Adriana M. Orman

Top rated Family Law attorney in Goodyear, Arizona

The Law Office of Adriana M. Orman, PLLC
Adriana M. Orman
The Law Office of Adriana M. Orman, PLLC

Practice areas: Family Law, Criminal Defense, Native American Law

Licensed in Arizona since: 2021

Education: Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Languages spoken: English, Spanish

Selected to Rising Stars: 2027

The Law Office of Adriana M. Orman, PLLC

15150 West Park Place
Suite 215
Goodyear, AZ 85395 Phone: 602-292-9319 Email: Adriana M. Orman Visit website
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Adriana M. Orman is the founder and managing attorney of The Law Office of Adriana M. Orman, PLLC, a boutique Arizona law firm dedicated to providing skilled, compassionate, and culturally informed legal representation. Her practice focuses primarily on criminal defense, family law, and juvenile dependency matters, representing individuals and families navigating some of the most consequential and challenging circumstances of their lives.

A native Spanish speaker who grew up on the Navajo Nation, Ms. Orman brings a distinctive cultural perspective and a deep understanding of the diverse communities she serves. Her practice places particular emphasis on advocating for Latino and Native American populations throughout Arizona, including representation in Arizona state courts and tribal courts. She is committed to bridging cultural and linguistic barriers that can impede meaningful access to justice.

Ms. Orman’s approach to advocacy is rooted in the belief that effective representation requires more than technical legal knowledge. It demands an understanding of the human experiences underlying each case. Her work frequently involves complex family dynamics, allegations of domestic violence, coercive control, parental rights, and the intersection of criminal and family law. She recognizes that these issues are rarely one-dimensional and approaches each matter with careful attention to its legal, cultural, and personal complexities.

Before entering the legal profession, Ms. Orman worked as an educator, an experience that continues to inform her client-centered approach. She prioritizes ensuring that clients understand their legal rights, the judicial process, and the potential consequences of their decisions, empowering them to participate meaningfully in their own representation.

In addition to her private practice, Ms. Orman serves as court-appointed counsel in criminal and juvenile matters and regularly provides pro bono representation to individuals who would otherwise face significant barriers to accessing legal services.

Above all, Ms. Orman is committed to providing thoughtful, principled, and effective advocacy while ensuring that every client, regardless of background or circumstance, is treated with dignity, respect, and a genuine opportunity to be heard.

First Admitted: 2021, Arizona

Professional Webpage: https://www.adrianaormanlaw.com/about

Bar / Professional Activity

  • 2021 - Current Active Member of the Arizona State Bar Los Abogados Hispanic Bar Association, 2021

Representative Clients

  • My practice serves a diverse range of clients throughout Arizona, with a particular emphasis on representing Latino and Native American individuals and families. As a native Spanish speaker who grew up on the Navajo Nation, I bring a unique combination of cultural understanding, lived experience, and legal advocacy to my practice. My father’s work as a pediatrician with the Indian Health Service afforded me the opportunity to grow up immersed in the communities I now have the privilege of serving. These experiences have profoundly shaped my approach to the practice of law, reinforcing the importance of culturally informed representation, meaningful access to justice, and ensuring that clients from historically underserved communities feel heard, understood, and effectively represented.

Pro bono / Community Service

  • Providing legal representation to individuals who lack the financial resources to retain counsel is an integral part of my practice and reflects my commitment to expanding access to justice within underserved communities. I regularly undertake pro bono matters involving vulnerable individuals and families facing significant legal challenges. Recent pro bono representation includes assisting an elderly Latino gentleman in finally resolving a divorce that had remained pending for several years, as well as advocating for a survivor of coercive control in a contested domestic relations matter involving a minor child. I firmly believe that meaningful access to legal representation should not be determined solely by an individual’s financial circumstances, particularly when fundamental issues of family, safety, and personal autonomy are at stake.

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

  • Orman, Adriana M. (2019) "The Causal Effect: Implications of Chronic Underfunding in School Systems on the Navajo Reservation," Mitchell Hamline Law Journal of Public Policy and Practice: Vol. 40: Iss. 1, Article 10., Author, The Causal Effect: Implications of Chronic Underfunding in School Systems on the Navajo Reservation, Mitchell Hamline Law Journal of Public Policy and Practice, 2019
  • Adriana Orman inspired and co-authored the article “Indigenous Erasure in Public Schools, Critical Race Theory, Discriminatory Policies, and Remedies for Students,” published in the July/August 2022 issue of the Arizona Attorney. The article examines the country's efforts to assimilate and indoctrinate Indigenous people into white culture, from government-funded boarding schools to current practices such as the disparate application of hair policies, restrictions on graduation regalia, and attempts to ban Critical Race Theory. The article then analyzes legal tools available to students to combat discriminatory school policies. This article prompted the Arizona Public Defenders' Association to invite Adriana and her co-author to present on this article in June 2023., Co-Author, Indigenous Erasure in Public Schools, Critical Race Theory, Discriminatory Policies, and Remedies for Students, Arizona Attorney Magazine, 2022

Office location for Adriana M. Orman

15150 West Park Place
Suite 215
Goodyear, AZ 85395

Selections

1 Year Rising Stars
  • Rising Stars: 2027

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