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Working with individuals and families in matters related to  divorce and separation; child support; child custody; marriage and prenuptials; and more.  Visit  to learn more about the services we provide.. I am an Arizona native and began my legal career with Udall Shumway PLC more than 39 years ago.  I  devote  my  practice to family law, guardianship, conservatorship and probate matters.. -. Family Law. -. I am an Arizona State Bar Certified Family Law Specialist and have practiced in this area of law for more than 39 years.  I routinely handle matters involving all aspects of child custody, paternity, relocation and interstate custody issues under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), child and spousal support issues, cases with issues of complex valuation and division of property, assets and debts.. -. I currently serve as a judge pro tem for the Arizona Superior Court in Maricopa County, primarily in family law cases.  As an adjunct to my responsibilities as a judge pro tem, I have served as a settlement judge for the Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) office of the Maricopa County Superior Court.. -. Guardianship and Conservatorship. -. I also practice in the area of guardianships and conservatorships for minors and adults. This includes initiating the proceeding, complying with annual court filings, litigation issues and termination.  Because of my experience as a probate and trial attorney, I am often asked to assist in these types of cases when litigation is required.

Licensed in the Federal Courts for the District of Arizona and the Western District of Oklahoma, as well as the United States Courts of Appeal for the 8th, 9th and 10th Circuits.  Finally, licensed in the U.S. Supreme Court.

I am an experienced attorney dedicated to helping clients successfully memorialize their end of life wishes and adequately prepare for their possible incapacitation. I follow a "boutique firm" format that allows me to provide clients meaningful personalized services.. I have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology and graduated from Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor Law School in December of 1992.. I started as a law clerk at the Maricopa County Public Defender's Office right after I graduated from law school and began handling cases as soon as I passed the bar exam in the spring of 1993. As a public defender, I was in court litigating almost every day. By the time I left the Public Defender's office I was training and supervising new recruits.. In 1999 I left government work for private practice. I had enjoyed family law classes in school and found the transition easy and the new area of practice a good fit. My degree and experience in psychology have also been a tremendous resource. It was then that I realized how many of my clients were running into problems because of poor or no end of life planning. And I fell in love with yet another area of law: estate planning (probate, trust administration and adult guardianship)!. Through my 31 years of practice I have been involved in many Arizona State Bar committees, a Supreme Court committee, as well as other law related organizations, such as Los Abogados. As an estate planning attorney, I find the State Bar Probate and Trust Section a tremendous resource.

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.

-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.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Mesa and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Mesa and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Mesa and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Mesa and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Mesa and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Mesa and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Mesa and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Mesa and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Mesa and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Mesa and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Mesa and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Mesa and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Mesa and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Mesa and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Mesa and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Mesa and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Mesa and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Mesa and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Mesa and surrounding areas.