Benjamin L. Deguire

Benjamin L. Deguire is a senior attorney in Flagstaff whose practice is centered on family law, mediation, and related disputes. Since entering practice, he has devoted most of his work to representing parents and children in high-conflict and complex divorce and custody cases. He handles matters involving property division, legal decision-making, parenting time, support, relocation, and competing jurisdiction issues when family disputes cross state lines.

Benjamin earned a J.D. from the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona, where he served as an editor on the law review. He received a B.A. cum laude from the University of Arizona with majors in Philosophy and Political Science. His academic background supports careful legal analysis, structured advocacy, and the evaluation of complicated factual and jurisdictional questions that arise in family law disputes.

Benjamin represents clients in adversarial family matters while remaining attentive to the emotional and financial effects of prolonged conflict. His experience includes complex divorce and custody cases, relocation disputes, and matters involving competing proceedings in different states. As a certified mediator, he also helps parties explore negotiated solutions that can reduce the cost and strain of litigation while still protecting important parenting, property, and support interests.

Benjamin L. Deguire is admitted to practice in Arizona and has built a career around resolving difficult family disputes with a combination of litigation and mediation skills. His work reflects an individualized approach rather than a single solution for every case. By evaluating legal, practical, and family considerations together, he helps clients move through divorce, custody, and related proceedings with clear advocacy and attention to workable outcomes.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Law Office of Benjamin L. Deguire, PLLC
• Member, State Bar of Arizona
• Member, State Bar of Arizona Family Law Executive Council (2016-2021)
• Member, State Bar of AZ Family Court Improvement Committee (2019 – Present)
• Member, Coconino County Bar Association
• President, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC), AZ (2017 – 2019)
• Member, Coconino County Domestic Relations Task Force

Licensed State

• Arizona

Education

• James E. Rogers College of Law, Tucson, Arizona
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) (Cum Laude)

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