team-member

Shawnna Riggers

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Licensed for 14 years

Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Child custody

Language

English

About

 Shawnna was born and raised in Idaho, where she learned the importance of hard work. She was first exposed to the opportunities and diversity Arizona has to offer while attending Arizona State University, graduating from the Barrett Honors College and earning a B.S. in Marketing. After graduation, she attended Seattle University School of Law. Shawnna honed her own research skills in law school, and she taught them to others while working at the law library and for Westlaw. She interned at Koenig and Associates.Shawnna began her professional legal career in 2006, moving to Montana to help the local business community as an associate at Bjornson Law Offices. As her career developed, she had an opportunity to move to Phoenix in 2007.In 2010, Shawnna founded her own law firm and has limited her practice exclusively to family law. She is passionate about helping families move through the legal process while aiming to minimize the level of distress they experience.With every case, her goal is to assist each family in reaching a settlement, when possible, and to guide her clients through litigation when necessary. At Arizona Family Law Attorneys, she also works to make the adoption process as easy as possible for adoptive families and to ensure that birth parents understand the process while supporting the selfless choice they make to place their child for adoption.She is a member of the State Bar of Arizona, the Executive Committee of the Juvenile Law Division, and the Maricopa County Bar Association. Shawnna was named Attorney of the Year for the East Valley for 2010-2011 by the Family Lawyers Assistance Project, and she was recognized by the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education as one of the top pro bono attorneys in all of Arizona.Particularly drawn to the challenges faced by kids in Arizona, Shawnna volunteers frequently with Community Legal Services, foster children, and the Family Lawyers Assistance Project. In her free time, Shawnna enjoys spending time with her family. She also enjoys cooking and craft projects, especially knitting. 

Practices Areas

Child custody

Divorce and separation

Language

English

Contact

Arizona Family Law Attorneys2727 North 3rd StreetSuite 302Phoenix, AZ, 85004

Office: (480) 386-1773

Website: N/A

Reviews

Brad
March 15, 2016

Shawnna took us in and guided us through the adoption process with our child. She was professional from the beginning but is such a hard worker. She made everything extremely easy for us! I would recommend her in a heart beat! Definitely the attorney you want to be representing you during any legal matter!

Sean Edgeington
June 10, 2016

Arizona Family Law Attorneys is an excellent firm to work with. We have worked with Shawnna in the past and have had nothing but excellent experiences with. We contacted Arizona Family Law Attorneys in the beginning of April 2016. My wife and I were looking to adopt a baby boy and Shawnna Riggers worked with us and the birth parents to ensure our adoption went smooth and without any major issues. She explained everything to us and ensured our birth parents were ready and serious about proceeding. Our adoption, although complex at times, she made it a happy occasion. Adoptions can be difficult for both parties, but Arizona Family Law Attorneys worked quickly from start to end. I would definitely recommend their services for a private adoption and we plan to use them again when my wife and I are ready for foster to adopt. Thank you, Sean Edgeington

Olivia
December 4, 2020

Michael Crane was my attorney during my child custody case. He was amazing. He walked me through what to expect and worked hard during trial. The outcome was in my favor and I’m more then satisfied with my time working with him. I highly recommend.

Julie
September 15, 2020

Michael Crane was my attorney who I ended up hiring for an issue regarding my family law case. He and Amanda were wonderful to work with; professional, efficient, compassionate, and understood my issue well. There was no problem getting the desired outcome (albeit my issue was not complicated) and I would highly recommend Michael's services to anybody. Thanks very much!

Jacqui
July 2, 2019

don't even know where to start! Shawnna Riggers and her team are incredible in every way! Even though I live on the other side of the country, she went out of her way to assist me with a guardianship case for my grandson who was originally from AZ. Although she initially felt I wouldn't need her services, she still gave her time and knowledge to guide me. She was so kind and understanding and went above and beyond to ease my concerns and make legal recommendations. I did eventually retain her services and she adjusted her fee (a significant reduction) based on what she thought I would need. After that, she ended up reimbursing most of the retainer. I would have paid her DOUBLE for the peace of mind that she provided for me...but she gave me my money BACK. She still reaches out to me to find out how the case is going in my state. This is a person (and team) who are ethical (yup, I said it...this LAWYER is ETHICAL) and truly concerned with doing the best for the families they represent. Do not hesitate to contact them! You won't regret it!

Angel
May 28, 2019

Shawnna was amazing! She guided me in the best way possible, I would not have been able to do it without her. I would definitely recommend her to anyone, Shawnna knows her stuff. Thank you for everything!

LAR
March 7, 2018

I am not eloquent or do I articulate my feeling well. With that said I cannot express how wonderful it was to work with Shawnna for my adoptions in 2017. I adopted two little girls I was fostering and it was an extremely scary and difficult case and Shawnna was amazing! She even showed up in court with only hours notice and secured an order that no one could remove the girls from our home as we had found out there was another party able to do this! Take about peace of mind! I thank my stars I had briefly spoken to Shawnna before that had happened. We immediately hired her and the adoptions went smoothly from then on. We welcome our girls into their forever home on Sept 12, 2017. I highly recommend Shawnna for your adoptions!

Vanessa
January 20, 2018

One day I was eating lunch in the middle of a perfectly normal work day. When I looked out on the porch and saw a woman who was obviously in distress. Not physically but emotionally and spiritually for sure. I felt God tell me, "She needs a friend" so I introduced myself. Fast forward 7 years. She passes away leaving instruction for me to care for her teen-ager. I had no idea what to do... but God did. He sent a friend who put me in touch with Shawna Riggers and Arizona Family Law Attorneys. She was amazing! When I was thoroughly confused and freaking out a little she had it all under control. She was by my side fighting 2 separate interested parties who had more legal standing than I did. The child's father and her maternal uncle. Shawna never wavered. She said to me many times, "I have no doubt that child is right where she belongs!" And she made the judge see that too. I am eternally grateful for the time and effort she put into our case and am proud to announce that due to Shawna's relentless pursuit of justice, we now have a brand new bouncing teenaged girl!

Amy
December 8, 2015

Shawnna is hands down the best attorney I have ever worked with, both personally and professionally. She handled our contested private adoption with professionalism and we could not have gotten through the ordeal without her. Our case had many layers to it, including multiple consents, publications, a deposition, mediation, trial and agreements. Shawnna was fantastic through it all, and I would recommend her to anyone in need of a family law attorney.

Connie
December 1, 2015

We had our 1st consultation with Shawnna and explained everything to us, she is a great lawyer, even though the adoption took 2 years, it was well worth the wait. Shawnna was always professional and kept us informed of everything we needed to know by telephone or by an e-mail. Everyone at the office was respectful and professional. We want to Thank Shawnna and her staff for the Great Job you did for our case.

Brad
March 15, 2016

Shawnna took us in and guided us through the adoption process with our child. She was professional from the beginning but is such a hard worker. She made everything extremely easy for us! I would recommend her in a heart beat! Definitely the attorney you want to be representing you during any legal matter!

Sean Edgeington
June 10, 2016

Arizona Family Law Attorneys is an excellent firm to work with. We have worked with Shawnna in the past and have had nothing but excellent experiences with. We contacted Arizona Family Law Attorneys in the beginning of April 2016. My wife and I were looking to adopt a baby boy and Shawnna Riggers worked with us and the birth parents to ensure our adoption went smooth and without any major issues. She explained everything to us and ensured our birth parents were ready and serious about proceeding. Our adoption, although complex at times, she made it a happy occasion. Adoptions can be difficult for both parties, but Arizona Family Law Attorneys worked quickly from start to end. I would definitely recommend their services for a private adoption and we plan to use them again when my wife and I are ready for foster to adopt. Thank you, Sean Edgeington

Olivia
December 4, 2020

Michael Crane was my attorney during my child custody case. He was amazing. He walked me through what to expect and worked hard during trial. The outcome was in my favor and I’m more then satisfied with my time working with him. I highly recommend.

Julie
September 15, 2020

Michael Crane was my attorney who I ended up hiring for an issue regarding my family law case. He and Amanda were wonderful to work with; professional, efficient, compassionate, and understood my issue well. There was no problem getting the desired outcome (albeit my issue was not complicated) and I would highly recommend Michael's services to anybody. Thanks very much!

Jacqui
July 2, 2019

don't even know where to start! Shawnna Riggers and her team are incredible in every way! Even though I live on the other side of the country, she went out of her way to assist me with a guardianship case for my grandson who was originally from AZ. Although she initially felt I wouldn't need her services, she still gave her time and knowledge to guide me. She was so kind and understanding and went above and beyond to ease my concerns and make legal recommendations. I did eventually retain her services and she adjusted her fee (a significant reduction) based on what she thought I would need. After that, she ended up reimbursing most of the retainer. I would have paid her DOUBLE for the peace of mind that she provided for me...but she gave me my money BACK. She still reaches out to me to find out how the case is going in my state. This is a person (and team) who are ethical (yup, I said it...this LAWYER is ETHICAL) and truly concerned with doing the best for the families they represent. Do not hesitate to contact them! You won't regret it!

Angel
May 28, 2019

Shawnna was amazing! She guided me in the best way possible, I would not have been able to do it without her. I would definitely recommend her to anyone, Shawnna knows her stuff. Thank you for everything!

LAR
March 7, 2018

I am not eloquent or do I articulate my feeling well. With that said I cannot express how wonderful it was to work with Shawnna for my adoptions in 2017. I adopted two little girls I was fostering and it was an extremely scary and difficult case and Shawnna was amazing! She even showed up in court with only hours notice and secured an order that no one could remove the girls from our home as we had found out there was another party able to do this! Take about peace of mind! I thank my stars I had briefly spoken to Shawnna before that had happened. We immediately hired her and the adoptions went smoothly from then on. We welcome our girls into their forever home on Sept 12, 2017. I highly recommend Shawnna for your adoptions!

Vanessa
January 20, 2018

One day I was eating lunch in the middle of a perfectly normal work day. When I looked out on the porch and saw a woman who was obviously in distress. Not physically but emotionally and spiritually for sure. I felt God tell me, "She needs a friend" so I introduced myself. Fast forward 7 years. She passes away leaving instruction for me to care for her teen-ager. I had no idea what to do... but God did. He sent a friend who put me in touch with Shawna Riggers and Arizona Family Law Attorneys. She was amazing! When I was thoroughly confused and freaking out a little she had it all under control. She was by my side fighting 2 separate interested parties who had more legal standing than I did. The child's father and her maternal uncle. Shawna never wavered. She said to me many times, "I have no doubt that child is right where she belongs!" And she made the judge see that too. I am eternally grateful for the time and effort she put into our case and am proud to announce that due to Shawna's relentless pursuit of justice, we now have a brand new bouncing teenaged girl!

Amy
December 8, 2015

Shawnna is hands down the best attorney I have ever worked with, both personally and professionally. She handled our contested private adoption with professionalism and we could not have gotten through the ordeal without her. Our case had many layers to it, including multiple consents, publications, a deposition, mediation, trial and agreements. Shawnna was fantastic through it all, and I would recommend her to anyone in need of a family law attorney.

Connie
December 1, 2015

We had our 1st consultation with Shawnna and explained everything to us, she is a great lawyer, even though the adoption took 2 years, it was well worth the wait. Shawnna was always professional and kept us informed of everything we needed to know by telephone or by an e-mail. Everyone at the office was respectful and professional. We want to Thank Shawnna and her staff for the Great Job you did for our case.

Brad
March 15, 2016

Shawnna took us in and guided us through the adoption process with our child. She was professional from the beginning but is such a hard worker. She made everything extremely easy for us! I would recommend her in a heart beat! Definitely the attorney you want to be representing you during any legal matter!

Sean Edgeington
June 10, 2016

Arizona Family Law Attorneys is an excellent firm to work with. We have worked with Shawnna in the past and have had nothing but excellent experiences with. We contacted Arizona Family Law Attorneys in the beginning of April 2016. My wife and I were looking to adopt a baby boy and Shawnna Riggers worked with us and the birth parents to ensure our adoption went smooth and without any major issues. She explained everything to us and ensured our birth parents were ready and serious about proceeding. Our adoption, although complex at times, she made it a happy occasion. Adoptions can be difficult for both parties, but Arizona Family Law Attorneys worked quickly from start to end. I would definitely recommend their services for a private adoption and we plan to use them again when my wife and I are ready for foster to adopt. Thank you, Sean Edgeington

Olivia
December 4, 2020

Michael Crane was my attorney during my child custody case. He was amazing. He walked me through what to expect and worked hard during trial. The outcome was in my favor and I’m more then satisfied with my time working with him. I highly recommend.

Julie
September 15, 2020

Michael Crane was my attorney who I ended up hiring for an issue regarding my family law case. He and Amanda were wonderful to work with; professional, efficient, compassionate, and understood my issue well. There was no problem getting the desired outcome (albeit my issue was not complicated) and I would highly recommend Michael's services to anybody. Thanks very much!

Jacqui
July 2, 2019

don't even know where to start! Shawnna Riggers and her team are incredible in every way! Even though I live on the other side of the country, she went out of her way to assist me with a guardianship case for my grandson who was originally from AZ. Although she initially felt I wouldn't need her services, she still gave her time and knowledge to guide me. She was so kind and understanding and went above and beyond to ease my concerns and make legal recommendations. I did eventually retain her services and she adjusted her fee (a significant reduction) based on what she thought I would need. After that, she ended up reimbursing most of the retainer. I would have paid her DOUBLE for the peace of mind that she provided for me...but she gave me my money BACK. She still reaches out to me to find out how the case is going in my state. This is a person (and team) who are ethical (yup, I said it...this LAWYER is ETHICAL) and truly concerned with doing the best for the families they represent. Do not hesitate to contact them! You won't regret it!

Angel
May 28, 2019

Shawnna was amazing! She guided me in the best way possible, I would not have been able to do it without her. I would definitely recommend her to anyone, Shawnna knows her stuff. Thank you for everything!

LAR
March 7, 2018

I am not eloquent or do I articulate my feeling well. With that said I cannot express how wonderful it was to work with Shawnna for my adoptions in 2017. I adopted two little girls I was fostering and it was an extremely scary and difficult case and Shawnna was amazing! She even showed up in court with only hours notice and secured an order that no one could remove the girls from our home as we had found out there was another party able to do this! Take about peace of mind! I thank my stars I had briefly spoken to Shawnna before that had happened. We immediately hired her and the adoptions went smoothly from then on. We welcome our girls into their forever home on Sept 12, 2017. I highly recommend Shawnna for your adoptions!

Vanessa
January 20, 2018

One day I was eating lunch in the middle of a perfectly normal work day. When I looked out on the porch and saw a woman who was obviously in distress. Not physically but emotionally and spiritually for sure. I felt God tell me, "She needs a friend" so I introduced myself. Fast forward 7 years. She passes away leaving instruction for me to care for her teen-ager. I had no idea what to do... but God did. He sent a friend who put me in touch with Shawna Riggers and Arizona Family Law Attorneys. She was amazing! When I was thoroughly confused and freaking out a little she had it all under control. She was by my side fighting 2 separate interested parties who had more legal standing than I did. The child's father and her maternal uncle. Shawna never wavered. She said to me many times, "I have no doubt that child is right where she belongs!" And she made the judge see that too. I am eternally grateful for the time and effort she put into our case and am proud to announce that due to Shawna's relentless pursuit of justice, we now have a brand new bouncing teenaged girl!

Amy
December 8, 2015

Shawnna is hands down the best attorney I have ever worked with, both personally and professionally. She handled our contested private adoption with professionalism and we could not have gotten through the ordeal without her. Our case had many layers to it, including multiple consents, publications, a deposition, mediation, trial and agreements. Shawnna was fantastic through it all, and I would recommend her to anyone in need of a family law attorney.

Connie
December 1, 2015

We had our 1st consultation with Shawnna and explained everything to us, she is a great lawyer, even though the adoption took 2 years, it was well worth the wait. Shawnna was always professional and kept us informed of everything we needed to know by telephone or by an e-mail. Everyone at the office was respectful and professional. We want to Thank Shawnna and her staff for the Great Job you did for our case.

Brad
March 15, 2016

Shawnna took us in and guided us through the adoption process with our child. She was professional from the beginning but is such a hard worker. She made everything extremely easy for us! I would recommend her in a heart beat! Definitely the attorney you want to be representing you during any legal matter!

Sean Edgeington
June 10, 2016

Arizona Family Law Attorneys is an excellent firm to work with. We have worked with Shawnna in the past and have had nothing but excellent experiences with. We contacted Arizona Family Law Attorneys in the beginning of April 2016. My wife and I were looking to adopt a baby boy and Shawnna Riggers worked with us and the birth parents to ensure our adoption went smooth and without any major issues. She explained everything to us and ensured our birth parents were ready and serious about proceeding. Our adoption, although complex at times, she made it a happy occasion. Adoptions can be difficult for both parties, but Arizona Family Law Attorneys worked quickly from start to end. I would definitely recommend their services for a private adoption and we plan to use them again when my wife and I are ready for foster to adopt. Thank you, Sean Edgeington

Olivia
December 4, 2020

Michael Crane was my attorney during my child custody case. He was amazing. He walked me through what to expect and worked hard during trial. The outcome was in my favor and I’m more then satisfied with my time working with him. I highly recommend.

Julie
September 15, 2020

Michael Crane was my attorney who I ended up hiring for an issue regarding my family law case. He and Amanda were wonderful to work with; professional, efficient, compassionate, and understood my issue well. There was no problem getting the desired outcome (albeit my issue was not complicated) and I would highly recommend Michael's services to anybody. Thanks very much!

Jacqui
July 2, 2019

don't even know where to start! Shawnna Riggers and her team are incredible in every way! Even though I live on the other side of the country, she went out of her way to assist me with a guardianship case for my grandson who was originally from AZ. Although she initially felt I wouldn't need her services, she still gave her time and knowledge to guide me. She was so kind and understanding and went above and beyond to ease my concerns and make legal recommendations. I did eventually retain her services and she adjusted her fee (a significant reduction) based on what she thought I would need. After that, she ended up reimbursing most of the retainer. I would have paid her DOUBLE for the peace of mind that she provided for me...but she gave me my money BACK. She still reaches out to me to find out how the case is going in my state. This is a person (and team) who are ethical (yup, I said it...this LAWYER is ETHICAL) and truly concerned with doing the best for the families they represent. Do not hesitate to contact them! You won't regret it!

Angel
May 28, 2019

Shawnna was amazing! She guided me in the best way possible, I would not have been able to do it without her. I would definitely recommend her to anyone, Shawnna knows her stuff. Thank you for everything!

LAR
March 7, 2018

I am not eloquent or do I articulate my feeling well. With that said I cannot express how wonderful it was to work with Shawnna for my adoptions in 2017. I adopted two little girls I was fostering and it was an extremely scary and difficult case and Shawnna was amazing! She even showed up in court with only hours notice and secured an order that no one could remove the girls from our home as we had found out there was another party able to do this! Take about peace of mind! I thank my stars I had briefly spoken to Shawnna before that had happened. We immediately hired her and the adoptions went smoothly from then on. We welcome our girls into their forever home on Sept 12, 2017. I highly recommend Shawnna for your adoptions!

Vanessa
January 20, 2018

One day I was eating lunch in the middle of a perfectly normal work day. When I looked out on the porch and saw a woman who was obviously in distress. Not physically but emotionally and spiritually for sure. I felt God tell me, "She needs a friend" so I introduced myself. Fast forward 7 years. She passes away leaving instruction for me to care for her teen-ager. I had no idea what to do... but God did. He sent a friend who put me in touch with Shawna Riggers and Arizona Family Law Attorneys. She was amazing! When I was thoroughly confused and freaking out a little she had it all under control. She was by my side fighting 2 separate interested parties who had more legal standing than I did. The child's father and her maternal uncle. Shawna never wavered. She said to me many times, "I have no doubt that child is right where she belongs!" And she made the judge see that too. I am eternally grateful for the time and effort she put into our case and am proud to announce that due to Shawna's relentless pursuit of justice, we now have a brand new bouncing teenaged girl!

Amy
December 8, 2015

Shawnna is hands down the best attorney I have ever worked with, both personally and professionally. She handled our contested private adoption with professionalism and we could not have gotten through the ordeal without her. Our case had many layers to it, including multiple consents, publications, a deposition, mediation, trial and agreements. Shawnna was fantastic through it all, and I would recommend her to anyone in need of a family law attorney.

Connie
December 1, 2015

We had our 1st consultation with Shawnna and explained everything to us, she is a great lawyer, even though the adoption took 2 years, it was well worth the wait. Shawnna was always professional and kept us informed of everything we needed to know by telephone or by an e-mail. Everyone at the office was respectful and professional. We want to Thank Shawnna and her staff for the Great Job you did for our case.