Brad A. Denton

Brad A. Denton is an Arizona business lawyer with more than 30 years of experience representing businesses and individuals. His practice includes business formation, contracts, employment matters, franchising, collections, litigation, appeals, arbitration, and mediation. He advises small business owners on corporate structures, partnerships, LLCs, commercial leases, employment agreements, and asset purchases. His work combines transactional guidance with courtroom advocacy when business disputes require litigation.

Denton earned his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School with academic honors. He received his B.A. in International Relations, magna cum laude, from Brigham Young University. His academic background developed a strong foundation in legal analysis, business law, negotiation, and written advocacy. This training supports his work on contracts, business structures, franchise matters, employment issues, and complex commercial disputes.

Denton began his career at large Phoenix firms before opening his own East Valley practice in 1998. He has served as lead counsel in multi-week Superior Court jury trials and handled appeals before the Arizona Supreme Court. His experience extends to administrative hearings, arbitrations, mediations, and franchise disputes. Representative results include a franchise arbitration award exceeding $460,000, a $15 million business buyout, and a $2.2 million overtime settlement.

Brad A. Denton has maintained an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell for many years. He has represented clients from across the United States and foreign countries with Arizona business or litigation interests. His professional work includes franchise disclosure documents, nationwide franchise registrations, commercial agreements, collections, and business risk management. His background reflects decades of business counseling, litigation, appellate advocacy, arbitration, mediation, and service to small business owners.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founding Partner, Denton Peterson Dunn, PLLC
• Member, State Bar of Arizona
• Member, American Bar Association, Franchise Forum

Licensed State

• Arizona

Education

• University of Chicago Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Brigham Young University
  BA in International Relations, Magna Cum Laude

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