About Roman
Roman Anatolyevich Kostenko is a licensed attorney admitted to practice law in multiple states, including California, Arizona, Ohio, and Texas. He was admitted to the California State Bar in 2003, holding, and to the Ohio State Bar in 2002. His license status in California is currently inactive. Mr. Kostenko is the managing attorney at the Law Office of Roman A. Kostenko, PLC, located at 202 E. Earll Drive, Suite 490, Phoenix, Arizona 85012. He has been practicing law for over 23 years, serving clients across these jurisdictions.
Mr. Kostenko earned his Juris Doctor degree magna cum laude from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University in 2002. Prior to law school, he completed his undergraduate education at a foreign institution, obtaining a degree in 1999. His academic achievements reflect a strong foundation in legal studies and a commitment to excellence.
Throughout his career, Mr. Kostenko has focused on various areas of law, including business law, collections, divorce, family law, estate planning, and real estate law. He has represented clients in complex commercial and business disputes, real estate transactions and litigation, construction disputes, debt collection, formation and operation of various corporate entities, preparation of corporate and commercial agreements, family law matters, and estate planning. His practice encompasses all stages of litigation, including hearings, appeals, negotiations, and trials.
Mr. Kostenko's professional experience includes serving as a managing attorney at his own firm since 2011. Prior to that, he was an associate attorney at Cheifetz Iannitelli Marcolini, P.C. in Phoenix, Arizona, from 2006 to 2011. He also worked as an associate attorney at Freeman, Freeman & Smiley, LLP in Los Angeles, California, in 2006, and as a judicial research attorney for the Los Angeles Superior Court from 2005 to 2006. Earlier in his career, he was an associate attorney at Thompson Hine LLP from 2002 to 2004 and a clerk at Berkman, Gordon, Murray & DeVan from 2000 to 2002.
Mr. Kostenko is an active member of the Arizona State Bar, having been admitted in 2006, and the Ohio State Bar since 2002. He has also been a member of the California State Bar since 2003. He is committed to continuing legal education, often exceeding the required hours, and is a member of the Texas Bar College, an honor given to attorneys who take 45 or more hours of CLEs every year. Outside of his professional life, he enjoys spending time with his family, including his two sons, and engages in various outdoor activities.
