Attorney at Law
Phone 602.277.2010
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Brenda joined Frazer Ryan Goldberg & Arnold LLP as a partner in 2008. She practices exclusively in the areas of estate planning, trust and probate administration, and fiduciary law. She assists individuals and families to identify and implement their estate planning goals and objectives, utilizing the instruments and techniques best suited to each client’s needs and desires. In addition to preparing simple wills and revocable living trusts, Brenda has experience implementing various charitable planning techniques, and utilizing a variety of irrevocable trusts, gift transfers and business entities to accomplish the clients' goals of transferring wealth to following generations, while reducing or eliminating estate and inheritance taxes.

Brenda also routinely represents personal representatives and trustees, advising them of their fiduciary duties and responsibilities. She has experience Petitioning the Court for instruction, interpretation or reformation of existing trust instruments or wills. She not only represents trustees and personal representatives to protect their personal interests when dealing with litigious beneficiaries; but she, together with her litigation partners, also represents beneficiaries when necessary to protect their interests in situations where a fiduciary has failed to properly administer an estate or trust.

Brenda has served on the Maricopa County Superior Court Probate Committee responsible for establishing Local Rules that relate to probate estate administration. She also served on a state committee responsible for making recommendations to the Arizona legislature regarding the adoption of uniform guardianship, conservatorship and trust laws. Brenda has served on the Executive Council of the Probate and Trust Section of the State Bar and on the Executive Council of the Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Section of the Maricopa County Bar. She is a frequent speaker in the legal community on a variety of topics pertinent to estate planning and probate and trust administration.

Brenda was chosen among her colleagues for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^®, and she is an AV* rated attorney with the highest ratings for legal ability and ethical standards.

Education

• University of Arizona College of Law – J.D. (with high distinction) 1986
• William Penn College - BA 1982

• State Bar of Arizona
• Maricopa County Bar Association
• Maricopa County Superior Probate Court Local Rules Committee, Past Member
• ACTEC - American College of Trust and Estate Council
• Probate and Trust Section of the State Bar of Arizona, Past Member of Executive Council
• Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Section of the Maricopa County Bar, Past Member of Executive Committee
• Arizona Community Foundation, Legal Services & Education Committee
• State Bar of Arizona Uniform Laws Committee for Probate and Trust Law, Past Member
• River of Dreams, Member of Board of Directors

* AV, BV and CV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with Martindale-Hubbell certification procedure's standards and policies.