Joy Elkins

Joy is a respected family attorney actively involved in the Tucson legal community. She has 34 years of litigation experience, and countless hours in the courtroom. She has guided hundreds of clients through difficult family problems, helping them to build new futures for themselves and their families. She has served as a private mediator, and has served the court for many years to facilitate settlement conferences.

Joy has lived in Tucson nearly 25 years. She received her Bachelor of Science from the Miami University where she was actively involved in a wide range of student issues, She was a member of an honorary scholastic fraternity and graduated in three years. After college, Joy lived in the Saudi Arabia while working for Aramco, the world's largest oil company, and returned to California go to law school. Joy received her Juris Doctor degree from the prestigious Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, and accomplished it while employed full time by Shell Oil Company. She relocated to Tucson in 1988, where she was active in alpaca ranching for many years. She served on the Board of Directors of the Humane Society of Southern Arizona for eight years.