Nicholas J. Brown

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Nicholas J. Brown

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Biography

Mr. Brown concentrates in the areas of family law and domestic relations, recognizing that each case is driven by the facts of that particular situation. In addition premarital and postmarital agreements, Mr. Brown's practice encompasses interstate jurisdictional disputes, property characterization and support issues, as well as child-related matters. Mr. Brown also manages complex custody matters with a creative mind, keeping children front and center. Mr. Brown also handles appeals and special actions, and keeps abreast of emergent trends in the law, whether through recent legislation, or new cases interpreting novel or unanswered questions of law. Mr. Brown also serves as a private mediator, and has previously volunteered as a Judge Pro Tem conducting mediation by court-appointment.

Mr. Brown is on the Family Law Executive Council and Family Law Practice and Procedure Committee through the State Bar of Arizona, and teaches Continuing Legal Education courses at the state and county levels on various aspects of family law.

Practice Areas

  • Appellate Practice

  • Family Law

Education

  • Arizona State University, College of Law, Tempe, Arizona

    • J.D. - 2018

    • Honors: magna cum laude

    • Honors: William H. Pedrick Scholar

    • Honors: Order of the Barristers

    • Honors: Order of the Coif

    • Honors: First Place – 2018 Ralph Spritzer Oral Argument Competition

    • Honors: CALI Awards in Family Law, Community Property, ADR/Employment, and Professional Responsibility

    • Honors: Moot Court Board, Problem Drafting Committee, Member

    • Law Journal, Arizona State Law Journal, Arizona Issue Editor

  • University of California, Berkeley, California

    • B.A. - 2009

    • Major: Linguistics

Bar Admissions

  • Arizona, 2019

  • U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 2020

Professional Association

  • State Bar of Arizona, Young Lawyers Division, District 4 Representative, 2019 to 2021

  • State Bar of Arizona, Young Lawyers Division, President-Elect, 2021 to Present

  • Maricopa County Bar Association, Member, 2015 to Present

  • Lorna Lockwood Inn of Court, Member, 2018 to 2021

  • American Bar Association, 2018 to Present

  • State Bar of Arizona, Family Law Executive Council, 2019 to Present

  • State Bar of Arizona, Family Law Practice and Procedure Committee, 2024 to Present

  • Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 2023 to Present

Classes & Seminars

  • Arizona State University, Teaching Assistant, Civil Procedure I, Fall 2018 & 2019

Past Positions

  • Law Clerk for The Honorable Scott Bales, Arizona Supreme Court, September 2018 – August 2019

Honors

  • The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, 2023-2026, Family Law

  • Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2024-2026

  • Phoenix Magazine, Top Lawyer, 2023-2025, Family Law

Languages

  • Spanish

Phoenix Office

1850 North Central Avenue

Suite 1900

Phoenix, AZ 85004

Phoenix Office

1850 North Central Avenue

Suite 1900

Phoenix, AZ 85004

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Suite B

Sun City, AZ 85351

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