Practice Areas: Family Law, Appellate
Licensed in Arizona since: 2005
Education: University of Houston Law Center
Berkshire Law Office, PLLC
1225 W. Washington StreetSuite 307
Tempe, AZ 85281 Phone: 480-550-7000 Email: Keith A. Berkshire Visit website
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KEITH BERKSHIRE is a certified specialist in Family Law, and a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, at the Berkshire Law Office, PLLC. Keith practices in all areas of family law, with a focus on complex litigation and appeal. Keith’s significant appellate practice with more published Family Law Opinions than another other attorney in Arizona, including 35 Opinions at the Arizona Court of Appeals and Arizona Supreme Court. Keith is the author of the Family Law section of the Arizona Appellate Handbook, and his Opinions include major cases such as Saba v. Khoury, Volk v. Brame, McLaughlin v. Jones, Woyton v. Ward, Gonzalez-Gunter v. Gunter, and Barron v. Barron. Keith also successfully litigated the case Howell v. Howell, 137 S. Ct. 1400 (2017) at the Supreme Court of the United States. Keith was a member of the Arizona Supreme Court Task Force on the Arizona Rules of Family Law Procedure, which restyled and rewrote the Family Law Rules in 2018; he previously served on the Family Law Practice and Procedure Committee of the State Bar of Arizona, the Civil Rules Committee, as well as the State Bar of Arizona’s Family Law Section Executive Committee. Keith was also a member of the Court Procedures Workgroup for the Domestic Relations Committee of the State Legislature as part of the 2013 changes to the custody statutes, and has authored numerous other family law rules and statutes. Keith is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell since 2012, is listed in Best Lawyers in America, and has been in the Super Lawyers Listing every year since 2012, including a selection as one of the Top 50 Lawyers in Arizona in all areas of practice, in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2024. Keith was also named Family Law Lawyer of the Year in Phoenix by Best Lawyers for 2022 and 2024. Keith is a frequent lecturer at CLEs on all areas of family law and appellate practice, and has served as an expert witness on variously family law issues.
First Admitted: 2005, Arizona
Professional Webpage: https://www.berkshirelawoffice.com/attorneys/keith-berkshire...
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- University of Arizona, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
- 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
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2014 - 2025
- Rising Stars: 2012 - 2013