Ryan M. Scharber

Ryan Scharber, Chandler Estate Planning, Probate and Litigation Attorney

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

Estate Planning

Estate Controversy

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