Nicholas Boca is here to help you navigate this difficult time in your life. Nicholas is a Board Certified Family Law Specialist by the State Bar of Arizona. He confidently provides aggressive and effective representation as a result of his extensive courtroom experience. He thrives under the pressure of contentious family law cases, while lending a patient and empathetic ear to his clients, easing their worries during these difficult cases. Taking pride in reaching agreements, Nicholas’ courtroom experience, informs his advice in reaching settlements. His knowledge of how issues are dealt with in a courtroom setting leads to successful negotiation and settlement of family cases.

A Phoenix, AZ native, Nicholas graduated from Arizona State University, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. He went on to receive his law degree from the University of San Diego. During law school, Nicholas interned at Viacom—believing he wanted to practice entertainment law—writing and reviewing contracts for MTV, VH1, and Comedy Central. Through this experience, he learned that transactional law was not for him, and instead pursued a career as a trial attorney.

Nicholas began his legal career as an Assistant Attorney General with the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, representing the Department of Child Safety. In this position, he appeared in several hundred juvenile court hearings, mediations, and trials.

Upon leaving the Attorney General’s Office, Nicholas started as an attorney with Cantor Law Group, where he now is the Managing Family Law Attorney. With Cantor Law Group, Nicholas’ trial experience continues to build, handling extremely contentious custody matters, along with high-net worth, complex, and high-profile cases, including representing athletes and celebrities.

Nicholas’ practice includes, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, high net worth/complex divorces, prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements, child support, paternity, parenting time, legal decision-making (formerly “custody”), spousal maintenance, modifications and enforcement of existing orders, relocation, orders of protection, injunctions against harassment, grandparent rights, DCS cases, dependency, guardianship, termination of parental rights, and adoption. He represents people in all walks of life throughout Arizona and Nationwide.

Nicholas is involved in the Arizona legal community, conducting Continuing Legal Education Events for other Arizona family law attorneys, through the State Bar of Arizona and Maricopa County Bar Association. For example, chairing the Juvenile Law Section Arizona State Bar Convention for 2020, along with moderating Judge panels for the Arizona Family Law Bar. Additionally, he is involved in his community having sitting on the Board of Director for six years for Skate After School a local non-profit organization, partnering with schools to provide skateboard instruction to underserved youth.

Personally, Nicholas spends his free time with his beautiful Wife and two Children, and has been playing the drums and guitar in bands for over twenty years.

PROFESSIONAL AND LEGAL ASSOCIATIONS

• State Bar of Arizona
  • Advancement and Improvement Committee, Committee Member, 2024-Present
  • Family Law Practice and Procedure Committee, Committee Member, 2023-2024
  • Certified Family Law Specialist, Board of Legal Specialization, 2022-Present 
  • Communications Advisory Committee Member, 2016-2019
  • Juvenile Law Section, Executive Council Chair, 2021-2022
  • Juvenile Law Section, Executive Council Member, 2017-2021, 2023-Present
  • Family Law Section, Member, 2017-Present
  • Juvenile Law Section, Member, 2017-Present 
• Maricopa County Bar Association
  • Family Law Section, Chair, 2023-2024
  • Family Law Section, Chair-Elect, 2023
  • Family Law Section, Section Co-Chair, 2021-2022
  • Family Law Section, Member at Large, 2017-2021
  • Member, Family Law Section, 2017-Present
• Maricopa County 
  • Judge Pro Tempore, 2019-2020
  • Family Court Initiatives Committee, 2019-2020

• United States District Court, 2014-Present
• American Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member, 2018-Present

ARTICLES

• Elevate Your Etiquette: Business Cards and Handwritten Notes, Maricopa Lawyer, March 2025.

• Cross Examination of Expert Witnesses in Family Court, Family Law Section Newsletter, Maricopa County Bar Association, Fall 2023. 
• Ultimate Divorce Guide, since 2019, Cantor Law Group Website.

PRESENTATIONS 

• March 2025, Presenter, “Effective Settlement Strategies,” Maricopa County Bar Association. 
• February 2025, Presenter, “Family Law Trial College for Paraprofessionals,” Maricopa County Bar Association. 
• January 2025, Presenter, “Client Intake, Professionalism, and Ethics,” Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Family Law Litigation with Judges Blaney, Mandell, and Wein. 
• May 2024, Presenter, “Ethical Issues for the 21st Century Lawyer, Responding to Online Reviews,” State Bar of Arizona. 
• April 2024, Presenter, “The New Family Law Rules,” Maricopa County Bar Association. 
• January 2024, Presenter, “Client Intake, Professionalism, and Ethics,” Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Family Law Litigation with Judges Blaney, Mandell, and Wein. 
• November 2023, Presenter, “Family Law Game Night,” Maricopa County Bar Association.
• October 2023, Presenter, “Domestic Violence, Abuse, Sexual Abuse, and Child Pornography Allegations in Family Law Cases,” Maricopa County Bar Association.
• June 2023, Presenter, “Family Law Series Session 3: Direct and Cross-Examination of Experts,” Maricopa County Bar Association.
• May 2023, Presenter, “Orders of Protection: What you need to know,” East Valley Bar Association. 
• April 2023, Presenter/Moderator, “Location, Location, Location,” with Judges, Maricopa County Bar Association.
• March 2023, Presenter, “The Intersection of Dependencies and Family Court,” with the Maricopa County Presiding Court Judges for Juvenile (Judge Lori Bustamante) and Family Court (Judge Bruce Cohen), State Bar of Arizona.
• February 2023, Presenter, “Orders of Protection: What you need to know,” Maricopa County Bar Association. 
• January 2022 and 2023, Presenter, “Client Intake, Professionalism, and Ethics,” Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Family Law Litigation with Judges Blaney, Mandell, and Wein. 
• June 2022, Co-Chair, State Bar of Arizona Juvenile Law Section, State Bar Convention.
• December 2021, Presenter/Moderator, “Juvenile Law Bench/Bar,” State Bar of Arizona.
• September 2021, Presenter, “How to Navigate Third Party Issues in Family and Juvenile Court,” Maricopa County Bar Association.
• May 2021, Presenter/Moderator, “Juvenile Law Bench/Bar,” State Bar of Arizona.
• Presenter, “What Family Court Judges Want You To Know,” Maricopa County Bar Association, May 2021
• June 2020, Presenter, “DCS Registry Appeals Process,” State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention. 
• June 2019, Presenter, “Representing a Parent in a Dependency or Severance Proceeding that is being Criminal Investigated or has Been Criminally Charged,” State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention. 
• 2018, Presenter, “Visitation and Suspending Visitation in Dependency Cases,” State Bar of Arizona. 
• 2018, Presenter, “Speed Coaching for Students,” Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. 
• 2015, Presenter, “DCS Testimony Training,” Attorney General’s Office.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

• Skate After School, Board Member, 2015-2022
• JJ’s Scholarship Fund, Board Member, 2015-2021
• Court Appointed Special Advocate, 2008-2011
• Arizona Country Club, Membership Committee, 2024-Present