Timothy W. Durkin
Phoenix's top divorce and family law attorney-serving all of Arizona
Timothy Durkin is a JacksonWhite shareholder and joined the firm in 2010. He has represented hundreds of individuals and families in many areas of family is a skilled family law attorney, experienced in handling cases involving divorces, paternity actions, child custody, child support, relocation and jurisdiction issues, adoptions, termination of parental rights and parental severance actions, title 8 guardianships, spousal maintenance cases, division of marital property and debts, pre-nuptial agreements, post decree modifications and enforcement of custody and divorce orders, mediation services, grandparent visitation cases and domestic violence issues.
Bar Admissions: Tim is licensed to practice law in all Arizona State Courts, as well as the United States District Court, District of Arizona.
Education and Honors: Tim completed his undergraduate studies at Brigham Young University where he earned a B.A. in English in 1986. He pursued graduate studies at Utah State University where in 1992 he earned a M.A. in American Studies. Tim received his Juris Doctor from Capital University Law School in 2000, graduating with honors. In 2015, Tim was honored with the Client Distinction Award from Lawyers.com – recognizing him as the top 1% of more than 900,000 attorneys in the U.S. Tim has also been appointed as Judge Pro Tempore for ADR Family Settlement Conferences.
Professional Activities and Experience: After relocating to Arizona in 2001, Tim opened his own law office practicing in the areas of family law, personal injury and criminal defense. In 2007, Tim became a senior family law associate with a mid-size Mesa law firm, where he practiced in both family law and bankruptcy. In 2010, Tim joined JacksonWhite where he exclusively practices family law. Tim is a member of the American Bar Association, the Maricopa County Bar Association Family Division, as well as the Arizona State Bar, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Family Law sections.
- Capital University
- J.D.
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- Honors: With honors
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- Utah State University
- M.A. | American Studies
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- Brigham Young University
- B.A. | English
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- Shareholder
- JacksonWhite Law
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- Arizona
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- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business - Arbitration/Mediation, Consumer - Arbitration/Mediation, Family - Arbitration/Mediation
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- English: Spoken, Written