Russo, Paul J.

Fred Ruotolo has over a decade and a half of legal experience and handling a vast area of family law issues from simple non-contested divorces to some of the most high-profile divorce family law matters. With a compassionate and complex understanding of divorce related issues and child custody disputes, Mr. Ruotolo has negotiated and litigated a multitude of prestigious cases with several renowned family law practitioners in Arizona , achieving numerous favorable outcomes before Arizona Family Court judges.

Active in legal education at both professional and public level, Mr. Ruotolo has taught Continuing Legal Education classes for legal practitioners and has been featured guest speaker on Arizona family law issues on Phoenix 's KPNX-NBC Channel 12, KTVK Channel 3, KNXV-ABC Channel 15, KTAR News Radio and at the Phoenix Woman's Expo. Recognized locally and nationally, Mr. Ruotolo was named one of the Business Journal's Leading Lawyers and Who's Who in Law in 2006 and is included in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent lawyers, one of the legal field's most exclusive and highly-esteemed recognitions. A former serviceman in the Army National Guard, Mr. Ruotolo maintains an active role in the community as a long-time supporter of several Valley legal aid organizations where he provides his legal expertise and guidance. Fred also volunteers his time as a Mentor for the Phoenix School of Law's Family Law Student Association Mentor Program.

Mr. Ruotolo is admitted to practice law in the state of Arizona and in Arizona s Federal District Court .

IN HIS OWN WORDS:

Hello, I am Fred Ruotolo, I am an attorney in the Metropolitan Phoenix area handling all aspects of family law matters. These matters include but are not limited to divorce, enforcing or changing terms of an existing court order, custody of children, parenting time (visitation) child support, spousal maintenance (alimony), grand parent's rights, paternity, and many other issues involving marriages, divorce, children, and families.

When I was fourteen years old my parents and I moved from New York to Arizona and I never thought of calling any other state home since then. My passion for family law stems from my belief that everyone deserves a stable family life. There are enough outside stresses to your peace than to have to be fighting with your current or former spouse or partner, be it over the division of a business, retirement accounts, or sadly, over your rights regarding your own child. Early on in practicing law, I realized how so few attorneys understand how the emotional aspects of a family law dispute can affect a person's decision making process during possibly one of the most import periods in their life. Those few people who have been lucky enough not to have had to deal with a major personal crisis probably just do not understand how devastating divorce or other family law matter can be. Many clients have told me that they feel like they have lost control and have fear of an uncertain future. I pay special attention to make sure my clients have the opportunity to address those issues with me if they feel it is important to do so. I will listen to your immediate and long term concerns and objectives and I will help you map out a plan to resolve those concerns and objective. I will advise you of your options and work towards obtaining the goals you set out.

Please keep in mind that the court will generally accept any terms parties can reach on their own. This means there is literally an endless combination of resolution possibilities. However, if parties can not reach a settlement than the issues they have not reached an agreement on will have to go to a judge to be ruled on in a trial.

Competent and compassionate legal counsel is important. I feel it is important that you are not only confident that I will fight to protect your best interests but also know that I will weather the storm with you. As you navigate your way through all the information you are bombarded with regarding your family law issues by your friends, family and your own research, I am certain that I can clarify to you what your options are and provide you with information to help you make a decision on how you wish to precede.