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  • John B. Even Shareholder
  • Phone: 602-277-7000

    Fax: 602-277-8663

    Email: John B. Even ›

John practices in the areas of estate planning, probate, and business transaction law. He is an experienced attorney who always seeks to provide a top quality, cost-effective, results-driven approach for each one of his clients. In addition, John seeks to provide the best possible value for his clients in reaching a resolution to their legal issues as quickly as possible. John welcomes the opportunity to serve you in solving your legal needs.

Over the course of his career, John has provided expertise in all aspects of of estate planning, including drafting wills, establishing trusts, and creating other estate planning documents to meet each of his client’s particular tax and non-tax objectives. John has also assisted families with various probate and trust administration matters (both contested and non-contested) that Arizona families encounter after the death of a loved one. In addition, John has assisted Arizona families in navigating through the court system when a loved one becomes incapacitated and is in need of a guardian or conservator. Finally, John has served as outside counsel for various Arizona businesses, assisting business owners with their business succession plans, the purchase or sale of their businesses, negotiating and drafting business contracts, forming various business entities to meet his clients’ needs, and helping Arizona business owners with a wide range of other legal issues

Law Clerk, Judge William E. Eubank, Arizona Court of Appeals, 1991-1992. Formerly with: John B. Even P.C. 1997-2001; Mariscal, Weeks, McIntyre & Friedlander, P.A., 1992-1997.

PERSONAL INTERESTS/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

  • Catholic Community Foundation, Board Member, Current Board Chair
  • Order of Malta, Member, Vice President for Phoenix Location

John is married to Rebecca and has three wonderful children. In his free time, John enjoys spending time with his family, hiking, traveling, and vacationing at his favorite beach each summer.

 

 

 

PRACTICE AREAS
  • General Business
  • Sales and Acquisitions
  • Contracts
  • Entity Formation (LLC’s, corporations, etc.)
  • Estate Planning
  • Wills and Trusts
  • Probate
  • Trust Administration
  • Guardianships
  • Conservatorships
EDUCATION
  • John graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering in 1985. He continued his education at Arizona State University and earned his Juris Doctor degree in 1991.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
  • State Bar of Arizona (member of the Trusts and Estates Section and the Business Law Section)
  • State Bar of Colorado
  • Valley Estate Planners
  • Catholic Community Foundation (Current Board Member)
  • Founding Chairman of Catholic Community Foundation’s Professional Advisory Board