Ryan M. Scharber

Ryan Scharber is a Notre Dame alumnus and a Super Lawyers Rising Stars honoree who began his career in commercial litigation.
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Ryan Scharber is the firm’s lead attorney in probate and trust administration. His background in business litigation and his estate planning experience are valuable assets in resolving estate controversies and inheritance disputes.
Ryan Scharber’s law practice encompasses the full spectrum of trust and estate law. 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.
Practice Areas
Probate and Trust Administration
Civil Litigation
Business Transactions
Honors and Awards
Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2018, 2019
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
Articles
“Caregiver Compensation: Being Fair to Relatives Who Provide Care,” April 2017
"Arizona's 'Slayer Statute' Tested in Court," May 2016
“Estate Controversy: Types and Causes,” January 2016
Bar Admissions
Arizona, 2009
Education
J.D., University of Notre Dame Law School, 2009
B.A., Political Science, University of Notre Dame, 2006
Community Service
First Way Pregnancy Center: Board of Directors
Alliance Defending Freedom: Allied Attorney
Catholic Charities Community Services: Young Professional Advisory Board
Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix: Professional Advisory Board
Catholic Phoenix: Board of Directors
Catholic Leadership Circle
Diocese of Phoenix: Policy Committee