Ms Stephanie A Bivens

About Ms Stephanie A Bivens

<p>Ms. Bivens is a Phoenix native who received her law degree, cum laude, from Arizona State University in 1996. For 20 years she has focused her practice on estate planning, probate and trust administration, elder law, and special needs planning. Ms. Bivens devotes her time, knowledge, and passion to working with individuals, families, licensed fiduciaries, banks, and trust companies.</p> <p><strong> </strong>Ms. Bivens holds the honored distinction as a Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA) by the National Elder Law Foundation accredited by the State Bar of Arizona. There are less than 500 CELAs nationwide. She was also awarded North Valley Magazine&rsquo;s Top Valley Lawyers 2017 in Estate Planning, and is a past Attorney of the Month selected by Attorney At Law Magazine- Greater Phoenix.</p> <p>Ms. Bivens is a nationally recognized attorney in her field, frequent speaker, and writer. She is currently a contributing editor for Attorney at Law Magazine- Greater Phoenix. In addition, Ms. Bivens regularly speaks at community education events, and serves as faculty for continuing legal education events for attorneys and fiduciaries, including the State Bar of Arizona, Maricopa County Bar Association, Arizona Fiduciary Association, National Guardianship Association, and National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) conferences.</p> <p>Ms. Bivens&rsquo; professional memberships include the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), Probate and Trust Section of the State Bar of Arizona, the Mental Health and Elder Law Section of the State Bar of Arizona, the Estate Planning and Probate Section of the Maricopa County Bar Association, the Arizona chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and the Arizona Women Lawyer&rsquo;s Association. Ms. Bivens is a past Chair of the Mental Health and Elder Law Executive Council of the State Bar of Arizona, and former board member of Preferred Senior Referral Specialists in Arizona (PASRS). Ms. Bivens is a current board member of East Valley Adult Resources Foundation.</p> <p>When not at work, Ms. Bivens enjoys spending time with her husband and two children, now in college, and two chocolate labradors. She enjoys travel, hiking, and kayaking. Ms. Bivens is also on the Board of Kappa Alpha Theta- Phoenix Alumnae chapter.</p>

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• Law School: Arizona State

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