Cindy Best

Cindy Best has 20 years of legal experience and a particular passion for family law. Ms. Best has conducted over 90 trials and handled over a thousand mediations and settlements. She is extremely sensitive to the emotional nature of this type of work and welcomes the opportunity to empower her clients as they experience family transitions. Ms. Best also has a varied background in business litigation, insurance defense, construction law and malpractice. Her experience includes ADR, mediations and trials. Ms. Best was also a Judge Pro Tem in Maricopa County in 2007-2008.
Admitted: 1993, Arizona; 1988, Missouri; 1989, Nebraska; 1999, Texas; U.S. District Ct. of Arizona
Law School: Creighton University Law School, J.D., 1988
Undergraduate: University of Tennessee, B.S., 1976; M.S., 1978

Tali Best

Since Ms. Best was admitted to practice law in Arizona she has participated in many trials, hearings, and mediations in family law. Prior to attending law school at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota, Ms. Best graduated from Loyola University-Chicago, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis on marketing.

After completing her undergraduate degree, Ms. Best worked with 9th grade at-risk students in Chandler, Arizona. This experience provided her with the opportunity to interact with parents, administrators, and teen-agers to resolve problems. Ms. Best then served as the assistant director of a charter school for two years in Scottsdale, Arizona, where she negotiated and interacted with parents, teachers, and students to resolve discipline and other conflict issues. Ms. Best appreciates the calm manner that mediation provides clients and their children.
Admitted: 2008, Arizona
Law School: University of North Dakota, J.D., 2008
Undergraduate: Loyola University, Chicago, B.A. Business Administration, 2003

Scott Welker

Scott Welker is an experienced Family Law attorney who has participated in trials, hearings, mediations and settlement negotiations. Before joining Best Law Firm, he worked as an associate for an east valley firm where he focused his practice primarily on Real Estate law, Foreclosure Defense, Bankruptcy and drafting Wills and Trusts. This background makes him uniquely qualified for helping navigate clients through the complex issues that often arise in family law matters. He is a graduate of the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona, a member of the Arizona State Bar, a member of the Maricopa County Bar Association and a volunteer for Wills for Heroes.
Admitted: 2009, Arizona
Law School: University of Arizona, J.D., 2009
Undergraduate: Arizona State University, B.A. English Literature, 2005
 

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