Jerome Divorce Lawyers

I have been practicing since 2001. I began my practice by working on cases involving personal injuries, slip and falls, criminal defense, and family law. I currently have an office in Mesa, Arizona and an office in Phoenix, Arizona, and I focus my practice around Personal Injury Law/Auto Accident Injuries and Family Law.

Michael Aurit, JD, MDR is a professional family mediator, Arizona attorney and Founder of The Aurit Center for Divorce Mediation in Scottsdale, AZ. Michael serves on the National Board of Directors of the Academy of Family Mediators and he is a Fellow of the American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section. Michael is a member of The Association for Conflict Resolution and he is current Ethics Chair of MCAFM. Michael received his Juris Doctorate from Pepperdine University School of Law, his Master's Degree in Dispute Resolution from the Straus Institute at Pepperdine and his Bachelor's of Fine Arts from...

I started my career defending people accused of crimes in the Criminal Courts. I lived for the rush of a jury trial and the thrill of going up against "the system". As it does though, fate intervened when a close friend of mine got into a nasty custody dispute with his ex-wife. He asked me to step-up as a lawyer and as a friend and I did. At the conclusion of that matter I had found that I had a real talent for Domestic Relations law. It turns out I had the drive and ruthlessness it took to be...

James Bruce has practiced law in Phoenix Metropolitan and Glendale since 1978. He grew up and graduated high school in Rochester, New York. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Religion from Haverford College in 1973. He worked for the Pennsylvania Crime Commission in 1973 and 1974. He attended Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. from 1974 to 1977. He received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Georgetown in 1977.

James Bruce took the Arizona State Bar and was admitted to practice law in 1977. He moved to Glendale, Arizona, in 1978 and has been practicing law in the Phoenix...

Ladd is an associate attorney who grew up in Arizona and graduated from the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. During law school, Ladd worked at both the Maricopa County Superior Court and the Arizona Court of Appeals. He received litigation experience working as a student law clerk at the Goldwater Institute, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, and the Maricopa County Prosecutor’s Office. He served as an editor on the Journal of Law, Policy, and Military Affairs as well as the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy. Before law school, Ladd lived in Paraguay for two...

With 40 years of litigation and trial experience, I am licensed to practice law in Arizona, Nevada, and California. My academic background is strong, and my approach to legal battles is tough and aggressive. At Knochel Law Offices, where I serve as the lead attorney, our primary goal is to deliver effective and thorough legal representation. We serve families, businesses, and individuals throughout the Tri-State area of Arizona, Nevada, and California. I have been practicing law since 1982 and have dedicated my services to Mohave County since 1987. My legal career began with the honor of serving as a law clerk to...