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The Citadel Law Firm based in Chandler serves east valley clients in estate planning, wills and trusts, and tax law.  Our law practice designs personalized estate, business, and tax planning strategies for clients.. We draw on extensive commercial and international experience to represent clients developing new businesses, protecting intellectual property (trademarks, copyrights, and patents), planning for business succession, and resolving related legal issues as they arise.. Our backgrounds across several industries in investment banking, investment management, small business entrepreneurship, tax, and law allows us to provide comprehensive, coordinated, and optimized solutions tailored to clients, their families, and their businesses.  This coordinated approach for most clients results in financial security, peace of mind, and a clear understanding of the resources that will be available when difficult times arise.. Please contact us to arrange an appointment to discuss your matter.  I look forward to serving you.. Sincerely,. David Gerszewski, Attorney

Stephen has a busy practice in wills, trusts, and probate.. His estate planning practice reflects the vital experience that can only come from the trenches of probate court.  Consequently, he knows that effective estate planning requires much more than completing forms.  He is able to listen to what his estate planning clients want and guide them through the practical decisions they need to make to avoid probate court.  He also informally helps his professional network with the issues they face with their elderly clients.. Stephen graduated cum laude from ASU School of Law.  While attending law school he clerked for three trial judges, and earned High ProBono distinction for work he completed in the victims’ rights advocacy clinic.. Among many awards, he received the Silver Beaver, the highest award given by the BSA Grand Canyon Council for his many years of excellent service.

I was born in Detroit, and raised in southeastern Michigan and northwestern Ohio, before moving to the desert southwest after graduation from college. I traded winter gray skies, cold and snow for sunshine warmth and annual withering summer heat. I have lived in Arizona since 1976, and graduated law school in 1983.. I am single, with three handsome & intelligent adult sons, and an eight-year old grandson, who keeps me busy trying to keep up with him. I  enjoy an active lifestyle, including: trave to new and interesting places; white-water rafting, camping and stream fishing for trout; playing and watching sports; reading and  talking with people, as I always want to better know and understand our world around us.

I have been practicing law since 1986.  I started in juvenile law, representing abused and neglected children. I added probate law around the same time, which involved administering decedents' estates, working with adults who were the subjects of guardianship and/or conservatorship proceedings and protecting the interests of minors in connection with conservatorship cases. Whether representing petitioners concerned about the well-being of their loved ones or representing children or disabled adults, working to help bring about positive change and good results for those who are disabled, abused, neglected or unable to protect themselves is fulfilling.. Also, helping people who have lost family and/or loved ones sort through the probate process is something I enjoy doing.  At the end of the day, it's really important to know that I've helped make someone's life a little better, a little less stressful, and a little more successful!. Traveling the world and making music is something I enjoy in my spare time.  I am a singer-songwriter who loves gospel, bossa nova and world music in various languages. My original music won second place in the 2010 Arizona State Bar Creative Arts Competition for lawyers, which was the first and only time I entered the competition.  Looking forward to making more music in 2014!

I enjoy advocating for children and those who don't yet have their own voice.  I often take on Pro Bono cases from the Volunteer Lawyers Project.  They have been some of my most interesting and gratifying cases.  When I'm not practicing law, I enjoy running, reading, kayaking and watching movies with my family.  My oldest daughter and I have taken some Krav Maga classes together and we now have some wicked ninja fighting skills.

I am an attorney that practices in estate planning.  I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Brigham Young University and a Juris Doctor from Arizona State University.

Brett is a native of Mayville, North Dakota. He attended the Univeristy of Minnesota Crookston and received his undergraduate degree in agronomy and agricultural aviation. He went on to graduate from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 2004.. Brett is a member of the State Bar Association of North Dakota, Minnesota State Bar Association, Arizona State Bar Association, the North Dakota Municipal Attorney's Association, the Ronald N. Davies Inns Court, and the Cass County Bar Association.. Brett Brudvik works to serve clients in many areas of law, specializing in aviation, probate, estate planning, real estate, land sales, business and corporate law, and business succession planning. He works with a number of political subdivisions such as water resource districts, rural water districts, cities, townships, and airport authorities.. Brett has presented seminars on elder law and estate planning. He is licensed to practice law in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Arizona, as well as the United States District Court of North Dakota. He has argued and won before the North Dakota Supreme Court.. Brett's passion is flying. He is a commercial pilot and owns a single-engine Bonanza Beechcraft V-tail. He works to support and further aviation in all its forms.

About three months after I started law school, my wife called me out. I was already beginning to act like one of “those” lawyers. Honestly, I was embarrassed and wanted to drop out. But instead, I decided to make a course correction.. That was when I discovered what I truly enjoyed about the law. It was more than just being able to argue myself out of any debate; it was more than just being able to quote statutes or cite caselaw. And it was certainly more than just obtaining a degree. What I enjoyed most about the law was the ability to walk along-side friends and family that were facing some of the most stressful events in their entire life. Not only are the events emotionally draining (a death in the family, being sued, a divorce, etc.), but adding to that is the frustration of dealing with the legalities caused by that event.. It is my opinion that the law has, in some ways, been hidden from the general populace. Even with self-help books and self-help counters at the courthouse, I have found that most people, at best frustrate themselves trying to figure it out or, at worst, dig themselves into a deeper mess. When you think about just the simple question “Where can I find what the law says about…” there is no single book or location you can read to get your answer. For example, with trusts, you need to read the Arizona Probate Code, the Internal Revenue Code, the Treasury Regulations and many layers of Tax Court and Arizona Court Case Opinions. Those are not found in one book. Then if you consider that tax law is set at both the federal and the state level, your search could double.. Law school does not teach you how to be a lawyer. It teaches you how to research the law. That is a skill learned through hours and hours of practice. I am still learning it today. But that skill, paired with my commitment to listening to a clients’ problems, will get us all to a satisfactory result.. So that is why I am not an “Attorney and Counselor at Law”. There’s more to helping clients than just counseling – we, as lawyers, should solve problems. We are the last resort for a friend or family member who has done everything to solve the problem without us. Once a client walks into my office, they are meeting the only “Attorney & Problem Solver at Law”. And if it is a problem that I can’t solve, I will find someone who can.

A Notre Dame University alumnus who began his legal career in commercial litigation, Ryan Scharber's law practice has evolved with the changing needs of our firm's clients.. For many families, Ryan is the lead attorney throughout their estate planning process.  He also provides valuable assitance in the related areas of probate and trust administration, and he helps resolve estate controversies and inheritance disputes.. "The ideal I hold myself up to is that of the old-fasioned small-town lawyer who knew his clients' families, their histories, what sorts of things they owned, their hopes and fears, the things that kept them up at night.  When a lawyer has that sort of relationship with his clients, he's able to serve them in a much more holistic fashion.  He's able to fix problems before they arise, help them avoid lawsuits, and help them plan better for the future.  In my mind that sort of lawyer - that type of law practice - is much more rewarding for me as an attorney and is much more useful to my clients."

A member of Giammarco Law Office PLLC, Zach joined the firm in 2006 after graduating cum laude from California Western School of Law in San Diego, California. Zach completed his legal education in only two years and officially joined the firm thereafter, despite being involved in the firm’s operations from an early age. A trial attorney, Zach practices in a variety of areas, including business, personal injury, employment, real estate, HOA and probate law, all of which has garnered him extensive trial experience in Arizona’s city, state, federal and appellate courts. He is also very familiar with the merchant bankcard industry; HIPAA/HITECH compliance; estate planning (including preparation of wills, trusts, living wills and powers of attorneys); contract drafting and review; formation of LLCs, corporations and partnerships; trademarks and copyrights; and liquor licensing. Born and raised in Arizona, Zach enjoys almost anything outdoors, whether that be snowboarding, camping, walking his dogs or playing soccer, which he still manages to play once or twice a week. Of course, he always enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter and their four (yes...four) dogs.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Chandler and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Chandler and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Chandler and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Chandler and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Chandler and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Chandler and surrounding areas.