Tamara Nicole Mulembo
Your Resource for Client-Centered Criminal Defense
Tamara Mulembo is a highly respected Tucson criminal defense and family law attorney with over 18 years of experience representing clients in Arizona’s state and federal courts. She is the founder and managing attorney of Mulembo Law PLLC, a results-driven law firm focused on felony defense, domestic violence, post-conviction relief, and high-conflict family law matters.
Tamara began her career as a federal public defender and later served as the first Black Chief Deputy in the history of the Pima County Attorney’s Office. This background gives her unique insight into the criminal justice system and an advantage when navigating complex and high-stakes cases.
Her criminal law practice includes defending individuals accused of:
Felony and federal charges
Drug possession and drug trafficking
Violent crimes and sex offenses
Weapons charges and probation violations
Domestic violence and aggravated assault
White collar crimes, conspiracy, and financial offenses
Appeals and post-conviction relief in state and federal courts
In family law matters, she represents clients in:
Divorce and legal separation
Child custody and parenting time disputes
Orders of protection and injunctions against harassment
Spousal maintenance (alimony) and child support
Modifications and relocations involving parental rights
Tamara is widely known for her courtroom skill, strategic legal planning, and compassionate representation. Her clients include professionals, university students, parents, and individuals navigating the most challenging legal moments of their lives.
As one of the few Black female attorneys in Arizona with a federal trial background, she brings cultural sensitivity, deep legal knowledge, and fierce advocacy to every case.
Mulembo Law PLLC proudly serves clients throughout Tucson, Pima County, and Southern Arizona.
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Property Division, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Child Custody, Father's Rights, Paternity, Restraining Orders
- DUI & DWI
- White Collar Crime
- Arizona
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- Spanish: Spoken, Written
- Founder and Managing Attorney
- Mulembo Law PLLC
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- Lead attorney representing clients in criminal and family law matters across Tucson and Southern Arizona. Handle complex felony defense, domestic violence, drug crimes, federal charges, and post-conviction relief. Represent family law clients in high-conflict divorce, custody, support, and order of protection cases.
- Chief Deputy Pima County Attorney
- Pima County Attorney's Office
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- First Black woman to serve as Chief Deputy. Supervised criminal prosecutions and helped guide office policy and strategy in complex and high-profile criminal matters.
- Assistant Federal Public Defender and Trial Team Leader
- Federal Public defender
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- Represented indigent defendants in federal felony cases including conspiracy, fraud, weapons charges, homicide, sex offenses, alien smuggling, and drug trafficking. Tried multiple federal jury cases to verdict.
- Claims Litigation Counsel
- State Farm Insurance
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- Litigated civil liability cases on behalf of State Farm policyholders. Represented clients in mediations, arbitrations, and successfully tried a civil jury case to verdict in Pima County Superior Court. Gained critical trial and negotiation experience and developed early litigation strategies that now inform her criminal defense and family law practice.
- U OF AZ
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- Arizona State Bar
- Member
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