Monica Donaldson Stewart
Biographical Info Monica Donaldson Stewart is the managing attorney for the Chandler, Arizona law firm of Donaldson Stewart PC, where she practices in all aspects of family law, including Collaborative Divorce and family law mediation. She has also served as a Judge Pro Tem for the Maricopa County Superior Court, conducting settlement conferences in family law matters since 2007. Ms. Donaldson Stewart received her B.S. degree (1993), summa cum laude, and her J.D. degree (1997) from Arizona State University. During law school, she participated in a semester-long mediation training clinic and in 2009, she completed training with the Collaborative Divorce Institute. Ms. Donaldson Stewart is a member of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Arizona and is on the Executive Board of the Collaborative Professionals of Phoenix (CPP). She served as the Secretary of the East Valley Bar Association (2020-2021) and previously served as the President (2008, 2009) and Treasurer (2010-2019) of that organization. She also served as the Secretary of the Maricopa County Association of Family Mediators (MCAFM) in 2019 and 2020. In 2013, Ms. Donaldson Stewart was selected as a Super Lawyers “Rising Star” and in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, she was selected as a Southwest Super Lawyer. Monica believes that divorcing couples and their children benefit when they are given have the opportunity to reach settlements without the court’s intervention, and that the collaborative divorce process offers that opportunity. Many people believe that “litigating to win” is the only way to divorce. The collaborative process is a better way.
Email Address monicadonaldson@usa.net
Company: Donaldson Stewart, PC
Practice Area: attorney, practitioner-member
Phone: 480-792-9770