Kathleen Stillman is a partner at Stillman Smith Gadow, with her practice focused solely on family law matters. Ms. Stillman has been a Certified Specialist in Family Law since 2021 and a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) since 2024. She brings to her practice thirteen years of teaching experience, advocating for children, and working with families. Ms. Stillman currently serves on the AAML National Mentorship Committee, focused on developing mentoring programs across the United States tasked to develop skills and collegiality of up-and-coming attorneys practicing in family law. Ms. Stillman has received recognition for community service in the area of legal services and regularly serves as a court-appointed advisor to the court in family law cases.
Ms. Stillman received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary and Special Education in 1995 from Arizona State University where she attended on an athletic scholarship for volleyball. She obtained her Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Wyoming, graduating Order of the Barrister, in 2001. She was admitted to the Wyoming Bar and practiced law there for four years before moving back to Arizona. Ms. Stillman was admitted to the Arizona State Bar in 2013 and was a sole practitioner prior to joining the legal team of Stillman Smith Gadow. She is the former chair of Maricopa County Bar Association Family Law Board.
Ms. Stillman is the proud mother of two college-age children. She enjoys traveling, riding horses and team roping in her free time.
Instruction/Presentations:
- “Hot Tips Panel; Rule 81 and Resources for Family Law Practitioners”, Family Law Institute, February 2025
- Course on Professionalism, Arizona State Bar, Instructor, October 2024 and May 2023
- “Deeds 101” AAML Nooner Series, July 2024.
- “Family Law 101,” TFO, February 2023
- “Divorce 101,” Engleman Burger, February 2022.
- “Advanced Family Law Hot Tips Panel; Summary Consent Decree,” Arizona State Bar:, Tucson, AZ November 2022
- “Child Support Guidelines,” Maricopa County Bar Association:, co-presenter with David Horowitz, November 2022
- “Arizona Family Law Practice for Paralegals: Enforcement of Orders,” HalfMoon Education, December 2021 and March 2023
- “Parting Shots,” Arizona State Bar:, 2018
