Helene S. Fenlon

Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 33 years of experience

Probate, Business Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution

8585 East Hartford Drive, Suite 700, Scottsdale, AZ 85255

About Helene S. Fenlon

Practice Areas

Education

Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Tempe, Arizona, 1990
J.D.
Thunderbird School of Global Management, Garvin Center, Glendale, Arizona, 1983
M.I.M. (Master of International Management), International Finance
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Washington, D.C., 1981
B.S.F.S. (Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service)
- Major: International Law and Politics
Scottsdale Leadership, Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona
Class XIX

Languages

Representative Cases

Tucson Electric Power Company v. Apache County, 185 Ariz. 5, 912 P.2d 9 (Ariz.App. Div. 1 1995)

Classes and Seminars

So You Want to Be a Judge, State Bar of Arizona, State Bar Convention, June, 2007
How to Become a Judge, Arizona Women Lawyers Association, September, 2006
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: Business Interruption Analysis, and Business Valuation Analysis for Lawyers, Scottsdale Bar Association, February, 2006
Computer Forensics in Risk Management, Maricopa County Bar Association, Corporate Counsel Division, February, 2004
Successful Transitions, Arizona Women Lawyers Association, September, 2003
Computer Forensics and Electronic Discovery, Arizona Women Lawyers Association, July, 2003
Contract Considerations, KFNX Radio Interview, October, 1999
1997 Arizona Civil and Appellate Rules Update, Maricopa County Bar Association, March, 1997
Writing Instructor, Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Property Tutorial Instructor, Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Money and Banking, American Institute of Banking

Bar Admissions

Other Affiliations

Scottsdale Bar Association (Board of Directors / 2010 Vice President)
2010 Judical Performance Conference Team (Supreme Court of Arizona)
Maricopa County Commission on Trial Court Appointments, 2002 - 2009 (Commissioner)
National Association of Professional Women (2009 - Present)
Maricopa Lawyer
Maricopa County Bar Association (Past Chairperson, Editorial Board)
State Bar of Arizona (2006 - Present)
State Bar of Arizona (Past Member, Committee on Appointments)
Arizona Women Lawyers Association
Thurgood Marshall Inn of Court (Master, Member Since 1992)
Thurgood Marshall Inn of Court, 2007 - 2008 (Immediate Past President)
Thurgood Marshall Inn of Court, 2006 - 2007 (Past President)
Scottsdale Leadership, Inc. (Class XIX)
Catholic Social Services (Past Member, Legal Oversight Committee)
Georgetown University (Past Member, Committee on Alumni Admissions)
Phoenix Theatre (Past President, Past Member of Board of Directors)
Ballet Arizona (Past Treasurer, Past Member of Board of Directors)

Past Positions

Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Executive Director, External Affairs & Alumni Relations
Litigation Support Company, Business Development Specialist
Gallagher & Kennedy, P.A., Partner, 1997 - 2002
Gallagher & Kennedy, P.A., Associate, 1990 - 1996
Citibank Arizona, Budget Analyst
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Miami Branch, Federal Bank Examiner

Helene S. Fenlon

The power of the lawyer is in the uncertainty of the law.