First Admitted: 2005, Arizona

Professional Webpage: https://www.berkshirelawoffice.com/attorneys/keith-berkshire...

Bar/Professional Activity:

Arizona Supreme Court Task Force on the Arizona Rules of Family Law Procedure, 2017
Author of the family law section of the Arizona Appellate Handbook published by the State Bar of Arizona, 2021
Member, United States Patent and Trademark Office License 55,856
State Bar of Arizona Family Law Section Committee on Case Law Updates, 2010
Member, American Inns of Court - Horace Rumpole Chapter
Member, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
State Bar of Arizona Family Practice and Procedure Committee, 2014
Member, State Bar of Arizona Family Law Section
Member, Family Law Assistance Project

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

Hoffman v. Miller, 255 Ariz. 165 (App. 2023), 2023
Tiger v. Pennel, -- Ariz. -- (App. 2024), 2024
Skoglund v. Barbour, -- Ariz. -- (App. 2024), 2024
Woyton v. Ward. 247 Ariz 529 (App. 2019), 2019
Hoobler v. Hoobler, -- P.3d – (App. 2022), 2022
Saba v. Khoury, -- P.3d – (2022) - Supreme Court of Arizona, 2022
Brucklier v. Brucklier, -- P.3d-- (App. 2022), 2022
Angelica R. v. Popko, 509 P.3d 392 (App. 2022), 2022
Larchick v. Pollock, 252 Ariz. 364 (App. 2021), 2021
Kelly v. Kelly, 252 Ariz. 371 (App. 2021), 2021
Sebestyen v. Sebestyen 250 Ariz. 537 (App. 2021), 2021
Saba v. Khoury, 250 Ariz. 492 (App. 2021), 2021
Solorzano v. Jensen, 249 Ariz. 489 (App.2020), 2020
McQuillen v. Hufford, 249 Ariz. 69 (App. 2020), 2020
Dole v. Blair, 248 Ariz. 629 (App. 2020), 2020
Barron v. Barron, 440 P.3d 1136 (2019) – Supreme Court of Arizona , 2019
Buckholtz v. Buckholtz, 246 Ariz. 126 (App. 2019), 2019
Doty-Perez v. Doty-Perez, 245 Ariz. 229 (App. 2018), 2018
Swain v. Hicks, 235 Ariz. 209 (App. 2014), 2014
Amadore v. Lifgren, 245 Ariz. 509 (App. 2018), 2018
Berrier v. Rountree, 245 Ariz. 604 (App. 2018), 2018
Keefer v. Keefer, 225 Ariz. 437, 239 P.3d 756 (App. 2010), 2010
Volk v. Brame, 235 Ariz. 462 (App.2014), 2014
Goodman v. Forsen, 239 Ariz. 110 (App. 2015), 2015
Sheets v. Mead, 238 Ariz. 55 (App. 2015), 2015
Merrill v. Merrill, 238 Ariz. 467 (2016), 2016
Howell v. Howell, 238 Ariz. 407 (2016), 2016
Clark v. Kramer, 243 Ariz. 272 (App. 2017), 2017
Doty-Perez v. Doty-Perez, 241 Ariz. 372 (App. 2016), 2016
McLaughlin v. Jones, 240 Ariz. 560 (App. 2016), 2016
Lundy v. Lundy, 242 Ariz. 198 (App. 2017), 2017
Howell v. Howell, 137 S.Ct. 1400 (2017), 2017
Chapman v. Hopkins, 243 Ariz. 236 (App. 2017), 2017
McLaughlin v. Jones, 243 Ariz. 29 (2017), 2017
Merrill v. Merrill, 137 S.Ct. 2136 (2017), 2017

Representative Clients:

Current Status of Non-parent Rights - Maricopa County Bar Association, 2017
Top 10 Business and Valuation Cases – AAML Southwest Divorce Conference, Phoenix, 2017
Alternative Careers for Engineers - University of Arizona, Fall, 2009
Child Support Judicial Panel – State Bar of Arizona , Phoenix, 2018
Family Law Trial Advocacy - Expert crossexamination - June, 2011
Subterranean Law – State Bar of Arizona, Arizona Family Law Institute, January, 2011
Alternative Careers for Engineers - University of Arizona, Fall, 2008
Domestic Violence: Differentiation and Parenting Plans – Arizona Association of Family and Conciliation Court, February, 2011
Enforcing Rule 69 Agreements - CLE By the Sea, July, 2009
Alternative Careers for Engineers - University of Arizona, Fall, 2010
Patterns of Non-Precedent – Arizona Bar Young Lawyers Division February, 2011
Hiding in Plain Sight – State Bar of Arizona Family Law Section Newsletter – January, 2011

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Certified Specialist in Family Law, State Bar of Arizona, 2011
Fellow - American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2016
United States Patent and Trademark Office - Patent Attorney, 2004

Pro bono/Community Service:

Volunteer Program, Arizona Court of Appeals High School
Domestic Relations Committee of Arizona Legislature, Court Procedures Workgroup
Arizona Court of Appeals Pro Bono Pilot Program
State Bar of Arizona, Family Law Section, Case Law Update Committee
Volunteer Lawyers Program, 2005
State Bar of Arizona, Family Law Practice and Procedure Committee

Honors/Awards:

Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, 2022
Family Law Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers in America, 2024
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, 2017
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, 2021
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, 2020
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, 2019
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, 2018
Best Family Law Attorney in Arizona, Best Lawyers in America, 2022
Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona, Arizona Business Journal, 2020
Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona, Arizona Business Journal, 2019

Educational Background:

University of Arizona, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Taught continuing legal education seminar for other attorneys and judges., Instructor, Family Law Immersion, State Bar of Arizona, 2022
Taught continuing legal education seminar for other attorneys and judges., Instructor, Case law immersion, State Bar of Arizona, 2020
Taught continuing legal education seminar for other attorneys and judges., Instructor, What happens now after Gunter v. Gonzales, Pima County Bar, 2020
Taught continuing legal education seminar for other attorneys and judges., Instructor, Top recent child related case updates, State Bar of Arizona, 2021
Taught continuing legal education seminar for other attorneys and judges., Instructor, Immersion family law updates, State Bar of Arizona, 2021
Taught continuing legal education seminar for other attorneys and judges., Instructor, Rules and Statute Updates, State Bar of Arizona, 2021
Taught seminar, Instructor, Child related case law updates, State Bar of Arizona, 2022
Taught seminar, Instructor, Preserving the record, State Bar of Arizona, 2022
Taught seminar for attorney on new appellate decision Walsh v. Walsh and its impact on business valuation and goodwill., Presenter, Walsh v. Walsh and Business Valuation, 2013
Presented on the use of special actions (appeals) in family court., Presenter, Family Law Special Actions, State Bar Of Arizona, 2014
Discussion on Family Law Memorandum Decisions., Author, Hiding in Plain Sight, State Bar of Arizona Family Law Section Newsletter, Family Law, 2010
Presented seminar on child support income calculations and deviations from Child Support Guidelines, Presenter, Child Support Deviations, State Bar Of Arizona, 2014
Presented seminar on current memorandum decisions., Presenter, Good law that cant be cited, State Bar Of Arizona, 2014
Taught seminar for other attorneys on effective use of trial objections., Presenter, Effective Trial Objections, State Bar Of Arizona, 2013

Keith A. Berkshire