Patrick Sampair
The Sampair Group
Patrick Sampair has over 35 years of legal experience and has helped thousands of Arizonans with their family law matters, including divorce, child custody, child support, child relocation and alimony (or spousal maintenance) disputes. Mr. Sampair has expertise resolving complex financial matters that arise in a family law dispute, drawn in part from his experience litigating civil and criminal tax cases during his early years of law practice. Mr. Sampair is committed to providing his clients with effective and affordable legal representation; he is dedicated to minimizing the negative effects divorce proceedings and related disputes can have on children.
Mr. Sampair received his Juris Doctorate from Creighton University Law School in Nebraska in 1981, and a BA from Creighton University in 1976. He is admitted to practice law in Arizona and Minnesota, and is a member of the State Bar of Arizona. Mr. Sampair is also admitted to practice before Arizona state and federal courts, the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits and the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts for Arizona. Mr. Sampair formerly served as a Judge Pro Tem in the Maricopa County Superior Courts. He is a former Adjunct Professor of Law at the William Mitchell School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1992, he was appointed by the U.S. District Court of Arizona to represent indigent defendants pursuant to the federal Criminal Justice Act.
- Creighton University School of Law
- J.D.
- Creighton University
- B.A.
- Attorney
- The Sampair Group
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- Judge- Pro Tem
- Maricopa County Superior Court
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- Attorney
- MacPherson & McCarville
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- Adjunct Professor
- William Mitchell School of Law
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- Attorney
- Law Office of Sydney Brennen
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- Can A Prenup Help You Avoid Divorce Court
- Sampair Law Blog
- Child Support in Arizona
- Sampair Law Blog
- Three Reasons Why Divorcing Young Might Be Right For You
- Sampair Law Blog
- Three Things To Know About Legal Separation v. Divorce
- Sampair Law Blog
- Family Law Rules, Semi-Annual Roundtable CLE
- 2013
- Update to Fee Agreements in Family Law, 15th Quasi-Annual Roundtable
- 2014
- Update to Fee Agreements in Family Law, 15th Quasi-Annual Roundtable
- 2014
- Family Law (Divorce, Child Support, and Paternity Issues), Lawyers on Call
- 2014
- Fee Agreements, ETC Round Table
- 2016
- 10 Best Attorneys
- American Institute of Family Law Attorneys
- 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019
- AIOFLA
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- Better Business Bureau
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- State Bar of Arizona
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- Internal Revenue Service
- Authorized Practicioner
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- Maricopa County Superior Court Judiciary
- Judge Pro Tempore
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- Arizona
- State Bar of Arizona
- Minnesota
- Minnesota Supreme Court
- 1st Circuit
- 2nd Circuit
- 5th Circuit
- 6th Circuit
- 8th Circuit
- 9th Circuit
- U.S. Bankruptcy Courts for Arizona
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights
- Child Custody
- Child Support
- English: Spoken, Written