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Stephen Banta

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Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Bankruptcy & Debt

Language

English

About

I grew up in Payson, Arizona and have made the Phoenix area my home since 2000. I attended the University of Arizona where I studied and received a B.S. degree in Animal Sciences in 1993, and was named Outstanding Senior by the Department of Animal Sciences.After receiving my undergraduate degree, I studied both ruminant nutrition and reproductive physiology at the graduate level before leaving the University to work as a herdsman on dairies in Arizona and Hawaii. In 1997 I enrolled in law school at the University of Arizona. I excelled academically in law school, finishing 15th in my class and being selected to the Arizona Law Review, where I served as an Articles Editor.Upon graduation from law school in 2000, I began work as a litigation associate at Lewis and Roca, LLP in Phoenix. In 2004 I left Lewis and Roca, LLP to form my own firm. My goal then was to provide cost-effective legal representation to businesses and individuals combined with a level of hands-on service that is not always possible at larger firms. That remains my goal today.Throughout the years, including while I have been actively practicing law, I have also worked for and managed construction and agricultural businesses. As a result, I have exceptional knowledge of both the construction and agricultural communities at a "ground" level. This experience and knowledge provides me with an advantage in dealing with construction and agricultural law issues.In addition, my scientific background sets me apart from most attorneys in both my basic thinking model as well as my approach in all areas of representation.

Practices Areas

Bankruptcy & Debt

Criminal Defense

Litigation

Personal Injury

Employment and labor

Language

English

Contact

Anderson Banta Clarkson, PLLC48 N. MacDonald.Mesa, AZ, 85201

Office: N/A

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Reviews

Nick
January 18, 2015

The first time I spoke with Stephen I knew that we had found the best person to help with our bankruptcy. I had many questions and he had all the answers. He was very knowledgeable and able to explain what would be the best plan for our case. A very stressful situation was handled in the most professional manner. Once again we would like to thank Stephen for all of his hard work and his friendship.

James
September 16, 2011

I encountered a situation where my health insurance was terminated for no apparent reason. Stephen intervened on my behalf to resolve the issue. As a result of his prompt intervention and expertise, the matter was resolved. My coverage was restored to the satisfaction of all parties involved. I would definitely call on him again should any necessity arise in the future. I have recommended his services to friends.

Les
September 8, 2011

My experience with Attorney Steven Banta has been a good experience relative to a somewhat complex set of circumstances relater to personal financial issues that had to be filed in civil court. Steve is a very professional and yet approachable attorney that exhibits a high level of communication, listening, analytical and business strategy skills that ultimately packaged a successful and case for me. Steve appears to have an exhaustive network of information recourses and contacts which are skillfully used to gather information and accomplish the best results based on the client’s circumstances. Steve is able to sort through the various issues and express them in simple terms that are easy to understand and adds an element of comfort to a sometimes tense time for the client. Updates and monitoring of the progress was excellent as well as intermittent post follow up kept me informed of the most current actions during and after the case action. If you are researching for an attorney that will skillfully and sensitively handle your legal issues I would recommend that you call Steve for a consultation as I did which led to a satisfactory conclusion for my issue.

Barbara
September 1, 2011

I would recommend hiring Stephen Banta and I have. Approximately two years ago, I not only filed for bankruptcy but a remodification as well (home). The lawyer I hired for the remodification end, threw me a "wild hair" at the last minute. I thought for sure I would lose my home as a result. However after discussing this problem/issue with Mr. Banta he ended up speaking with my bank himself and saved my home for me. While the bankruptcy process was slow it was successful. Mr. Banta kept me informed throughout the process and life was a bit sweeter when it was ALL finally over. One of my friends, who worked for an attorney recommended Mr. Banta to me. So yes, again, I would never hesitate to recommend Mr. Banta to someone else.

Kelly
November 3, 2015

Stephen was great and advised me of my options. Unfortunately, I did not have all of the information to provide him with all the facts so he was going on limited information. I thank him for his time and advice.

anonymous
March 4, 2015

Responded very quickly. Answered all my questions and provided good knowledge and advice about how to proceed.

David
August 18, 2016

I spoke with Mr. Banta on a Friday afternoon. He said he would have to do some research over the weekend because he'd never run across anything like this before. We set up that he would contact me the following Monday. I wasn't too worried when I did not hear from him that Monday. On Wednesday I called and left a message just to touch base. Still no call back. The Thursday after I spoke with Mr. Banta I sent him a text message, again just asking for his thoughts (from the same number he had previously sent me a message from). Again no response. Tomorrow it will have been 2 weeks since I first spoke with him and I still have not heard anything. I have begun contacting other attorneys. You would think that if something happened there would at least be someone answering his messages, but after 2 weeks with no responce...I cannot stand poor customer service.

Nick
January 18, 2015

The first time I spoke with Stephen I knew that we had found the best person to help with our bankruptcy. I had many questions and he had all the answers. He was very knowledgeable and able to explain what would be the best plan for our case. A very stressful situation was handled in the most professional manner. Once again we would like to thank Stephen for all of his hard work and his friendship.

James
September 16, 2011

I encountered a situation where my health insurance was terminated for no apparent reason. Stephen intervened on my behalf to resolve the issue. As a result of his prompt intervention and expertise, the matter was resolved. My coverage was restored to the satisfaction of all parties involved. I would definitely call on him again should any necessity arise in the future. I have recommended his services to friends.

Les
September 8, 2011

My experience with Attorney Steven Banta has been a good experience relative to a somewhat complex set of circumstances relater to personal financial issues that had to be filed in civil court. Steve is a very professional and yet approachable attorney that exhibits a high level of communication, listening, analytical and business strategy skills that ultimately packaged a successful and case for me. Steve appears to have an exhaustive network of information recourses and contacts which are skillfully used to gather information and accomplish the best results based on the client’s circumstances. Steve is able to sort through the various issues and express them in simple terms that are easy to understand and adds an element of comfort to a sometimes tense time for the client. Updates and monitoring of the progress was excellent as well as intermittent post follow up kept me informed of the most current actions during and after the case action. If you are researching for an attorney that will skillfully and sensitively handle your legal issues I would recommend that you call Steve for a consultation as I did which led to a satisfactory conclusion for my issue.

Barbara
September 1, 2011

I would recommend hiring Stephen Banta and I have. Approximately two years ago, I not only filed for bankruptcy but a remodification as well (home). The lawyer I hired for the remodification end, threw me a "wild hair" at the last minute. I thought for sure I would lose my home as a result. However after discussing this problem/issue with Mr. Banta he ended up speaking with my bank himself and saved my home for me. While the bankruptcy process was slow it was successful. Mr. Banta kept me informed throughout the process and life was a bit sweeter when it was ALL finally over. One of my friends, who worked for an attorney recommended Mr. Banta to me. So yes, again, I would never hesitate to recommend Mr. Banta to someone else.

Kelly
November 3, 2015

Stephen was great and advised me of my options. Unfortunately, I did not have all of the information to provide him with all the facts so he was going on limited information. I thank him for his time and advice.

anonymous
March 4, 2015

Responded very quickly. Answered all my questions and provided good knowledge and advice about how to proceed.

David
August 18, 2016

I spoke with Mr. Banta on a Friday afternoon. He said he would have to do some research over the weekend because he'd never run across anything like this before. We set up that he would contact me the following Monday. I wasn't too worried when I did not hear from him that Monday. On Wednesday I called and left a message just to touch base. Still no call back. The Thursday after I spoke with Mr. Banta I sent him a text message, again just asking for his thoughts (from the same number he had previously sent me a message from). Again no response. Tomorrow it will have been 2 weeks since I first spoke with him and I still have not heard anything. I have begun contacting other attorneys. You would think that if something happened there would at least be someone answering his messages, but after 2 weeks with no responce...I cannot stand poor customer service.

Nick
January 18, 2015

The first time I spoke with Stephen I knew that we had found the best person to help with our bankruptcy. I had many questions and he had all the answers. He was very knowledgeable and able to explain what would be the best plan for our case. A very stressful situation was handled in the most professional manner. Once again we would like to thank Stephen for all of his hard work and his friendship.

James
September 16, 2011

I encountered a situation where my health insurance was terminated for no apparent reason. Stephen intervened on my behalf to resolve the issue. As a result of his prompt intervention and expertise, the matter was resolved. My coverage was restored to the satisfaction of all parties involved. I would definitely call on him again should any necessity arise in the future. I have recommended his services to friends.

Les
September 8, 2011

My experience with Attorney Steven Banta has been a good experience relative to a somewhat complex set of circumstances relater to personal financial issues that had to be filed in civil court. Steve is a very professional and yet approachable attorney that exhibits a high level of communication, listening, analytical and business strategy skills that ultimately packaged a successful and case for me. Steve appears to have an exhaustive network of information recourses and contacts which are skillfully used to gather information and accomplish the best results based on the client’s circumstances. Steve is able to sort through the various issues and express them in simple terms that are easy to understand and adds an element of comfort to a sometimes tense time for the client. Updates and monitoring of the progress was excellent as well as intermittent post follow up kept me informed of the most current actions during and after the case action. If you are researching for an attorney that will skillfully and sensitively handle your legal issues I would recommend that you call Steve for a consultation as I did which led to a satisfactory conclusion for my issue.

Barbara
September 1, 2011

I would recommend hiring Stephen Banta and I have. Approximately two years ago, I not only filed for bankruptcy but a remodification as well (home). The lawyer I hired for the remodification end, threw me a "wild hair" at the last minute. I thought for sure I would lose my home as a result. However after discussing this problem/issue with Mr. Banta he ended up speaking with my bank himself and saved my home for me. While the bankruptcy process was slow it was successful. Mr. Banta kept me informed throughout the process and life was a bit sweeter when it was ALL finally over. One of my friends, who worked for an attorney recommended Mr. Banta to me. So yes, again, I would never hesitate to recommend Mr. Banta to someone else.

Kelly
November 3, 2015

Stephen was great and advised me of my options. Unfortunately, I did not have all of the information to provide him with all the facts so he was going on limited information. I thank him for his time and advice.

anonymous
March 4, 2015

Responded very quickly. Answered all my questions and provided good knowledge and advice about how to proceed.

David
August 18, 2016

I spoke with Mr. Banta on a Friday afternoon. He said he would have to do some research over the weekend because he'd never run across anything like this before. We set up that he would contact me the following Monday. I wasn't too worried when I did not hear from him that Monday. On Wednesday I called and left a message just to touch base. Still no call back. The Thursday after I spoke with Mr. Banta I sent him a text message, again just asking for his thoughts (from the same number he had previously sent me a message from). Again no response. Tomorrow it will have been 2 weeks since I first spoke with him and I still have not heard anything. I have begun contacting other attorneys. You would think that if something happened there would at least be someone answering his messages, but after 2 weeks with no responce...I cannot stand poor customer service.

Nick
January 18, 2015

The first time I spoke with Stephen I knew that we had found the best person to help with our bankruptcy. I had many questions and he had all the answers. He was very knowledgeable and able to explain what would be the best plan for our case. A very stressful situation was handled in the most professional manner. Once again we would like to thank Stephen for all of his hard work and his friendship.

James
September 16, 2011

I encountered a situation where my health insurance was terminated for no apparent reason. Stephen intervened on my behalf to resolve the issue. As a result of his prompt intervention and expertise, the matter was resolved. My coverage was restored to the satisfaction of all parties involved. I would definitely call on him again should any necessity arise in the future. I have recommended his services to friends.

Les
September 8, 2011

My experience with Attorney Steven Banta has been a good experience relative to a somewhat complex set of circumstances relater to personal financial issues that had to be filed in civil court. Steve is a very professional and yet approachable attorney that exhibits a high level of communication, listening, analytical and business strategy skills that ultimately packaged a successful and case for me. Steve appears to have an exhaustive network of information recourses and contacts which are skillfully used to gather information and accomplish the best results based on the client’s circumstances. Steve is able to sort through the various issues and express them in simple terms that are easy to understand and adds an element of comfort to a sometimes tense time for the client. Updates and monitoring of the progress was excellent as well as intermittent post follow up kept me informed of the most current actions during and after the case action. If you are researching for an attorney that will skillfully and sensitively handle your legal issues I would recommend that you call Steve for a consultation as I did which led to a satisfactory conclusion for my issue.

Barbara
September 1, 2011

I would recommend hiring Stephen Banta and I have. Approximately two years ago, I not only filed for bankruptcy but a remodification as well (home). The lawyer I hired for the remodification end, threw me a "wild hair" at the last minute. I thought for sure I would lose my home as a result. However after discussing this problem/issue with Mr. Banta he ended up speaking with my bank himself and saved my home for me. While the bankruptcy process was slow it was successful. Mr. Banta kept me informed throughout the process and life was a bit sweeter when it was ALL finally over. One of my friends, who worked for an attorney recommended Mr. Banta to me. So yes, again, I would never hesitate to recommend Mr. Banta to someone else.

Kelly
November 3, 2015

Stephen was great and advised me of my options. Unfortunately, I did not have all of the information to provide him with all the facts so he was going on limited information. I thank him for his time and advice.

anonymous
March 4, 2015

Responded very quickly. Answered all my questions and provided good knowledge and advice about how to proceed.

David
August 18, 2016

I spoke with Mr. Banta on a Friday afternoon. He said he would have to do some research over the weekend because he'd never run across anything like this before. We set up that he would contact me the following Monday. I wasn't too worried when I did not hear from him that Monday. On Wednesday I called and left a message just to touch base. Still no call back. The Thursday after I spoke with Mr. Banta I sent him a text message, again just asking for his thoughts (from the same number he had previously sent me a message from). Again no response. Tomorrow it will have been 2 weeks since I first spoke with him and I still have not heard anything. I have begun contacting other attorneys. You would think that if something happened there would at least be someone answering his messages, but after 2 weeks with no responce...I cannot stand poor customer service.