Grant Creighton & Grant PLC

Firm Phone:

(480) 222-2500

Jolyon Grant, Owning Partner of the law firm of Grant Creighton & Grant PLC, Scottsdale, Arizona, devoted exclusively to the practice of family law; admitted to the Bar, 1971, Arizona; family law and general trial practice with the law firm of O’Connor Cavanagh for 27+ years, owning partner for last 22 years. Opened the law firm of Jolyon Grant, P.C. in 2001, limiting practice exclusively to family law. Beginning 2008, founding member and owner of Grant Creighton & Harris PLC, now Grant Creighton Grant PLC.

Preparatory Education:
University of Utah, (B.S., 1964); legal education,
Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, (J.D., 1971).
Professional Activities:

Certified Specialist in Family Law in Arizona since December 1992; AV rated in Martindale-Hubbell since 1980, the highest possible peer review rating in legal ability and ethical standards for the past 34 years; and listed in all editions of The Best Lawyers in America for Family Law in the State of Arizona from the first edition in 1984 and for the following 16 years. Selected for inclusion in all editions from 2007-2014 in Southwest Super Lawyers in the field of family law, a peer-evaluated publication which recognizes lawyers ranked in the top five percent of lawyers practicing in their state.

Member: Maricopa County and Arizona State Bar Associations; Member of both the Mediation Section and the Family Law Section of the Maricopa County and Arizona State Bar Association; Former President: Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1995-1996; Member: Board of Directors, Phoenix Association of Defense Counsel, from 1975-1982; President: Phoenix Association of Defense Counsel, 1979-1980; Chairman of the Maricopa County Family Law Committee, 1983-1984; Former Chairman: Subcommittee which drafted the Maricopa County Spousal Maintenance Guidelines; Former Chairman: City of Phoenix Interdisciplinary Task Force on Domestic Violence; Member: Governor’s Committee for the drafting of the first federally mandated Child Support Guidelines for Arizona; and Former Member: Hearing Committee for State Bar Disciplinary Committee.

He is a past lecturer in trial practice, negotiations and family law for Maricopa County Bar Association, the State Bar of Arizona and A.S.U. College of Law.

He has served as Judge Pro Tem of the Maricopa County Superior Court, 1979 to present. He has served as a mediator/settlement judge for family law cases pending in the Superior Court of Maricopa County. He has also been appointed to serve as a Judge Pro Tem/Arbitrator and as a Special Master for the trial of family law cases by stipulated agreement of counsel for both parties.

Main Practice Area:

Family Law/Divorce

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