
Patrick Sampair
The Sampair GroupPatrick 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.
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- Can A Prenup Help You Avoid Divorce Court
- Sampair Law Blog
- Child Support in Arizona
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- Three Reasons Why Divorcing Young Might Be Right For You
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- Three Things To Know About Legal Separation v. Divorce
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- 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
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- How Joint Families Can Stay Peaceful This Holiday Season
11 November 2019 - Tips on Building a Relationship With Your Stepchildren
8 November 2019 - Dealing With Out-Of-State Property After a Divorce
7 October 2019 - How Courts Decide to Split a House During a Divorce in Arizona
1 October 2019 - Are Divorce And Separation The Same?
5 September 2019 - Modifying Your Child Support Order
3 September 2019 - What Is A Default Judgment?
29 August 2019 - Help Getting Over The Anger Of Divorce
27 August 2019 - What To Do About Child Support Garnishments
22 August 2019