Probate lawyers in Arizona Stephanie A to Zachary Mushkatel

Firm: Bivens & Associates PLLC

5020 E Shea Blvd Ste 100 , Scottsdale , Arizona 85254

Practice Areas: Elder Law, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Probate

I have had the great pleasure to practice estate planning, elder law, and special needs planning for over 20 years now. I enjoy and appreciate the opportunity to work with seniors, disabled individuals and families to provide holistic and comprehensive solutions for their unique legal and financial concerns.. As a Phoenix native, I like to give back to the community and frequently speak on the various topics of estate planning, elder law or special needs trust for community groups as well as the State Bar of Arizona, AzNAELA, and Maricopa County Bar Association. I also presently serve on the Board of Directors for PASRS.. My firm has grown over the years to be one of the largest and most expereienced in what we do, and I am immensely proud to work with such caring and talented attorneys and other dedicated professionals. When I say my co-workers are like family, a few  truly are. My husband is our firm manager, and my sister-in-law and brother-in-law work with us too. In addition, several of the paralegals have been with me for over 10 years. We all work as a team and treat our clients like family.. When not at work, I enjoy spending time with my husband of 25 years and my two children, Jack and Sarah. We enjoy activities together like travel, hiking, kayaking, and mountain biking.

Firm: Dana Whiting Law, PLLC

8817 E Bell Rd Ste 201 , Scottsdale , Arizona 85260

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Tax, Probate

Trevor S. Whiting is a founding attorney, along with Matt Dana, of DANA WHITING LAW. He works with families and business owners in facilitating the transfer of wealth to his clients' heirs in the most efficient manner, minimizing the tax burden to the family along the way. Whether assets are to be transferred to a spouse, children, key employees, charities, or others, whether during life or at death, he develops the necessary strategies to make sure that his clients' objectives are accomplished utilizing the necessary trusts and business entities and cutting-edge estate planning techniques. Trevor is a true "tax nerd," a nickname he wears with honor. His strong background in tax law is beneficial in addressing the tax issues that arise while creating an estate plan, administering an estate, and planning the succession of a family-owned business. Trevor successfully handles the estate and income tax issues related to dealing with out-of-state fiduciaries or trusts and estates owning property in multiple jurisdictions. Trevor has spent his legal career working with individual clients with regards to their estate and business planning needs. Prior to the founding of DANA WHITING LAW, Trevor spent three years in the estate planning group in the Phoenix office of a national law firm. Before that, he was a partner in the Dana Law Firm, which was established by Matt Dana in 1989. A native Arizonan, Trevor attended law school at Seton Hall University School of Law in New Jersey. Following graduation, he worked in the New York City office of Deloitte Tax LLP, where he assisted corporate and partnership clients with complex tax transactions and multistate income tax compliance issues. Trevor was born and raised in the White Mountains in Eastern Arizona. Growing up in the small, rural community of Eagar/Springerville, he learned to love spending time in the outdoors. Trevor and his wife, Anaclea, have five daughters, so Trevor has spent his time as a father trying to convince his girls to love football, wakeboarding, camping, the ASU Sun Devils, and Arizona Cardinals as much as he does. He must be a doing a pretty good job because his daughters try their best to make him proud and be daddy's girls. Or, maybe it it's because Anaclea is the best wife and pushes the girls to try to make their dad happy.

Firm: Banker Law Office PLLC

14555 N. Scottsdale Rd , Scottsdale , Arizona 85255

Practice Areas: Guardianship, Probate, Estate Planning, Estate Planning, Probate

Firm: Johnson & Associates, PLLC

10320 W. McDowell Road , Avondale , Arizona 85392

Practice Areas: Probate, Guardianship, Guardianship

Yvette Ashworth is a native Texan, graduating from the University of Texas with a degree in Accounting.  After graduating magna cum laude from Georgia State University School of Law, Yvette settled down with her husband near the beach in Florida. Four kids later and following thousands of hours devoted to her children, the Boy Scouts of Amercia, Parent-Teacher Associations, booster clubs, and her church, Yvette moved to Arizona to start practicing law full-time at Johnson & Associates.. Yvette's primary practice areas are Guardianships and Conservatorships, Estate Planning, and Estate and Trust Administration.  During college, Yvette lived with and assisted her grandmother, Fayme, so that Fayme could live independently for a few more years.  Shortly after moving out, Fayme, who was diagnosed with dementia, moved in with Yvette's mother, who cared for her until her passing.  Having seen the realitites of aging and the sacrifices that her mother made in order to care for her aging parents, Yvette finds it satisfying to help people plan for the future and rewarding to work with those individuals that sacrifice and care for their family members.

Firm: Bonnett Fairbourn Friedman & Balint Pc

2325 E Camelback Rd , Phoenix , Arizona 85016

Practice Areas: Adoption, Automobile Accidents, Bankruptcy, Child Custody & Visitation, Child Support, Divorce, Estate Planning, Family , Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Probate , Products Liability, Real Estate , Trusts, Wills, Workers Compensation, Wrongful Death, Insurance

Firm: Law Office of William D. Trusler

7303 West Boston Street , Chandler , Arizona 85226

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy & Debt, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Probate

Firm: Law Offices of William D. Black

3200 N. Central Ave., Ste. 1500 , Phoenix , Arizona 85012

Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Business, Medical Malpractice, Probate, Chapter 7, Entertainment

Bill Black has been practicing law for over twenty-five years. In that time, he has earned the respect and admiration of his peers, based upon the success which he has achieved in his professional and personal life. He is a native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, but has enjoyed living and working in Phoenix since 1979. He did his undergraduate work at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois and then attended and graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in Madison, Wisconsin. He is licensed to practice law in the state and federal courts in Arizona, Minnesota and Wisconsin and in the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Firm: Sorrell Law Firm, PLC

8990 E Raintree Dr #102 , Scottsdale , Arizona 85260

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Business, Tax, Probate, Trusts

Whitney practices law in the areas of federal taxation, sophisticated estate planning, probate and trust administration, IRS tax disputes, business formations and transactions.. Whitney received his bachelors degree in Bank Financial Management in 1987 from Arizona State University; his MBA (summa cum laude) in 1995 from the University of Phoenix; and graduated from the Arizona State University College of Law in 1998. He has been a certified public account (CPA) in Arizona since 1993. He is admitted to practice in all Arizona State Courts, the Federal District Court, District of Arizona, and the US Tax Court.. During law school, Whitney served as the Articles Editor for the ASU Law Journal, clerked for the Office of the Attorney General, Tax Section, and worked as a City Prosecutor through the ASU Law Clinic Program. Whitney is a national lecturer to CPAs and attorneys on effective multi-generational IRA planning, sophisticated designs for estate planning, income tax planning, business formations and asset protection issues. He has authored ten published articles in the Journal of Arizona Taxation for which he was named a life member to the National Registry of Who’s Who.. Prior to law school, Mr. Sorrell worked five years as a Revenue Agent for the United States Treasury, Department of Internal Revenue (IRS). While at the IRS, he received special training as an expert witness, and for conducting fraud and employment tax audits. He received IRS outstanding performance awards, and in 1995 taught negotiating skills, interviewing and forensic audit courses to other Revenue Agents.

Firm: Gillespie, Shields & Taylor

7319 N 16th St , Phoenix , Arizona 85020

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills & Living Wills

Wayne is a personable, experienced, no-nonsense, tell-it-like-it is, down-to-earth attorney, who listens carefully to his clients’ needs and works tirelessly with them toward achievement of their reasonable legal goals. He has adopted two generally applicable rules of life that he overheard his father-in-law share with his sons when we all were much younger: 1) Life is work; and 2) Life is not fair! The first rule can be associated most closely with his estate planning practice, while the second rule corresponds more closely with his probate litigation practice. Although life can be unfair, my duty as an attorney is to use my legal knowledge and expertise to try and make life a little fairer for my clients.

Firm: Tracy Marsh

16165 N. 83rd Ave., Suite 200 , Peoria , Arizona 85382

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate, Business, Elder Law

Please be advised that given the growing concerns surrounding COVID-19, our firm is taking extra precautions to help protect the health and safety of our clients, business associates and team. Our firm is transitioning our non-signing appointments to virtual teleconferences. Although we won’t be shaking hands in the foreseeable future, we are excited to work with you!

Firm: Fennemore Craig PC

2394 E Camelback Rd Ste 600 , Phoenix , Arizona 85016

Practice Areas: Probate

Firm: Fletcher Struse Wagner & Derksen PLC

6750 North Oracle Road , Tucson , Arizona 85704

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Guardianship and Conservatorship, Probate , Trusts

Estate planning, probate and trust, guardianship/conservatorship.

Firm: Rose & Associates, PLLC

3420 E. Shea Blvd. Suite 200 , Phoenix , Arizona 85028

Practice Areas: Divorce, Child Custody, Child Support, Alimony, Bankruptcy, Guardianship, Probate, Divorce & Separation, Divorce & Separation, Divorce & Separation, Bankruptcy & Debt, Guardianship, Probate, Alimony, Child Custody, Child Support

Timothy Rose founded Rose & Associates for one reason: to redefine the legal experience for his clients. Mr. Rose handles all types of family law cases including those involving children. Mr. Rose became a single dad in 2008 and had to seek his own legal counsel to protect his rights as a parent. He learned quickly how stressful and costly litigation can be. His steadfast belief that everyone should have a right to have meaningful roles in their children’s lives and everyone should preserve their rights in divorce led him to start Rose & Associates with a focus on family law.. “When the case involves children, I tell every client during the initial intake that the goal at the conclusion of the case is for the client to place the parenting plan on the top shelf of their closet and never have to look at it again”.. Mr. Rose always prefers reasonableness over litigation, and in a perfect world all cases would settle outside of court. No one wants a court dividing their pots and pans or making decisions about their parenting time with their children. When expert testimony is required, Mr. Rose will utilize experts he has develop relationships with in the legal community. As a result of his professionalism, reasonableness, and thoroughness at trial, Mr. Rose has received the appreciation from his clients by referring Rose & Associates to their friends and family and Mr. Rose routinely receives referrals from colleagues in the valley.. Mr. Rose found his clients had additional needs after the firm’s representation in family court was over. To serve his clients he has expanded the firm’s practice areas to include guardianships and conservatorships, juvenile dependency and bankruptcy with a continued focus on domestic relations.

Firm: Williams & Williams Law, LLC

7435 E. Stetson Dr. , Scottsdale , Arizona 85251

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate, Elder Law, Business, Business, Elder Law, Probate

Protecting & Planning For Generations. Consultations Are Free. Call.. Taylor is an attorney in Arizona with office locations all around the State.  He offers free 30 minute consultations regarding Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Probate, Guardianships and Conservatorships, Elder Law, Business Law, Business Planning, Tax Planning and Tax Preparation.. It is very important to Taylor that his clients understand the complicated issues surrounding probate, tax and estate plans so that he can effectively develop a strategy that his clients are comfortable with.  He is devoted to his career to understanding more about each area of law and tax that he practices.. When Taylor is not working, he spends his time with his three children and wife.

Firm: Fennemore Craig PC

2394 E Camelback Rd Ste 600 , Phoenix , Arizona 85016

Practice Areas: Business Formation, Estate Planning, Probate , Trusts

My practice focus is estate planning for ultra high-net-worth inviduals and families, including charitable giving and business formation and structuring. I counsel clients on wealth transfer strategies, including the use of revocable trusts, irrevocable life insurance and gifting trusts, family limited partnerships and LLCs, qualified personal residence trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts, installment sales to grantor trusts, and other sophisticated tax planning techniques. As an adjunct to my estate planning practice, I advise clients on planned giving methods, and establishing charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, private foundations, support foundations, public charities, and other tax-exempt organizations and charitable-giving mechanisms. I also advise trustees and executors on their fiduciary responsibilities and tax implications in the administration and distribution of trusts and probate estates. In designing estate and business plans, I apply an integrated approach enabling clients to reduce personal and business liability exposure, minimize tax consequences, and meet multi-generational family objectives. Estate planning documents and business succession plans can be tailored to provide incentives to beneficiaries and successors (such as children and grandchildren) to become productive and contributing members of society. Incorporating each client’s unique family dynamic into such planning is emphasized.

Firm: Cotto Law Firm

1152 E. Greenway St. , Mesa , Arizona 85203

Practice Areas: Child Custody & Visitation, Criminal Defense , Divorce, Family , Wills & Living Wills, Wills & Living Wills, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Probate, Trusts

I am an experienced attorney dedicated to helping clients successfully memorialize their end of life wishes and adequately prepare for their possible incapacitation. I follow a "boutique firm" format that allows me to provide clients meaningful personalized services.. I have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology and graduated from Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor Law School in December of 1992.. I started as a law clerk at the Maricopa County Public Defender's Office right after I graduated from law school and began handling cases as soon as I passed the bar exam in the spring of 1993. As a public defender, I was in court litigating almost every day. By the time I left the Public Defender's office I was training and supervising new recruits.. In 1999 I left government work for private practice. I had enjoyed family law classes in school and found the transition easy and the new area of practice a good fit. My degree and experience in psychology have also been a tremendous resource. It was then that I realized how many of my clients were running into problems because of poor or no end of life planning. And I fell in love with yet another area of law: estate planning (probate, trust administration and adult guardianship)!. Through my 31 years of practice I have been involved in many Arizona State Bar committees, a Supreme Court committee, as well as other law related organizations, such as Los Abogados. As an estate planning attorney, I find the State Bar Probate and Trust Section a tremendous resource.

Firm: Udall Shumway PLC

1138 North Alma School Road , Mesa , Arizona 85201

Practice Areas: Business Organizations, Estate Planning, Pension and Profit Sharing Plans, Probate , Real Estate , Taxation - State & Federal, Probate, Estate Planning

I joined Udall Shumway in 1987 and currently head the firm’s Transactional and Estate Planning Group. I completed  my undergraduate studies at Brigham Young University where, in 1980, I received a B.S. in Accounting with a minor in English. I am a Certified Public Accountant (Texas, 1982). I received my Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University in 1987. During law school, I was a Member (1985-86) and Editor-in-Chief (1986-87) of the BYU Journal of Public Law. Prior to law school, I worked with an international accounting firm and with the corporate accounting group of a Fortune 500 company.. -. Since joining the firm, I have used my tax and accounting background to good advantage. My practice focuses on business formation, purchases and sales of business assets and interests, loan documentation and financing arrangements, business succession planning, security arrangements, purchases, sales and leases of commercial property and business dissolution. I also assists clients with tax planning for large estates and routinely provide tax and business planning advice in such diverse areas as probate, marital dissolution, deferred compensation and dispute resolution.. -. I am licensed to practice in the courts of the State of Arizona, the Federal District Court of Arizona, and the United States Tax Court. I am currently a member of the State Bar of Arizona and the East Valley Bar Association. I am also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. I am actively involved in the community and am, or have been, a member of the Mesa Museum & Cultural Advisory Board, Maricopa Association of Governments Blue Ribbon Committee on Regional Growth, Mesa Arts & Entertainment Alliance Committee, Mesa Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors, Mesa Baseline Rotary, and Arizona Regional Medical Center.  I am also a member of the executive committee of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society, Phoenix Chapter.

Firm: Stephen W. Follett

1820 E. Ray Rd. , Chandler , Arizona 85225

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate, Trusts

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.

Firm: Mushkatel, Robbins & Becker, P.L.L.C.

15429 N. 99th Avenue , Sun City , Arizona 85351

Practice Areas: Appellate , Civil , Corporate , Criminal Defense , Divorce, Domestic Violence, Elder , Energy , Estate , Estate Planning, Felonies, General Practice, Personal Injury, Probate , Real Estate , Trusts, Wills, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury

Zachary Mushkatel discovered his affinity for the law by chance. As a political science major at the University of Arizona, he first aspired to become a professor. But an unexpected invitation to participate on a mock trial team at the university encouraged him to turn his competitive spirit and drive to help others into a legal career.. “The law is about representing the client’s best interest, being able to think on your feet, and being a master of language and persuasion,” he says. “It just felt like home to me.”. Mushkatel graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 2004 and has gone on to build a thriving law firm representing clients in the Sun Cities, Northwest Valley and the Phoenix metro region.. Mushkatel brings a diverse array of legal expertise to his practice at Mushkatel, Robbins & Becker, PLLC. He started as a public defender before joining the law office of Henry Florence and Sherry Bell to work as a criminal defense attorney. In 2008, he joined forces with Mathis Becker to form Mushkatel and Becker. Throughout that period, he gained experience working in various practice areas, including personal injury, estate litigation, estate planning, guardianship and conservatorship work, probate, corporate litigation, real estate, and various civil matters. Mushkatel’s cross-disciplinary background provides for comprehensive counsel to clients to explore all possible legal avenues.. Today, Mushkatel assists individuals throughout the Valley in personal injury, estate and civil litigation matters. Providing exceptional client service and producing results are his top priorities.. “My job is to provide a lifeline to clients who feel stuck or helpless and to go to bat for them,” he says.. Several of Mushkatel’s personal injury cases have resolved in excess of one-million dollars. He is the recipient of the 2020 Top-Rated Lawyer Award from Avvo and has been named a “Top 40 Under 40” by The National Trial Lawyers and a Premier Attorney by The National Academy of Jurisprudence.. For Mushkatel, delivering maximum results does not mean sacrificing personal relationships. Success comes from taking the time to get to know each client’s individual needs and tailoring the legal approach to match his or her goals. Building those relationships results from creating an unpretentious yet professional environment that puts people at ease.. “Most law firms run like businesses,” says Mushkatel. “The problem is that a business’s interests may not always run in stride with a client’s best interests. Our clients are our Number One priority, and the way we show it is by sitting back and listening quite a bit.”. Community service is important to Mushkatel and every attorney in the firm. Each lawyer is required to work on at least two pro bono cases at all times. Mushkatel believes those services should be provided not for the accolades or to meet State Bar requirements, but simply because helping others is fundamental to the legal profession.. Mushkatel is licensed in the State of Arizona, the Federal District Court of Arizona and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He is on the board and a faculty member for the Arizona College of Trial Advocacy, a program of the State Bar of Arizona’s Trial Practice Section. He is a past president and a member of the West Maricopa County Bar Association and a former member of the Board of Directors of the Surprise Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Sun Valley Lodge.. A former semi-professional baseball pitcher, Mushkatel has coached his son’s Little League team for several years. When he is not working, he enjoys golf and spending time with his family.

Firm: Smith Law Office, P.C.

108 North Old Litchfield Road , Litchfield Park , Arizona 85340

Practice Areas: Family Law, Divorce, Alimony, Child Custody, Child Support, Domestic Relations, Grandparents Visitation Rights, Marital Property Distribution, Marital Property Settlements, Parental Rights, Spousal Support, Visitation Rights, Litigation, Wills, Probate