DeeAn Gillespie Strub

Deean represented me in my child custody case in 1991. I was frightened and concerned that child's alcoholic father would be able to share custody. Deean walked me through what was necessary to protect my child and me and her kindness and sincerity kept my confidence high. With her help, I did retain... sole custody and me ex was placed on supervised visitation of our then infant daughter. Currently my son was served with divorce paperwork which has devastated him . I reached out to Deean who quickly contacted me and guided my son through the initial steps. Today is Saturday and yet she took the time to respond quickly and gave my son clear advice and helped him to calm his broken heart. He will be meeting her on Monday. This lady is DEDICATED to her clients and has many years of experience!

DeeAn handled my divorce case 3 years ago and she was terrible from the beginning...I felt like I was always chasing her and her office staff for information...We sat before the Judge and agreed to mediate the divorce....after the mediation meeting held in June and all the details were agreed upon th...at day...it took over 9 months to finalize my divorce.....I called several times with questions like ...where are we at in the process? What are we doing next? When will the divorce be final? I thought that was the job of the attorney to keep their clients informed?? The only thing consistent you'll find here is her bill in your mailbox ...When we left court after one of our appearances I walked down the hall with DeeAn and we discussed the cost to finalize everything....we agreed on $2000 - I continued to get bill after bill for $3500+ do not trust her word...get everything in writing.... Chris Phillips her office manager or collection guy was terrible too...he continued to try to collect the full amount and 2-3 times I told him what DeeAn and I discussed...I held off paying her until I was able to negotiate a settlement I could live with....The only person worth a damn in the office is Shelia Cartwright - she was professional and did have good info when I spoke with her....I think DeeAn takes on too many cases and fails to give her clients the attention they deserve....I wouldn't recommend her to my worst enemy.....Do yourself a favor and save yourself the headache, find a different attorney...

Deean Gillespie is the BEST! Thank you for getting my boys back to me. No other lawyer in AZ could do what Deean has done for my family. For court she is always prepared and ready to get started.Deean and her staff keep me informed and help me understand whats going on (that helps me to keep positive...). Deean is a force to reckon with in the court room! I love the fact if I have a question or concern i get a call back even if its after hours. I thank GOD everyday for my family and for putting Deean in my path. Thank you Deean and GOD BLEES

DeeAn is an excellent lawyer. Her integrity, work ethic, compassion and dedication to her clients is extraordinary. Aristotle was right. DeeAn has made client satisfaction her top priority. In my case DeeAn handled a very acrimonious family law matter. The case took over two years and was finally ...resolved in my favor. Not only that, the judge, thanks to the excellent work by DeeAn and her team, was able to so clearly see the facts of the case I was awarded my court costs!!! Costs which ran into 6 figures!!! DeeAn's trial preparation was beyond anything I could have hoped for and her opening remarks using a multimedia approach set the tone for an overwhelming ruling in my favor. I cannot say enough about DeeAn and her firm. Perhaps the fact that I have referred 4 of my friends to her and they were all satisfied reflects positively on her skills. I could go on. Suffice it to say during one of the worst periods in my life; when I was so completely overwhelmed by what I was facing DeeAn came through for me on an incredibly personal and profoundly professional manner. DeeAn has my complete vote of confidence, is continuing to work on my behalf and if you are looking for a lawyer who will put your interests first, who will communicate openly, honestly and with integrity then please visit her and have a conversation. I did and as a result I have my life back.

In June 2007, due to my fiancée’s addiction to alcohol and lack of trust with her parents, I was forced to file emergency custody. To my surprise with all the evidence I had to support my emergency, I was denied and a hearing date was set on the matter. A few weeks later I received a letter from new...ly appointed opposing counsel that stated horrific allegations stating I was very inappropriate with my two month old daughter, reasons why my child’s best interest is to not be alone with me and my inability to be a parent. I quickly realized that my in-laws were funding this madness. I knew I had a long road ahead of me. At 25 years old and very limited funds my only option was to find a cheap attorney, I found her. Make a long story short, my attorney was in the wrong carrier field, the judge ordered me to take a physcosematic sexual exam and I was ordered visitation two hours every other weekend with a court ordered supervisor that I had to pay for. This visitation went on for 18 months. I hired another attorney who specialized in typing left to right, and charging me for it. I can’t express in words how defeated, picked apart and alone I felt. For months I searched, called and met with attorneys who all left me feeling hopeless and broke. I will never forget when I stumbled on DeeAn Gillespie’s website. I called and spoke with her for about 15-20 min. To my surprise I could tell DeeAn was listening to me. She spoke to me like she truly cared about the pain I was enduring and she gave me hope. The first time I met with DeeAn was a change in the tide. Her professional attitude and knowledge of family law uplifted me from feeling broken, hopeless and defeated. To feeling like a warrior preparing for battle. For the first time in 20 months I knew I was getting my daughter back. DeeAn stood by me and fought tooth and nail and in only three months I was awarded Sole custody of my daughter. The war wasn’t over though; opposing counsel watched me like a hawk, making sure I did everything the court ordered me to do. And for the past year they have jumped on every opportunity they could to get custody or destroy my character and every time they tried DeeAn would smash them down. I am still battling with them but I feel secure in the fact that DeeAn will always be there for me. I no longer fear going into court. DeeAn is my guardian angel, I truly feel that way. No one in my life has shown me so much compassion, faithfulness, and love. I know DeeAn truly cares about me and my family. Without DeeAn I would not have Sole custody of both my children. Words can’t describe how much I truly appreciate her.