Az Business Magazine’s 2014 top lawyer list was created after the editorial department asked Arizona law firms to nominate their two best attorneys from more than 20 different categories for consideration. Those nominees were vetted and considered by a panel made of the editorial team and industry experts to determine the exclusive 2014 Az Business Magazine Top Lawyers List.
 John R. Becker Partner Becker & House Company Website Becker’s practice includes estate planning for clients of moderate means, to sophisticated estate planning for high net worth clients. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and is listed in the Best Lawyers of America, Trusts & Estates. |
 Hope E. Leibsohn Member Sherman & Howard Company Website Leibsohn advises clients on will, trusts, power of attorney, gift, and transfer tax planning, lifetime wealth transfer through qualified personal residence trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts, family limited partnerships, planned giving, private foundations, and other sophisticated estate and gift tax planning strategies. |
 James A. Ryan Partner Quarles & Brady LLP Company Website Martindale-Hubbell AV® Peer Review Rated, Ryan’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, litigation involving direct sales companies and distributors, civil racketeering litigation, business torts, actions for breach of contract and class actions. |
 John C. Vryhof Partner Snell & Wilmer Company Website Vryhof’s practice is concentrated in estate planning, charitable planning, foundation and nonprofit organizations, business succession planning, and international estate planning. |
 Richard H. Whitney Gust Rosenfeld Company Website Whitney’s practice includes estate planning, probate and trust administration, guardianship’s, conservator-ships and nonprofit organizations. In particular, he represents clients with inter-generational family issues. He is AV® Preeminent™ rated by Martindale-Hubbell®, representing the highest rating in legal ability and ethical standards. |
 David L. Case Shareholder Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. Company Website Experience in estate planning; taxation; estate and trust administration; Probate Court petitions regarding will, estate and trust issues and modification or termination of irrevocable trusts; and assisting parties to resolve will, estate and trust controversies. |
 Phoebe Moffatt Shareholder Sacks Tierney P.A. Company Website A Certified Specialist in Estate and Trust Law and a Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers selectee, Moffatt represents clients in estate planning, probate and trust administration, guardianship and conservator-ship, and beneficiary/heir matters. |
 Louis Silverman Founding partner Silverman Patton Company Website Silverman’s practice deals with all aspects of estate and wealth planning. He has been a member of the National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys, an association of lawyers across the country whose practices are exclusively dedicated to or include estate-planning law. |
 Peter Wand Associate Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP Company Website Wand is a member of the firm’s Trusts and Estates, Taxation, and ERISA practices. He assists clients in identifying and implementing their estate planning and uses instruments and techniques best suited to their needs. |
 Juan Pablo G. Zaragoza Associate Polsinelli Company Website Zaragoza counsels clients in the areas of estate planning, international estate planning, business succession planning, charitable planning, probate, trust administration, and guardianship/conservator-ship. He is bilingual in Spanish and holds an LL.M degree in taxation. |
