Ryan M. Scharber
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Ryan Scharber is the firm’s lead attorney in estate planning, probate and trust administration, and estate litigation. His background in business litigation and his estate planning experience are valuable assets in resolving estate controversies and inheritance disputes.
Ryan’s law practice encompasses the full spectrum of trust and estate law, probate and trust administration, estate controversy, asset protection, and business and real estate transactions.
His recent estate controversy matters have included successfully defending:
- the personal representative of a $2.3 million estate involving mass murder, suicide, embezzlement, Arizona’s “slayer statute,” and other complicating factors.
- the successor trustee of a $600,000 trust in a case involving ineffective amendments and assets spread across multiple jurisdictions.
- the personal representative of a $2.5 million estate in a case involving breach of fiduciary duty claims against a broker who was managing estate assets.
Testimonial
“Ryan Scharber was a flicker of hope to my family and me at a stressful and emotional time in my life, when my father passed away a mere three weeks before I had a baby. I discovered I was my parents' Successor Trustee [and] Ryan helped to organize all the documentation I inherited and thoroughly explained exactly what my role would be, plus the responsibilities associated with it. Ryan was always quick with reply communication, which is an attribute I greatly appreciate. I wholeheartedly recommend Ryan Scharber without reservation.”
- Michelle Koechle
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Meet Ryan Scharber
Practice Areas
Probate and Trust Administration
Real Estate Law
Business Transactions
Honors and Awards
The Best Lawyers in America®: Trusts and Estates, 2023, 2024; Trust and Estate Litigation, 2024
AzBusiness Leaders, AZ Big Media, 2024
Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2018, 2019, 2021-2023
Professional Memberships
State Bar of Arizona: Sections on Business Law, Probate and Trust, and Tax Law
Maricopa County Bar Association
Central Arizona Estate Planning Council
East Valley Estate Planning Council
National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, East Valley Chapter
Bar Admissions
Arizona, 2009
Education
J.D., University of Notre Dame Law School, 2009
B.A., Political Science, University of Notre Dame, 2006
Community Leadership
Napa Legal Institute: Corporate Governance Working Group; Planned and Charitable Giving Working Group
First Way Pregnancy Center: Board of Directors
Alliance Defending Freedom: Allied Attorney
Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix: Professional Advisory Board
Diocese of Phoenix: Policy Committee