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Owens & Perkins, P.C., located in Scottsdale, has achieved the highest rating from Martindale-Hubbell for superior ethical standards and legal ability. Owens & Perkins has been providing competent, effective representation to our valued clients in a wide variety of legal matters since 1967. Our Senior Partner, C.D. Owens, Esq. is the grandfather of our Managing Partner and Co-Founder Michelle J. Perkins, Esq. Our legal representation includes generations of families of all types, and businesses of all types. We are here to serve each and every one of our clients with compassion, understanding and integrity.

Statement of Practice

Family Law, Criminal Law, Estate Planning and Federal Taxation, Probate, Guardianships and Conservatorships, Business Law and Civil Litigation. DUI's/DWI's, Misdemeanor and Felony cases, Civil Litigation, Domestic Relations, Corporate Law, Estate Planning, Probate, Federal Taxation, Family Law, Divorce, Legal Separation, Paternity, Modifications of Existing Court Orders, Child Support Modifications, Premarital Agreements, Postnuptial Agreements, Business Formation and representation, Contract drafting and review.

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Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
Accepts Major Credit Cards

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Address

Law Office Plaza
7322 E. Thomas Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85251-7216, (Maricopa Co.)

Phone

Phone: (480) 994-8824
Fax: (480) 941-2215.
URL: http://www.lawyers.com/Arizona/Phoenix/Owens-and-Perkins,-P.C.-19739746-f.html

Website

http://www.oplaw.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM

SENIOR PARTNER

C.D. Owens, Jr. (Senior Partner) born Coalgate, Oklahoma, March 27, 1923; admitted to bar, 1949, Oklahoma; 1967, Arizona, U.S. District Court, District of Eastern District of Oklahoma and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: University of Oklahoma; Syracuse University; University of Illinois (B.A., 1946); University of Oklahoma School of Law (LL.B., summa cum laude, 1949). Founding Member and Editor, University of Oklahoma School of Law Review. Labor Attorney, Sinclair Oil and Gas Company, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Member: Maricopa County Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona. [Staff Sergeant, United States Army, 1942-1946]. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Civil Litigation; Domestic Relations; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Probate; Assault and Battery; Burglary; Criminal Defense; Criminal Fraud; Criminal Investigation; Criminal Prosecution; Drivers License Suspension; Driving While Intoxicated; DUI/DWI; Expungements; Felonies; Forgery; Hit and Run; Homicide; Manslaughter; Misdemeanors; Murder; Parole and Probation; Post-Conviction Remedies; Search and Seizure; Shoplifting; Stalking; Theft; Traffic Violations; Vehicular Homicide; Weapons Charges; Civil Practice; General Practice; Closely Held Corporations; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Dissolutions; Corporate Formation; Corporate Litigation; Corporate Organization; Corporate Successions; Incorporation; S Corporations; Small Business Corporations; Contracts; Breach of Contract; Commercial Contracts; Contract Fraud; Contract Litigation; Family Law; Alimony; Cohabitation Agreements; Community Property Law; Divorce; Divorce Mediation; Domestic Partnerships; Equitable Distribution; Family Mediation; Gay and Lesbian Family Law; Marital Agreements; Marital Property Distribution; Marital Property Law; Marital Property Settlements; Matrimonial Law; Name Changes; Non-Traditional Family Law; Palimony; Paternity; Post Divorce Modification; Postnuptial Agreements; Premarital Agreements; Restraining Orders; Separation Agreements; Spousal Support; Uncontested Divorce; Trusts and Estates; Contested Trusts and Estates; Decedents Estates; Estate Administration; Estate Litigation; Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples; Family Trusts; Living Trusts; Powers of Attorney; Trust Administration; Trust Litigation; Trust Planning; Probate Administration; Probate Litigation; Wills; Inheritance; Living Wills; Successions.Email: C.D. Owens, Jr.

MANAGING PARTNER

Michelle J. Perkins (Managing Partner) born Norman, Oklahoma, September 23, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Arizona; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., 1990; J.D., 1994). Award of Excellence, Scottsdale Bar Association, 2009; named one of the top 5% of Family Law Lawyers in Arizona, Southwest Super Lawyers, 2007. Managing Partner, Unlimited Resolutions Mediation, Inc. Judge Pro Tem, Maricopa County Superior Court. Member: Maricopa County (Former Chair, Family Law Section) and Scottsdale (Former Board Member: Homeless Legal Assistance Project; Domestic Relations/Mental Health Committee) Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Legal Separation; Paternity; Premarital Agreements; Postnuptial Agreements; Divorce Mediation; Business Formation; Business Representation; Estate Planning; Probate; Guardianship; Conservatorship; Alimony; Cohabitation Agreements; Community Property Law; Domestic Partnerships; Equitable Distribution; Family Mediation; Gay and Lesbian Family Law; Marital Agreements; Marital Property Distribution; Marital Property Law; Marital Property Settlements; Matrimonial Law; Name Changes; Non-Traditional Family Law; Palimony; Post Divorce Modification; Restraining Orders; Separation Agreements; Spousal Support; Uncontested Divorce; Children; Child Custody; Child Custody Mediation; Child Support; Fathers Rights; Grandparents Custody; Grandparents Visitation Rights; Parental Rights; Parenting Time; Step Parent Adoptions; Termination of Parental Rights; Third Party Custody; Visitation Rights; Business Arbitration; Business Development; Business Dissolutions; Business Litigation; Business Mediation; Business Organization; Business Planning; Business Start-Ups; Business Transactions; Business Transfers; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Commercial Contracts; Closely Held Business Law; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Family Business Law; Family Business Mediation; Family Business Successions; Joint Ventures; Limited Liability Company Law; Pass-Through Entities; Professional Practices; Small Business Law; Sole Proprietorships; Wills; Inheritance; Living Wills; Trusts and Estates; Decedents Estates; Estate Administration; Estate Litigation; Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples; Family Trusts; Fiduciary Law; Fiduciary Liability; Fiduciary Litigation; Living Trusts; Personal Planning; Powers of Attorney; Trust Administration; Trust Law; Trust Litigation; Trust Planning; Probate Administration; Probate Litigation; General Practice; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Adult Guardianship; Advance Directives; Elder Guardianship; Guardian Ad Litem; Guardianship Administration; Incompetency Proceedings; Contracts; Breach of Contract; Contract Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Mediation; Arbitration; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Trial Practice.Email: Michelle J. Perkins

ASSOCIATES

John P. Tatz (Associate) born Des Moines, Iowa, November 16, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Iowa; 1993, Arizona; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: Arizona State University; Drake University (B.A., 1988); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1991); University of Mississippi; University of Phoenix (M.B.A., 1998). Sole Practitioner, Phoenix, Arizona, 1993-1995. Deputy Public Defender, Navajo County, Arizona, 1995. Assistant City Attorney, Flagstaff, Arizona, 1995-1996. Assistant City Prosecutor, Scottsdale, Arizona, 1996-1999. City Prosecutor, Peoria, Arizona, 1999-2001. Sole Practitioner, Phoenix, Arizona, 2001—. Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Business Law, University of Iowa, 1991. Licensed Realtor, Arizona, 1994—. Faculty, Graduate and Undergraduate Business Law, University of Phoenix, 1998-2002. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Driving While Intoxicated; Criminal Defense; Drug Crimes; Parole and Probation; Criminal Law; Assault and Battery; Burglary; Crime Victims Compensation; Criminal Appeals; Criminal Conspiracy; Criminal Fraud; Criminal Investigation; Criminal Prosecution; Drivers License Suspension; DUI/DWI; Felonies; Forgery; Grand Jury Practice; Misdemeanors; Post-Conviction Remedies; Search and Seizure; Theft; Victims Rights; Weapons Charges.Email: John P. Tatz

James B. Galbraith (Associate) born Provo, Utah; admitted to bar, 2004, Arizona. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 2000); J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University (J.D., 2003). Mr. Galbraith graduated from J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University in 2003, where he was an Associate Editor of the BYU Education and Law Journal. He received his B.A. in three years on a full ride academic scholarship and his J.D. on a three-year academic scholarship. He was admitted to the State Bar of Arizona in 2004, and has since concentrated on civil and commercial litigation, including personal injury, contracts, real estate and class action suits. Mr. Galbraith is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court of Arizona and is a member of the American Bar Association, the Arizona Institute for Justice, and the American Institute for Justice. Having lived in Spain for two years, Mr. Galbraith is fluent in both English and Spanish and has represented many Spanish-only clients. Member: State Bar of Arizona; American Bar Association; Arizona Trial Lawyers Association; Arizona Association for Justice. Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice(5%, 4); Civil Appeals; Business Arbitration; Business Fraud; Business Litigation; Business Mediation; Business Torts; Complex Business Litigation; International Business Law; Family Business Mediation; Federal Civil Practice; Civil Practice; Commercial Arbitration; Commercial Liability; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Mediation; Commercial Torts; Complex Commercial Litigation(50%, 1); Uniform Commercial Code; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Workouts; Breach of Contract(25%, 2); Commercial Contracts; Contract Fraud; Contract Litigation(5%, 4); International Contracts; International Commercial Contracts; Corporate Litigation; Debtor and Creditor Collections; Debtor and Creditor Remedies; Debtor and Creditor Workouts; Civil Fraud(3%, 5); Fraud; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Trial Practice(10%, 3); Long-Arm Litigation; Federal Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; E-Discovery; Defense Litigation; Negligence Defense; Real Estate Arbitration; Real Estate Workouts; Same Sex Marriage(2%, 6); Civil Liability; Intentional Torts; Tort Defense; Tort Liability.Email: James B. Galbraith

Luke Reynoso (Associate) born Omaha, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 2007, Arizona and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., Accountancy, 2001); Thurgood Marshall School of Law (J.D., 2005); University of San Diego (LL.M., Taxation, 2006). Mr. Reynoso was admitted to both the Arizona Bar and United States Tax Court in 2007. Mr. Reynoso obtained his bachelor's degree in Accountancy from Arizona State University and his law degree from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston, Texas. In addition to obtaining his law degree, Mr. Reynoso earned his Master of Laws in Taxation (LL.M. in Taxation) from the University of San Diego. While living in San Diego, Mr. Reynoso was selected to participate in the Low-Income Taxpayer's Clinic where he provided tax controversy services. Mr. Reynoso is a member of the Scottsdale Bar Association. Member: Scottsdale Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Wills; Contested Wills; Inheritance; Living Wills; Trusts and Estates; Contested Trusts and Estates; Estate Administration; Estate Litigation; Estate Planning; Estate Planning for Parents of Handicapped Children; Estate Planning for the Disabled; Estate Planning for the Elderly; Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples; Estate Settlements; Family Trusts; Family Wealth Transfer; Financial Planning; Living Trusts; Personal Planning; Pet Trusts; Powers of Attorney; Retirement Planning; Special Needs Trusts; Trust Administration; Trust and Estate Collections; Trust Law; Trust Litigation; Trust Planning; Wealth Preservation; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Adult Guardianship; Conservatorship; Elder Guardianship; Guardianship; Probate; Ancillary Probate; Probate Administration; Probate Litigation; Probate Taxation.Email: Luke Reynoso