Featured In-Network Attorney: Monica Donaldson Stewart

Dec 29, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
Let us introduce you to:
3100 W. Ray Road
Suite 115
Chandler, AZ 85226
Phone: 480-792-9770
Fax: 480-792-9771
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ms. Monica Donaldson Stewart is one of LegalEASE in-network attorneys who provides excellent service to our members. Monica Donaldson Stewart is the managing attorney for Donaldson Stewart PC, a boutique family law and estate planning firm in Chandler, Arizona. Monica received her law degree in 1997 from the Arizona State University College of Law. During law school, Monica participated in a semester-long mediation training clinic and in 2009, she completed her first collaborative training with the Collaborative Divorce Institute. Since that time she has trained and practiced extensively in both mediation and collaborative divorce. Monica believes that divorcing couples and their children benefit when they are given have the opportunity to reach settlements without the court’s intervention, and that mediation and the collaborative divorce process offer that opportunity. Monica’s philosophy is that “litigating to win” is not the only way to divorce.
 
How long have you been a LegalEASE Network Attorney?
"I've worked with LegalEASE for over fifteen (15) years, since 2007."
 
What's your favorite hobbies outside of law?
"Writing mystery novels and nature photography."
 
Bar Admissions
  • Arizona, 1997
  • U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1997
 
Practice Areas
  • Family Law
  • Divorce/Legal Separation/Annulment
  • Collaborative Divorce
  • Mediation
  • Legal Decision Making Authority and Parenting Time
  • Paternity
  • Same Sex Family Law Issues
  • Child Support
  • Modifications/Enforcements
  • Prenuptial/Postnuptial Agreements
  • Parenting Coordinator
  • Grandparent Rights
 
Professional Honors, Awards and Activities
  • Collaborative Professionals of Phoenix, Executive Board Member, Present
  • Arizona's Finest Attorneys, 2011 to Present
  • Maricopa County Superior Court, Judge Pro Tem, 2007 to Present
  • East Valley Bar Association, President, 2008 to 2009
  • East Valley Bar Association, Treasurer, 2009 to 2019
  • East Valley Bar Association, Secretary, 2018 to 2021
  • Maricopa County Association of Family Mediators, Secretary, 2018 to 2020
  • Superlawyers Southwest Rising Stars 2012-2013
  • Monica was selected as a Southwest Super Lawyer 2019 - 2022
 
Education
J.D., Arizona State University, College of Law, Tempe, Arizona (1997)
B.S., Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona (1993)