Founder of Mozell Law Group, and a Super Lawyers Rising Stars Honoree, Phoenix Attorney Josh Mozell practices in the areas of mental health law, estate planning, contested probates, guardianships and conservatorships.
Josh is one of the few attorneys in the nation with a family-focused mental healthcare practice, helping to guide families through the complex maze of legal issues that affect loved ones with serious mental illness and/or substance abuse issues. He provides counsel on civil commitment, guardianship, special needs estate planning, and consultation on navigating the mental health system.
He also represents hospitals, behavioral health providers, and clinicians, regularly providing counsel on capacity, HIPAA, civil commitment, interaction with law enforcement, end-of-life decision making, and advance directives. In addition, he represents mental health and healthcare professionals in disciplinary proceedings.
For four years after earning his undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona, Josh worked in Maricopa County’s public mental health system. Before and during law school, Josh worked nights at Maricopa County’s crisis line, the Crisis Response Network.
In his spare time, Josh enjoys traveling, hiking, and spending time with his wife and family.
Josh is one of the few attorneys in the nation with a family-focused mental healthcare practice, helping to guide families through the complex maze of legal issues that affect loved ones with serious mental illness and/or substance abuse issues. He provides counsel on civil commitment, guardianship, special needs estate planning, and consultation on navigating the mental health system.
He also represents hospitals, behavioral health providers, and clinicians, regularly providing counsel on capacity, HIPAA, civil commitment, interaction with law enforcement, end-of-life decision making, and advance directives. In addition, he represents mental health and healthcare professionals in disciplinary proceedings.
For four years after earning his undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona, Josh worked in Maricopa County’s public mental health system. Before and during law school, Josh worked nights at Maricopa County’s crisis line, the Crisis Response Network.
In his spare time, Josh enjoys traveling, hiking, and spending time with his wife and family.
MENTAL HEALTH LAW
J.D., Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, 2013
Legislative Correspondent, Office of U.S. Senator Tom Coburn
Research Assistant, Law Professor Raymond L. Yasser
Research Assistant, Law Professor Hannah Wiseman
Legal Extern, Honorable Jane P. Wiseman, Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals
Legal Intern, Arizona Justice Project
B.A., University of Arizona, 2006
President, Founding Member, Association for the Chronically Mentally Ill
President, Founder, Psychedelic Association of Arizona
Past President, Mental Health America of Arizona
Member, Joint Legislative Psychiatric Hospital Review Counsel (Appointed by President of the Senate)
Member, Steering Committee on Mental Health and the Justice System (Appointed by Chief Justice of Arizona Supreme Court)
Member, CBI Children and Adolescent Advisory Board
Former Member, Maricopa Independent Oversight Committee
Former Board Member, NAMI of Arizona
Former Board Member, Institute for Mental Health Research
Former Board Member, Cortney’s Place
Former Chair, Executive Council of the State Bar’s Elder Law, Mental Health and Special Needs Planning Section
Former Board Member, Recovery Empowerment Network (REN)
Former Member, Phoenix Zoo Planned Giving Committee
Former Member, Columbia University, Global Mental Health Research Council
Mental Health America of Arizona – Hall of Fame Inductee 2024
Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law – 2021 Alumni of the Year Award
Super Lawyers: Rising Stars, 2018 – present
State Bar of Arizona: Chair of the Elder Law, Mental Health and Special Needs Planning Section, 2019-2020
U.S. Tax Court, 2014
Arizona, 2013
In his mental health practice, Josh helps clients gain access to care, and he works with families to help them understand and effectively access Arizona’s uniquely complex mental health system. Josh counsels clients in navigating the notoriously difficult civil commitment process and connects families with his network of care providers. When care is superior in other parts of the country, Josh coordinates the legal, administrative, and practical measures needed to access that care. When necessary, Josh frequently helps families implement a mental health guardianship so they can properly advocate for their mentally ill loved ones. Additionally, a significant portion of Josh’s mental health practice focuses on “psychiatric boarding,” a situation in which clients are involuntarily and unlawfully held in an emergency room.
Josh represents behavioral health hospitals and providers. Here he uses his public behavioral health experience to help providers navigate complex legal issues that arise while delivering behavioral health and integrated care, including but not limited to HIPAA privacy and security, substance use record disclosures, implications of incapacity, guardianship and powers of attorney, compliance, civil commitment proceedings, consultation and representation on Arizona State Hospital Admission, and writ of habeas corpus challenges.
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Josh is one of the few attorneys in the nation with a family-focused mental healthcare practice, helping to guide families through the complex maze of legal issues that affect loved ones with serious mental illness and/or substance abuse issues. He provides counsel on civil commitment, guardianship, special needs estate planning, and consultation on navigating the mental health system.
He also represents hospitals, behavioral health providers, and clinicians, regularly providing counsel on capacity, HIPAA, civil commitment, interaction with law enforcement, end-of-life decision making, and advance directives. In addition, he represents mental health and healthcare professionals in disciplinary proceedings.
For four years after earning his undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona, Josh worked in Maricopa County’s public mental health system. Before and during law school, Josh worked nights at Maricopa County’s crisis line, the Crisis Response Network.
In his spare time, Josh enjoys traveling, hiking, and spending time with his wife and family.
Josh is one of the few attorneys in the nation with a family-focused mental healthcare practice, helping to guide families through the complex maze of legal issues that affect loved ones with serious mental illness and/or substance abuse issues. He provides counsel on civil commitment, guardianship, special needs estate planning, and consultation on navigating the mental health system.
He also represents hospitals, behavioral health providers, and clinicians, regularly providing counsel on capacity, HIPAA, civil commitment, interaction with law enforcement, end-of-life decision making, and advance directives. In addition, he represents mental health and healthcare professionals in disciplinary proceedings.
For four years after earning his undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona, Josh worked in Maricopa County’s public mental health system. Before and during law school, Josh worked nights at Maricopa County’s crisis line, the Crisis Response Network.
In his spare time, Josh enjoys traveling, hiking, and spending time with his wife and family.
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