with the Experience You Deserve

Mediation Services Tailored to The Needs of Your Case:

• Options for a pre-meeting for clients with physical and/or mental challenges who cannot participate in an in-office mediation.
• Flexible mediation location.
• Virtual mediation with Zoom/Teams and DocuSign to save costs or for out-of-stateparties.
• Extended memo length or document submission for complex cases.

Steve will leverage his judicial and trial lawyer experience to provide you and your client:

• A thorough assessment of potential trial outcomes
• A cost-benefit analysis of litigation vs. settlement for both parties
• Help attorneys work effectively with their clients toward a resolution
• Ensure all parties feel heard and have their “day in court”
• Dedicate the necessary time to each case for optimal results
• Probate litigation
• Trust administration conflicts
• Guardianship and conservatorship disputes
• Breach of fiduciary duty cases
• Contested Wills
• Financial exploitation claims
• Undue influence allegations
• Beneficiary claims

Take the first step toward resolving your dispute. Steve Kupiszewski’s experienced staff are great to work with; they will get you and the other parties vetted and scheduled quickly and efficiently. Steve uses his years of experience to obtain resolutions to complex litigation, significantly lowering the financial and emotional toll on your clients.

Steve Kupiszewski is a retired Maricopa County Superior Court Commissioner. While serving as a judicial officer, Steve presided over civil, family, and probate cases. As a judicial officer, he conducted over 500 probate trials and settlement conferences.

Steve has extensive experience with complex litigation as a trial attorney and judicial officer. He has presided over high net-worth trust and estate litigation, financial exploitation, and contested guardianship/conservatorship matters.

After Steve retired from his position as a Commissioner in 2012, he returned to his career as a trial lawyer. He has experience with client management that he draws upon to ensure your clients feel heard. With a distinguished career as both a trial lawyer and judicial officer, Steve brings a wealth of experience to every mediation. Steve uses an evaluative approach to mediation, drawing on his understanding of the legal system from both sides of the bench. Steve has represented clients on all sides of these controversies, including clients with diminished capacity, so he understands the challenges of client management and the emotions of these types of cases. Steve is also willing to go to the residence of a person with diminished capacity if they cannot tolerate the mediation process, so the protected person feels they have real input into their future. Post-mediation, we repeatedly receive feedback that clients feel they had their “day in Court”, that Steve was able to help opposing parties assess their positions, and even find common ground. Steve has a relatable nature that makes clients feel comfortable with asserting their positions, on what is generally one of the more stressful times in their life, paired with an analytical legal mind honed on both sides of the bench that can quickly assess the relevant issues necessary to resolution.