By the hour. No retainer. From someone who has actually been through it.
You don't need a full retainer to get real legal guidance. A $100 consultation gets you up to one hour with me. I'll listen to your story, answer your questions, and build a Game Plan for what comes next. Once you have help, I know you'll feel calmer and more in control of what's ahead.
Get To Know Tali ▶I'm the Managing Partner of Best Law Firm and the person every new client talks to first. I've been practicing family law in Arizona for nearly twenty years. I've tried cases, served as a mediator, represented clients in mediation, argued in front of judges, and coached people through some of the hardest moments of their lives. I also created the firm's divorce coaching model because I believe everyone going through a divorce deserves real legal guidance, not just the people who can afford a full retainer on day one.
Before rejoining Best Law Firm, I spent nearly seven years as a litigator and national attorney trainer at a father's rights firm. I've testified in a Canadian court, helped reunite an Italian mother with her son after he was wrongfully taken from her, and served as a Judge Pro Tem in Maricopa County Superior Court.
I co-wrote The Divorce Coach Handbook with my mother and founding partner Cynthia L. Best. It's in its 2026 edition. You can download chapters free at bestlawaz.com/resources.
A little about how I got here: I went to Loyola University Chicago for undergrad, where I played Division I golf. From there I went to law school in North Dakota, because apparently I needed at least one winter that made me question every life decision I'd ever made. I moved to Scottsdale in 1991 and never looked back.
These days, when I'm not at the office, I'm a busy working mom with two young sons who are with me almost all the time. If you're a working parent trying to figure out how to manage a divorce on top of everything else you're already managing, trust me: I get it. Deeply. Personally. I am you.
My own divorce looked a lot like what many of my clients are living through right now. An uncooperative spouse. Opposing counsel who treated the process like a weapon. A high-conflict dynamic that didn't respond to reason or reasonableness, no matter how many times I tried.
I appeared before judges who had wildly varying levels of understanding about what was happening in my case. One of them told me directly that things had been child-focused. I know what it feels like to sit across from someone who holds enormous power over your children's future and to walk out wondering whether the system you trusted is actually going to protect them.
At the end, I was awarded sole legal decision-making and primary physical custody of my sons. I came out with my career, my sense of purpose, and a very clear understanding of what this process actually costs the people who go through it.
When I'm your divorce coach, I'm on your side. I'm advocating for you, working with you toward a strategy and a settlement that reflects what you actually want.
This is where everyone starts. In up to one hour, I listen to your situation, figure out what you're actually dealing with, explain what Arizona law says about your specific circumstances, and give you a Game Plan: a clear road map of what comes next, what your realistic options are, and what decisions need to be made.
Flat fee: $100 for up to one hour.
→Coaching gives you access to my experience by the hour, on your schedule, around your specific questions. You bring your documents, your upcoming court date, your settlement offer, your questions. I help you understand it, prepare for it, and make decisions you actually feel confident about.
Rate: $450 per hour. One hour minimum.
→Most people who file for divorce in Maricopa County do not have attorneys. If you and your spouse want to resolve things without litigation, mediation is where that happens. Every mediation session that resolves issues ends with written, signed documents.
Flat fee: $350 to $450 per hour. Three-hour minimum. Typically split equally.
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Best Law Firm has helped thousands of families during the past 18 years. We help families through negotiation, settlements, mediations and court litigation when necessary. The goal is to resolve issues with the least amount of money and stress and only use court litigation as a last resort. Every family we meet is important to us so we would like to share just a few of our success stories with you.
We represented an unmarried father and were able to reunite him with his 4 year old son after the mother secretly moved him to Florida.
We represented a mother and were able to require the father to undergo therapy before he could have any parenting time with his three daughters who he had been physically and emotionally abusing. We had a certified domestic violence expert testify in the case.
We represented an unmarried mother and were able to reunite her with her 2 year old daughter after the father took the child in secret without permission or a court order.
We represented a husband who had a large estate and the wife wanted assets greater than their prenuptial agreement allowed.
We represented a wife in a long term marriage to obtain the spousal maintenance that she was due.
We represented the husband whose wife violated their divorce decree's spousal maintenance agreement by living with her boyfriend.
We represented an unmarried mother and were able to obtain a large child support order from the father who was a professional athlete and it was upheld on appeal. (Murphy)
We represented an unmarried father and were able to fight abuse allegations filed against him and get a court order for 50-50 parenting time for his 2 children.
We represented an unmarried father and were able to defend him against false allegations and obtain a court order where he was named primary custodial parent of his 3 year old son.
We represented a mother who lived in Italy whose teenager was unlawfully kept in Arizona after summer visitation by the Father. It was ordered for the child to return to his mom in Italy.
We represented a father whose 2 children were taken to Kansas after their divorce was filed in Arizona and the court ordered them to be returned.
We represented a father who lived in Texas and fought for primary custody of his daughter who lived in Arizona. The daughter was able to move to Texas because of the mother's abuse and neglect.
We represented a Canadian mother whose husband attempted to get a divorce in Arizona where he could keep the kids. Mother had no long term visa and would have lost her children. Tali Collins was a "friend of the court" and was heard at a Canadian hearing on the same matter that had been filed in BC.
We were the mediators for a mother who wanted to keep the community house (and equity) and the father who wanted to keep his community retirement. We were able to craft an agreement where she received more spousal maintenance up front which the husband agreed to pay to keep the community retirement he had earned.
We represented two ER doctors and mediated their parenting agreement which was drafted to help each doctor have the maximum time with their son.
We represented a father who was a doctor and obtained sole custody of his two daughters after the mother had a worsening mental illness.
We represented a father whose former wife attempted to enforce an out of state child support arrears calculation that was incorrect. We also won the case on appeal. (Glover)
We represented a mother and successfully protected against potential kidnapping by the father to a non Hague country, the UAE. The parenting time order put in safety measures and supervisors to protect the daughters.
We represented a father from Japan to obtain a parenting time order for his young son.
We represented a father to severe the rights of the mother with their two daughters after the mother was imprisoned for criminal abuse against them.
We represented a father and were able to negotiate a parenting plan with joint legal decision making and a 50-50 parenting plan for his son.
We represented a divorced couple against the grandmother who wanted visitation time with their daughter against the parents' wishes.
We represented a married couple and negotiated visitation with a former mother in law, grandmother to their son/step son.
We represented grandparents and negotiated parenting time with a previously estranged father of their grandson.
Our experienced team at Best Law Firm has helped thousands of clients. See what some of them have to say about working with us.
“Ms. Best resolved my spousal maintenance issue with my husband and his attorney in two hours. She accomplished what the lawyers could not do in 9 months of litigation. I am very grateful for her help.”
“We hired this law firm to represent our son in trying to get joint custody. They did a fabulous job keeping us informed as to their plan each week. I have to say I do not think my son would be enjoying his daughter right now with his 50/50 custody if it was not for this law firm.”
“You are the Best, before I retained counsel, I was not able to see my children and did not know what rights a father had in Arizona. I now have joint legal and physical custody. Thank you for all that you have done for my family.”
“Thank You! Thank you! Thank You! Thank you for getting my son what he deserves! Thank you for finally ending this 9 year chaos…I slept like a little baby last night! You are all GREAT!”
I’ve used Best Law Firm twice now. Excellent communication skills, rapid responses, and they know EXACTLY what they are doing. They look out for you.like one of their own and do everything they can to keep your case cost effective. Highly recommend!
“The service provided at ‘Best’ was beyond exceptional. The staff at ‘Best’ were professional, going above and beyond their normal duties to help me. I would sincerely recommend ‘Best’ for anyone looking for help with their families legal matters.”
“I have worked with Best Law Firm on two issues in the past 12 months. Their service is exceptional and the quality of their attorneys is second to none! So, their name (Best) is truly appropriate! I would recommend their legal services to anyone!”
Thank you for the excellence in your craft and communication each and every step of the way, for the care, for helping me to be brave and strong in holding someone accountable for their wrongdoings, for helping my sons and me to receive the best possible scenario out of the worst situation of my life.
“Alan was very professional and quick, he had our paperwork done the same day. When I called him to follow up I was able to speak with him then. Highly recommend Alan, he’s very easy to talk to, he’s very knowledgeable, and he means business.”
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