Top Family Lawyers Near Me in Scottsdale Area

After spending more than a decade in “big law,” Allison L. Kierman founded Kierman Law, a woman-owned small business focusing on life and estate planning. Allison concentrates her practice on guiding families through the wills, trusts, and estate process and probate litigation.. Allison understands that making plans to ensure your family’s future and financial security is complicated and may involve sensitive issues. As a mother of two, Allison has the knowledge and understanding of how difficult it is to think of leaving your children with a guardian and will help you carve the best plan for ensuring your children’s future success. Allison is a natural care-taker, and will protect your family needs in a confidential, detailed, and sophisticated manner. Allison provides unique and creative solutions to difficult estate planning questions and never loses sight of the big picture. Allison can be entrusted to help you allocate life insurance proceeds, minimize estate taxes, protect your assets from creditors, and control distribution of assets to young children, special needs family members, family members with failing health, and family members who have made questionable life choices. Allison’s goal is to ensure that your estate goes to whom you want in the way you want.. Allison also provides general business consulting and counseling for those families who are also business owners and demand advice on business structuring and trusts. Allison coordinates her efforts with financial planners, accountants, and other advisors to ensure consistency and verity that all aspects of the estate plan are properly implemented.. Allison has been named a Southwest Rising Star by Super Lawyers since 2012, a designation given to the top 2.5% of lawyers in Arizona or New Mexico who are either forty years old or younger or have practiced law for ten years or less.

Aaron T. Blase is a Board-Certified Family Law Specialist with the State Bar of Arizona, has been practicing law for 30+ years, and has earned a reputation for providing diligent, honest and dedicated legal services to those living in Scottsdale, Phoenix, and surrounding Maricopa County. He dedicates his practice solely to the area of family law. Divorce and legal separation, legal decision-making and parenting issues, complex asset division, spousal maintenance, and paternity are a few of the areas he covers in his practice. Aaron is trained in collaborative divorce, and mediation.  Aaron has been recognized by his peers for his outstanding work and commitment to the spirit of the legal profession. That respect has resulted in his receiving an "AV Preeminent" peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell, being selected as a Southwest SuperLawyer, and receiving a 10.0 "Superb" review rating through AVVO. His knowledge of the law, professional work ethic, and caring attitude for his clients allows him to stand out among other attorneys in the field. Aaron is an active member of the Family Law section of the State Bar of Arizona, the Maricopa County Bar Association, the Scottsdale Bar Association, and the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts.. Before becoming a Certified Specialist in Family Law, Aaron served as Senior Assistant County Counselor for the Sedgwick County, Kansas Counselor's Office where he provided legal advice and representation to elected and appointed officials, defending the County's interests, and prosecuting violations of all County resolutions in the County Court.  Prior to that, Aaron maintained a general law practice with his father in Wichita, Kansas.. When he isn't practicing law and spending time with his family, Aaron loves to participate in sports. He was on the All-City soccer team in high school, was a 4-year letterman on the varsity soccer team in college (including All-Conference and All-District recognition), and spent many years volunteering as a youth soccer coach. He also loves pickleball, racquetball, skiing, and hiking - especially in Colorado, where he loves to go during the summer.. You won't find anyone better prepared for court hearings, and one of the special skills he brings to the table as a family lawyer is exceptional writing ability.  Aaron won two Top Paper awards while in law school -- the best in his class.. Aaron grew up in Kansas and graduated from Friends University in Wichita, where he was a 4-year President's Scholar.  He received his degree in Business Administration and History.  Aaron earned his J.D. degree from Washburn University School of Law in Topeka.  He then went on to get his LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Denver School of Law.  Aaron is admitted to practice in three states -- Arizona, Colorado, and Kansas.

A seasoned prosecutor and trial attorney, Robyn Barrett’s tenacity when it comes to divorce and family law shows relentless ambition for justice and the satisfaction of her clients. Constantly keeping her pulse on the ever-evolving atmosphere surrounding her craft, Robyn’s skills in consulting, mediation and litigation are an astronomical asset to anyone who hires her as their attorney.. Carrying a deep love for dogs, her supportive nature yields for no species. She’s an advocate for sheltering, supporting and nurturing relationships among humans and animals alike.