Patrick Sampair | Glendale Divorce & Family Lawyer

Patrick Sampair has over 39 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 of 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 is a current Judge Pro Tem in the Maricopa County Superior Courts, and 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.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney	The Sampair Group	Glendale, AZ	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Creighton University School of Law	J.D.	Law School	1981
Creighton University	Bachelors		1976

State / Court	Date
Arizona	1988

• AIOFLA | Member | 2014 - Present
  Better Business Bureau | BBB | 2009 - Present
  United States Court of Appeals First Circuit | Member | 1993 - Present
  United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit | Member | 1990 - Present
  State Bar of Arizona, Family Law Section | Member | 1989 - Present
  United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit | Member | 1985 - Present
  United States Court of Appeals For the Ninth Circuit | Member | 1985 - Present
  Internal Revenue Service | Authorized Practitioner | 1984 - Present
  Maricopa County Superior Court Judiciary | Judge Pro Tempore | 2016 - 2017
  Pro Hac Vice Admission District Court North Dakota | Member | 2012 - 2013
  CJA Attorney District Court District of Arizona | Member | 1991 - 1994
  CJA Attorney Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals | Member | 1990 - 1990
  Maricopa County Bar Association, Family Law Section | Member | 1989 - 2014

• 10 Best Attorneys | American Institute of Family Law Attorneys | 2014-2015 | 2017 | 2019
  Excellent Rating | Avvo | 2013-2014
  Client's Choice | Avvo | 2013-2014
  Top Contributor | Avvo | 2013-2014
  Client Rating | Martindale-Hubbell | 2012

• Chappell v Honorable J Polk & Coby Kempton
  Won. Ruling in favor of Father. Appeals Court decline jurisdiction.

• Eaker v Eaker
  Won. Joint Legal Decision-making, equal parenting time with Father. Mother warned not to violate further orders or possibly lose parenting time.

• Chappell v Honorable J Polk & Coby Kempton
  Won. Arizona Supreme Court denied Petition for Review.

• Martinez v Gutierrez - APPEAL
  WON - "The family court’s order is affirmed."

• Martinez v Gutierrez - RELOCATION TO MEXICO
  Mother wins relocation.

• sampairlwblog | Three Reasons Why Divorcing Young Might Be Right For You | 2016
  sampairlawblog | Three Things To Know About Legal separation v. Divorce | 2016
  sampairlawblog | Can A Prenup Help You Avoid Divorce Court | 2016
  Sampair.com | Child Support in Arizona | 2014
  Sampair.com | Child Custody In Arizona | 2014
  Law TV.com | AZ Family Law Q & A | 2011
  Arizona Republic | Discharging Taxes in Bankruptcy | 1989

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