Steven H. Everts

Equity Partner

(480) 461-5320
she@udallshumway.com

30 West First Street
Mesa, Arizona 85201

Practice Areas

• Divorce and Family Law
• Appellate Practice

 Client Comments

Click here to access the written materials for Mr. Evert’s recent presentation, “15 Symptoms of an Unhealthy Marriage“.

Steve Everts has practiced law for over 35 years and represented and counseled literally thousands of clients in family law matters. He averages over 60 court appearances and dozens of contested hearings or trials each year.  He has been lead counsel in all family law trials and 12 jury trials.  He has attended over 100 continuing legal education seminars and 20 parenting courses in the field of family law.  He has been a presenter at several Family Law seminars and has been asked to present for the fifth straight year at the prestigious Arizona Family Law Institute in 2012.   He has also written the briefs and handled the appeals in over 46 appellate cases.

Steve is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and a Board-Certified Specialist in Family Law.  He is asked to serve frequently as Judge and Commissioner pro-tem for the Family Law section of the Maricopa County Superior Court.  He has been rated AV (highest competency/ethical standard) by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory for many years.  He is licensed to practice in both Arizona and Utah in both Federal and State courts and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, California.

Education

• J.D., University of Utah College of Law, 1976
• B.A. (English), University of Utah, 1973 (Cum Laude)

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

• Arizona State and Federal Courts, 1977
• Utah State and Federal Courts, 1976
• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1986

Professional & Bar Association Memberships

• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (2005-present)
• Judge Pro-term Maricopa County Superior Court (1998-present)
• State Bar of Arizona (1977-present)
• Utah State Bar Association (1976-present)
• Assistant, Supreme Court Committee on Examinations (1977-1985)
• Phoenix Association of Defense Counsel (1977-1988)

Awards and Special Recognition

• State Bar Certified Family Law Specialist
• Southwest Super Lawyers, 2010, 2011, 2012
• American Registry of Top Attorneys in Arizona
• Arizona’s Finest Lawyers
• Martindale Hubbell Rating “AV” (Preeminent 5.0 out of 5)

Presentations

• Family Law Institute (For Better or For Worse), Family Law Litigation, January 2012
• Family Law Institute (For Better or For Worse), The Right of Privacy in Marriage, January 2011
• Maricopa County Bar Association, Mock Trial Presentation, June 2011
• Family Law Institute (For Better or For Worse), Dissipation of Community Assets, January 2010
• Family Law Institute (For Better or For Worse), Spousal Maintenance, January 2009
• Family Law Institute (For Better or For Worse), File Management, January 2008
• Custody Issues in Arizona, NBI (8/22/00)
• 15 Symptoms of an Unhealthy Marriage, Class for Married Couples (1996, 2001, 2009)
• Marriage and Family classes (periodically from 2005 to present)

Publications

• “Strict Liability: Recovery for Damage to the Defective Product Itself,” 18 Arizona Bar Journal 18 (Oct. 1982)

Firm Leadership

• Managing Partner 7 years
• Management Committee 15 years
• Trustee of Firm Retirement Plan 25 years
• Hiring and Recruiting Committee 2 years

Appeals/Special Actions

• A dozen or more appellate Briefs while Law Clerk at Utah State Attorney General’s Office (1974-76)
• Custom Roofing Co., Inc. v. Transamerica Ins. Co., 120 Ariz. 196, 584 P.2d 1187 (App. 1978)
• Tenney v. Home and Garden Rental Centers of America, Inc.
• Correa v. Curbey, 124 Ariz. 480, 605 P.2d 458 (App. 1979)
• In re Marriage of Foster, 125 Ariz. 208, 608 P.2d 785 (App. 1980)
• Lowman v. City of Mesa, 125 Ariz. 590, 611 P.2d 943 (App. 1980)
• Rocky Mountain Fire & Casualty Co. v. Biddulph Oldsmobile, 131 Ariz. 289, 640 P.2d 851 (1982)
• Pruitt v. Pavelin, 141 Ariz. 195, 685 P.2d 1347 (App.1984)
• Sarge v. Bentson Contracting Co., 1 CA-CIV 6859, Memorandum Decision (3/7/85)
• Preferred Risk Mut. Ins. Co. v. Tank, 146 Ariz. 33, 703 P.2d 580 (App. 1985)
• Hoffman v. First American Title Ins. Co. of Arizona, 1 CA-CIV 7248, Memorandum Decision (7/16/85)
• Gyurko v. A. J. Bayless Markets, Inc., 1 CA-CIV 7611, Memorandum Decision (1/9/86)
• Schultz v. Eslick, 788 F.2d 558 (9th Cir. 1986)
• Exceptional Realty, Inc. v. Performance Auto Rebuilders, 1 CA-CIV 9528, Memorandum Decision (4/18/88)
• Parra v. Parra, 1 CA-CIV 97-0434, Memorandum Decision
• Patton v. Patton, 1 CA-CIV 98-0320, Memorandum Decision
• Thompson v. Thompson, 1 CA-CV 98-0653, Memorandum Decision
• Ludeman v. Superior Court in and for the County of Maricopa, 1 CA-SA 99-0208
• Kasten v. Kasten, 1 CA-CV 00-0166, Memorandum Decision
• Robertson v. Blanchard, 1CA-CV 00-0283, Memorandum Decision (8/28/01)
• Harvell v. Harvell, 1 CA-CV 00-0458, Memorandum Decision
• Zimmerman v. Zimmerman, 1 CA-CV 02-0240 (Involuntary Dismissal)
• Klus v. Klus, 1 CA-CV 02-0287, Memorandum Decision
• Antonelli v. Benden, 1 CA-CV 02-0535, Memorandum Decision
• Lundstrom v. Lundstrom, 1 CA-CV 02-0653, Memorandum Decision
• Kaiser-Kasten v. Kasten, 1 CA-CV 03-0066, Memorandum Decision
• Carroll v. Superior Court in and for the County of Yuma, 1 CA-SA 03-0102
• Blanchard v. Blanchard, 1 CA-CV 03-0247 (Settled)
• Kay S. v. Mark S., 213 Ariz. 373, 142 P.3d 249 (App. 2006)
• Given v. Given, 1 CA-CV 04-0800, Memorandum Decision
• Newberry v. Weinstein, 1 CA-CV 05-0424, Memorandum Decision
• Cooper v. Dahlhauser, 1 CA-CV 05-0772, Memorandum Decision
• Hawkins v. Hawkins, 1 CA-CV 08-0833, Memorandum Decision
• Warfield v. Smith, 1 CA-CV 10-0526 (On Appeal)
• Navarre v. Garalczyk, 1 CA-CV 10-0817 (On Appeal)
• Large v. Schmidt, 1 CA-CV 11-0073 (On Appeal)
• Burk v. Teufel, 1 CA-CV 11-0317 (On Appeal)