attorney, is pleased to announce that three prosecutors from the Pima County Attorney's Office have been recognized by the State Bar of Arizona for their efforts in the courtroom and in the community. Presentation of the awards took place June 20, 2008 at the annual Arizona State Bar Convention in Tucson.
  • National District Attorney's Association Honors Barbara LaWall
    July 16, 2008
    Barbara LaWall, Pima County Attorney, was honored Monday (July 14) by the National District Attorneys Association at its Annual Summer Conference here in Tucson.
  • National District Attorney's Association Meeting in Tucson
    July 11, 2008
    Elected prosecutors from around the United States are holding their annual conference in Tucson starting Friday, July 11, 2008. Pima County Prosecuting Attorney, Barbara LaWall, is hosting more than 130 elected top prosecutors attending the National District Attorneys Association meeting at the Westin La Paloma.
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The Pima County Attorney's Office, Victim Services Division is seeking volunteer advocates needed to assist victims of crime.
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Pima County Attorney Barbara LaWall discusses the State's legal role in the Tucson Tragedy.
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Pima County Attorney's Victim Services Division Director Kent Burbank, victim advocate Vanessa Helms, and Gabrielle Gifford's aide Mark Kimble join Kimberly Craft to discuss the victim services that were deployed at Tucson Arizona's Mass Shooting, Saturday January 8, 2011.

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Pima County Attorney Barbara LaWall appears as a guest on Arizona Illustrated and discusses a study done for the Arizona Prosecuting Attorney's Advisory Council that shows Arizona's prisons are full of mostly violent repeat offenders.
John C. Scott Radio Show
Tucson Remembers January 8th
Originally aired: January 8th, 2013

Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison (DTAP)
Originally aired: February 27, 2013

Victims Rights Month / A Look into the Pioneer Fire Case
Originally aired: April 15, 2013

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