Joseph M. Udall has over 30 years of experience representing clients in estate planning and general business law matters. Mr. Udall has an “AV” Rating from Martindale-Hubbell Lexis/Nexis in the areas of Business Law, Trusts and Estates and General Practice. Per Martindale-Hubbell, “An AV® certification mark is a significant rating accomplishment – a testament to the fact that a lawyer’s peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence.”

Mr. Udall earned his Bachelor’s degree at Brigham Young University, graduating magna cum laude. He then attended law school at Arizona State University, serving as Articles Editor on the Arizona State Law Journal before graduating first in his class, summa cum laude. Upon graduation, Mr. Udall served as Law Clerk to Judge Charles E. Wiggins of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Mr. Udall is the author of Bankruptcy Litigation and Practice: A Practitioner’s Guide, published by Wiley Law Publications. Mr. Udall is admitted to practice in the courts of the State of Arizona and in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. He is a member of the State Bar of Arizona and is active in the State Bar’s sections on Business Law and Probate & Trusts. Mr. Udall is proficient in Spanish.

Mr. Udall’s long record of community service includes serving as:

• Member, City of Mesa Planning and Zoning Board
• Director, Industrial Development Authority of Maricopa County
• Member, Maricopa County Charter Committee
• Member, City of Mesa Transportation Citizens Advisory Committee
• Chairman, City of Mesa Housing Advisory Committee
• Member, Board of Directors and the Alumni Council of Arizona State University Alumni Association

Dave is an Arizona native who lives in Mesa with his wife Patti where they are raising their five children. In his earlier life Dave helped build Tree Doctors, a leading Valley tree care service. He still loves to climb trees, knows the value of hard work, and does not take air conditioning for granted.

Dave graduated summa cum laude from ASU in 2010 with a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies with emphases in Business and History. He then graduated fourth in his class in law school, graduating cum laude from Arizona Summit Law School in December 2013. While In law school Dave began honing his litigation skills as a member of Moot Court.

From 2015-2020 Dave was a Prosecutor for the City of Phoenix and a Domestic Violence Specialist. He gained invaluable trial practice there and successfully tried hundreds of cases including many jury trials.

In 2020 Dave opened Spilsbury Law, with offices in the Udall Office Building in downtown Mesa. His practice is dedicated to estate planning and probate litigation. Dave can help you and your loved ones stay out of the courtroom through careful drafting of estate planning documents, but if needed he is also an experienced courtroom advocate.