Top Family Lawyers Near Me in Mesa Area

Heather is an associate attorney at Modern Law. She is licensed to practice law in Arizona and the United States District Court and has litigated hundreds of cases in Maricopa and Pinal Counties. Since 2015, she has devoted her practice to family law, including divorces and legal separations, property and debt divisions, spousal maintenance/alimony, paternity and parentage, parenting time and legal decision-making authority (child custody), child support, grandparent and other third-party rights, and premarital agreements. She also handles select civil matters.. As a spirited litigator who also values settlement, Heather is passionate about ensuring that her clients’ long-term interests are served throughout the court process. She is assertive when pursuing her clients’ objectives, while encouraging problem-solving and positive outcomes that safeguard their children and reduce the financial strain of litigation.. Heather obtained her bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and International Studies from the University of South Florida in 2011. She obtained her law degree from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University in 2014. Prior to joining Modern Law, she was an associate at Donaldson Stewart and at the ASU Alumni Law Group.. Heather was previously the secretary of the Arizona State Bar’s Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Council, and she has volunteered for one•n•ten and Fresh Start Women’s Foundation. Heather was selected for the Super Lawyers Southwest Rising Stars List in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.. Heather lives in Chandler. She is a native of Tampa, Florida, and has an insatiable appetite for coffee.

Haven Lee Dove's childhood was somewhat unusual. He grew up in an Air Force family which gave him the opportunity to reside in different regions of the United States and in the countries of Spain and Japan. These experiences helped him to better understand individuals from different cultures and backgrounds.Lee achieved a Bachelor of Science degree with Magna Cum Laude honors in Political Science from Brigham Young University in 1981. Subsequently, he obtained his law degree in 1985 from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University.. After graduating from law school, Lee was admitted to the Nevada State Bar in 1985 and the Arizona State Bar in 1986. He practiced law in Las Vegas, Nevada for two years before moving to Mesa, Arizona with his wife and two children. Over the years, Lee decided to focus his practice on personal injury accident cases.. Lee’s favorite hobby for the last 30 years has been driving his UTV at the sand dunes in Eastern California and in the mountains of Arizona, Utah and Colorado as often as possible. He and his wife, Cindy, have enjoyed many “hair raising” rides in his Razor and explored too many trails to count. Lee has also ridden and enjoyed several road and off-road motorcycles over the years, including his favorite Harley Davidson.

Hannah was born in Florida and also lived in Louisiana and South Carolina before moving to Arizona in 8th grade. In high school, she was involved in the theater department. Her favorite role was as Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible, which is one of her favorite plays. As a kid, she always enjoyed writing her own stories and her own songs.. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from the University of Arizona in December of 2017. She attended Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, and graduated in May of 2021.. Her favorite movie is Lord of the Rings, Return of the King and her favorite musical artists are Kelly Clarkson, Olivia Rodrigo, and Faouzia.. Her favorite law/justice-related quote is “Let justice roll on like a river, righteous like a never-ending stream.” (Amos 5:24). It resonates with her because it is not a call to select instances of justice, but rather a system in place where what is right and fair continuously and unstoppably comes to pass.. She is Christian and attends New Valley Church in Chandler. She has taught Sunday school at her church since 2015. Right now, she teaches 2nd-3rd grade. Additionally, she volunteers as a youth leader and co-leads the middle school girl small group, and helps with event planning. She enjoys baking macarons, making homemade pasta and sauces, writing, reading, and watching TV with her mom.. One of her dreams is to become a published author. She likes to write in the young adult fantasy genre. She has written one novel and is working on another.. In her two summers of law school, she interned at Ober, Pekas, and Ronstadt, a disability insurance firm. She hadn’t realized how often people in dire straits were not given the relief they were entitled to, despite doing everything right. It made her passionate about being an advocate for families and individuals who cannot fight for themselves.. She worked one semester in law school for a tribal community, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, in their legal services office. Her main task was writing petitions and motions for family law matters. Interning with the tribal community was interesting to her because they are their own sovereign entity with their own laws and court system.. In her last year of law school, she interned at Legalforce RAPC, a boutique trademark firm. There, she focused on drafting documents related to trademark prosecution, which is when someone tries to get recognition from the federal government for their trademark. The best part of the internship was the amount of creativity involved. She had fun trying to figure out how to argue that wine and beer were not related goods or that marks with similar letters were not pronounced in the minds of consumers in a similar way.

Glenn D. Halterman is a Certified Family Law Specialist by the State Bar of Arizona. He is a graduate of the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Halterman earned a bachelor’s degree in political science at Southern Utah University graduating summa cum laude.. Mr. Halterman was admitted to the Utah State Bar in 2002 and worked in private practice in Cedar City, Utah before accepting a position as a prosecuting attorney for Iron County, Utah. Mr. Halterman joined Ellsworth Family Law, P.C. in November 2006 and was admitted to the Arizona State Bar in 2007. He now specializes in family law matters. In 2012, Mr. Halterman was named as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers magazine, a distinction given to no more than 2.5% of the lawyers in Arizona.

Fighting my clients' battles--so they don't have to--is the greatest benefit I can give them.  I have the experience, the commitment, and the skills needed to fight and win your case.

Family Law. Juvenile Law

Do you need an advocate? Billie’s passion is standing up to bullies. She did it on the play ground as a child and now in the courtroom throughout her representation of clients. Nothing brings her more pleasure than securing a favorable and fair result for a client in the most efficient, affordable manner possible.. After graduating from University of Oregon, School of Law in 2005, Billie knew she didn’t want a traditional legal career. After several years with traditional law firms, she went out on her own in search of a better way of doing things for attorneys and clients alike. The primary goal of the firm was to lower the cost of legal services for clients, and reduce accounts receivables for the firm.

Brian is a member of the State Bar of Arizona and a member of the Professional Chapter of the J. Reuben Law Clark Society. Brian has served on the Board of Directors for the Young Lawyer's Division of the Maricopa County Bar Association and is still an active member of the Maricopa County Bar Association.. Brian received a certificate in mediation training while in law school and was one of the flagship members of the American Indian Law Clinic. Brian served on the Executive Board of the Phoenix School of Law Student Bar Association. Brian also participated in many volunteer organization activities and events which included the Phoenix School of Law High School Law Day, Phoenix School of Law Day of Service, Wills For Heroes with the State Bar of Arizona and gave time to the Volunteer Lawyers Program Friends of the Bankruptcy Court. Brian also participated in focus groups and in evaluating potential faculty members during their onsite interviews with the law school.. Brian has continued his commitment to volunteering and has participated in the Volunteer Lawyers Program Debt Clinic and volunteers his time doing Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR") for the Maricopa County Superior Court and other volutneer activities.. Prior to his undergraduate and law school career, Brian served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Montreal Quebec where he learned to speak French. Brian finds great strength and support in his faith as well as family relationships. Brian is married to a wonderful woman who is a great strength and support in all that he does. Brian and Bethany have four children. Brian loves camping, basketball, racquetball, woodworking and getting together with family and friends to play card or board games.. Education:. Arizona State University, B.A. Sociology 2009, Magna Cum Laude. Phoenix School of Law, J.D. 2011. Practice Areas:. Family Law. Custody/Child Support. Divorce/Dissolution

Brent practices primarily in the areas of business, trust and estate planning; trust and probate administration; and immigration law. His business, trust and estate planning practice includes all areas of lifetime and testamentary planning concerning estate preservation and tax efficient property transfers among family members, business associates, friends and charities in the United States and around the world. His immigration practice encompasses the full range of business, investment and family immigration law.. Brent has Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating of AV and is included in Marquis' Who's Who in American Law. Brent received his J.D. from Columbia University School of Law, where he was the case note and comment editor for the Columbia Journal of Transnational Law.. Before opening his office in Mesa in 1996, he was the partner in charge of the estate planning and business immigration practice areas at Brown & Bain P.A. in Phoenix. He is a member of Wealth Counsel, a national collaborative business and estate planning organization; the East Valley Planning Council; and the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He has served on the Board of Trustees of the Maricopa County Bar Foundation and other charitable organizations. He is currently on the Professional Advisory Board of the Arizona Community Foundation.. He has been very active as a leader in various capacities with the Boy Scouts of America and has coached several youth sports teams.

As the managing partner at the Bastian Law Offices, PLC, Mesa lawyer Cole Bastian assists people with a variety of family law cases. For over a decade, Mr. Bastian has been practicing in the legal field. In addition to his work at his firm, Attorney Bastian as a Judge Pro Tem in Maricopa County Family Law courts. He received his Juris Doctor degree from Baylor Law School. Mr. Bastian is involved with numerous professional organizations including the Maricopa County Bar Association, Easy Valley Bar Association and Scottsdale Bar Association. For an evaluation of your case, contact his firm today.

Although most of our focus is in the area of Family Law, our Attorneys are knowledgeable and experienced in other areas of the law as well. Give us a call today. We are happy to assist you in any way we can!

Alicia Abella Korte (also known as Ali) is focusing her practice on family law, juvenile law, and simple probate matters.. In 2017, Mrs. Korte graduated magna cum laude from Michigan State University College of Law. She was honored with Jurisprudence Awards for achieving the highest grades in Public International Law, Immigration Consequences of Criminal Activity, and Immigration Law Clinic II. She also achieved Dean’s List Notations in five semesters.. While in law school, Mrs. Korte gained hands-on legal experience in many different areas of law. At Legal Services of South Central Michigan, Mrs. Korte assisted with family law, public benefit, and housing law cases. Mrs. Korte also gained experience with immigration law working at Michigan State’s Immigration Clinic and St. Vincent Catholic Charities Immigration Clinic. Additionally, Mrs. Korte spent two spring breaks serving at the Michigan State University Alternative Spring Break program assisting low-income individuals with their personal income taxes.. Upon relocating back to the East Valley in 2017, Mrs. Korte immediately got involved with the Volunteer Lawyer’s Program, accepting both guardianship and adoption cases. She is now involved with the Arizona Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AzAFCC).. Mrs. Korte was born and raised in Michigan. She moved to Arizona at 15 and attended Seton Catholic High School. Mrs. Korte attended the University of Arizona earning a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education with magna cum laude honors. After a brief career in teaching, Mrs. Korte decided to return to school to pursue her law degree.. She was admitted to the Arizona State bar in 2017, and is an active member of the State Bar of Arizona.

-Arizona State Bar Certified Specialist in Family Law-Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers-Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers-Managing Partner. Mr. Ellsworth has been practicing law in Arizona for more than twenty-six years, specializing in family law related matters. His practice is solely dedicated to handling family law matters including divorce, paternity, child custody, child support, adoption, grandparents’ rights, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, termination of parental rights and step parent adoption, domestic partners custody and visitation, spousal maintenance, and a host of other family law related areas of practice. Mr. Ellsworth has been appointed and serves as a Judge Pro Tem in the Family Law Division of the Maricopa County Superior Court. Mr. Ellsworth is a frequent presenter at advanced level continuing legal education courses in the area of family law. Mr. Ellsworth has represented hundreds of clients over his many years of practice and is prepared to handle any aspect of family law, including hearings, alternative dispute resolution, trials and appeals.