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DANA B. MICHAELS, ESQ.

 
I ABOUT DANA I

Dana strives to guide clients through all family law proceedings with compassion and conviction. Her firm offers flat fee agreements for the different stages of litigation, providing predictable legal fees and cost certainty.

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A native New Yorker who followed her family West, she landed in Arizona 20 years ago. At the time, Arizona did not offer reciprocity for her bar license, thus she could not easily begin to practice law here. After settling her two children into elementary school, Dana decided to hunker down and study for the Arizona Bar Exam, despite having graduated from law school 25 years earlier! Fast forward and she is glad she did it, as it has allowed her to help many families through difficult times with excellent outcomes. While the initial goal of every family law case is to try to reach agreements and settle outside of court, Dana is a fierce advocate when a case must be ultimately be decided at trial.

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Having graduated with honors and serving Law Review from Pace University School of Law in New York, Dana began her legal career in 1990. Her civil litigation experience, combined with her desire to help families put their lives back on track, makes Dana a strong advocate. Dana is admitted to practice law in Arizona (2015), New York (1991) and Connecticut (1990). She is a member of the State Bar of Arizona and the Arizona Women Lawyer’s Association.

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She volunteers for My Sister’s Place, the Phoenix Rescue Mission, Feed my Starving Children and the FreshStart for Women Arizona Foundation. Her passion focuses on children and making sure their best interests are represented.

BACKGROUND AND EXPERTISE

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Bar Admissions

  • State Bar of Arizona, 2015

  • United States District Court 1992

  • State Bar of New York, 1991

  • State Bar of Connecticut, 1990

 

Education

  • Pace University School of Law, White Plains, New York J.D. 1990, Honors Law Review

  • University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont B.A. – 1987

 

Past Employment Positions

  • Deshon Laraye Pullen, Family Law Attorney

  • LexisNexis, Legal Research & Contract Attorney

  • Epstein, Newman & Lubitz, Senior Attorney

  • Kanterman, Taub & Breitner, Associate

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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
 

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • State Bar of Arizona

  • Arizona Women Lawyers Association

 

Pro Bono Activity

  • Law Day for Women; Fresh Start for Women's Foundation 2019

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Classes/Seminars

  • Full Team Protocols for Collaborative Divorce

  • Mediation Training, Pepperdine University School of Law

  • Trial Advocacy, CLE: Family Law Trial Advocacy, 2010

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