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For four decades, Jim Ryan has helped high net worth Arizona families create and enjoy financial legacies. A Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and a Certified Specialist in Estate and Trust Law, Jim Ryan is a widely acknowledged leader in Phoenix-Scottsdale legal and business circles for complex estate and business planning and estate administration.

Jim is a past chair of the Estate and Trust Advisory Commission for the State Bar of Arizona, which administers the annual certification test for applicants in the Estate and Trust Law specialty, and served on the Commission for seven years. Jim also chaired the Arizona Trust Code subcommittee to the Probate and Trust Section of the State Bar of Arizona for four years and is a member and past chairman of the Probate and Trust Section Executive Council. The Arizona Trust Code project successfully concluded with its passage into law effective January 1, 2009.

Jim has lectured on numerous occasions for the State Bar of Arizona, Maricopa County Bar Association, Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants, Arizona Community Foundation, Phoenix Tax Workshop, Arizona State University Alumni Association, National Business Institute, State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention and numerous estate planning study groups.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 1850 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1800
    Phoenix, AZ 85004
Languages
  • English
Education
  • Arizona State University, J.D., graduated 1974
  • The University of Iowa, BBA, graduated 1971
Bar Admissions
  • Arizona, State Bar of Arizona
Affiliations
  • 100 Club of Arizona - Board of Directors
  • American College of Trust and Estate Counsel - Fellow
  • Arizona Community Foundation - Board of Directors
  • Bankers Trust Company - Community Board of Directors
  • Davidson Family Foundation - Board of Directors
  • Phoenix Country Club Foundation - Board of Directors
  • State Bar of Arizona, Probate and Trust Section - Past Chair
Court Admissions
  • Arizona
  • U.S. District Court, District of Arizona

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Trusts and Estates
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Trusts and Estates, Phoenix (2013)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Trusts and Estates
Special Focus:
  • Corporate
  • Estate Planning
  • Nonprofit Organizations and Charitable Giving
  • Planning for Closely Held Businesses
  • Probate
  • Succession Planning
  • Tax
  • Trust Administration
Awards:
  • Certified Specialist in Estate and Trust Law, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization
  • Phoenix "Lawyer of the Year (Trusts and Estates), 2013: The Best Lawyers in America®
  • Super Lawyers®, 2008-present
  • Eleanor ter Horst Distinguished Service Award, State Bar of Arizona, 2015
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Tax Law

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