Spencer Thomas Hale

Spencer Thomas Hale

3.0
Rating: 3.2

Licensed for 15 years

Divorce and separation Lawyer at Queen Creek, AZ
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Bankruptcy & Debt, Adoption

21321 E. Ocotillo Rd., Ste 113, Queen Creek, AZ

About Spencer

Biography

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Divorce and Separation 85%

Child Custody, Child Support, Paternity, Domestic Violence, Division of Property and Debt

85%
Bankruptcy and Debt 10%

Chapter 7, Chapter 13

10%

Fees and Rates

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Licenses

Licensed in Arizona for 15 years

State: Arizona

Acquired: 2011

Active

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2025

Location

Riggs Ellsworth & Porter, PLC

21321 E. Ocotillo Rd., Ste 113, Queen Creek, AZ, 85142

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Spencer Thomas Hale's Reviews

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3.0 /5.0

8 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | May 06, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

King and Compassionate

Spencer helped me feel comfortable from the very beginning of my case. He was direct and honest with me and helped me understand my rights. I was very scared to go through divorce, but every time I talked with Spencer my fears were put at ease and he helped me recognize what to expect moving forwar...d.

Posted by anonymous | July 28, 2022 | Hired Attorney

Worst lawyer ever

My mom hired him and regrets it. He over charges, charges for his typo mistakes, and seems totally incompetent and has no clue what he’s doing. Please don’t go to him!!! Go anywhere else!!!

Posted by anonymous | July 21, 2022 | Hired Attorney

do not hire

He will not represent your best interests, he over charges you. Me and my boyfriend regret hiring him.

Posted by Carol | March 11, 2021 | Hired Attorney

So Grateful

Spencer was Exacting Patient & Kind . Outcome was better than I imagined. His paralegal Karen was always responsive, when I needed it most!.

Posted by Tammy | April 27, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Child Support

Turned on me for no reason

This attorney liked to have lengthy interviews of witnesses. He also signed for my child support to be changed and never called or contacted me in any way. He lost all my daycare expenses and child’ s activities to be included on child support. Then he didn’t fight at all for me and I kept having... to remind him he was representing me not my ex husband. I was very reasonable. He also made me sell my house and it was swiped form the original order. He gets to busy to handle the clients he has and doesn’t represent you. I went from sole custody to joint because of all the mistakes he made! B. Don’t let him represent you because he doesn’t care about his client and takes the side of who your against and he even admitted to the bar he did wrong to me So sad that I loose time with my daughter because he wasn’t fighting for me!! Don’t use him!!!

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Spencer Thomas Hale's Lawyer Endorsements

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Spencer Schiefer

Chapter 7 bankruptcy lawyer | Nov 16

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Spencer is an excellent attorney. I have had several cases with Spencer on the opposing side, I have referred cases to him, and I have counseled with him on difficult legal issues. Spencer is very knowledgeable and someone I can trust to send my referrals, including family and friends."

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Morgan Seegmiller

Family lawyer | Oct 21

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I trust and respect Spencer as an attorney and as a person. I refer clients to him and he always takes the best care of his clients. I recommend Spencer for helping people with their family law matters such as divorce, child custody, alimony, child support, and related issues. Spencer also speaks spanish when needed."

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Family lawyer

Experience

Rating:  3.2 (Caution)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2025.

Reprimand issued in AZ, 2025

updated on 10/21/2025

This means the attorney did something wrong, but the Bar did not suspend the lawyer. Typically in this case the lawyer's poor behavior is exposed to the public in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.

Work Experience

2012 - 2015

Attorney, Riggs Ellsworth & Porter, PLC

2011 - 2012

Attorney, Jackson White, PC

2010 - 2011

Attorney, Wilson Goodman & Fong, PC

Associations

2017 - Present

Queen Creek Transportation Advisory Committee

Chairman

2012 - Present

Queen Creek Cultural Foundation

Chairman of the Board

2010 - Present

State Bar of Arizona

Member

Education

2010

University of Oklahoma College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

2007

Arizona State University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

Spanish

Activity

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