The Attorney

Michael A. Elliott is an Arizona and Navajo Nation attorney based in Flagstaff. He focuses on debt relief, consumer protection, foreclosure prevention, financial fraud, housing stability, and elder law for Native, rural, older, veteran, and working clients. His elder-law practice includes wills, estates, incapacity planning, probate, guardianship and conservatorship matters, and protection from abuse and financial exploitation.

Before turning his practice toward legal aid and community-based advocacy, Michael spent 12 years in law-firm and in-house counsel roles, including as Legal Director and Associate General Counsel at Cvent, Inc. From 2020 to 2026, he served at DNA-People’s Legal Services, including as Senior Arizona Attorney, where he helped develop DNA’s consumer bankruptcy and debt-counseling practice, and handled financial fraud, housing stability, wills and probate matters.

Legal help offered

Bankruptcy and Debt Relief
Chapter 7 bankruptcy, debt counseling, creditor issues, repossession concerns, garnishment, and collection problems.

Elder Law
Planning and legal support for aging, incapacity, and family transitions, including wills, probate, powers of attorney, long-term care planning, guardianship, conservatorship, and protection from abuse or financial exploitation.

Consumer Protection and Financial Fraud
Consumer scams, predatory lending, vehicle sales disputes, credit repair scams, financial exploitation, and deceptive business practices.

Foreclosure and Housing Stability
Foreclosure prevention, title and deed concerns, mobile-home disputes, landlord-tenant matters, and housing-related debt problems.

Debt Collection Defense
Help responding to collection lawsuits, default judgments, old debts, settlement demands, and abusive collection practices.