Philip R. Rupprecht

Asset protection attorney Philip R. Rupprecht’s practice emphasizes  wealth, estate and business preservation planning for high net worth individuals.

Phil Rupprecht's clients include real estate developers, corporate executives, small business owners, lawyers, physicians and others who seek asset protection from future litigation exposure. A Best Lawyers in America^® honoree (Trusts and Estates), Phil also helps clients work through financial difficulties, providing debtor workout and Chapter 11 bankruptcy services.

Phil is a valuable resource for financial planners, tax professionals and other attorneys in protecting their clients’ accumulated wealth from risk through the use of domestic and offshore asset protection strategies.

Practice Areas

Asset Protection

Estate Planning

Real Estate Law

Commercial Litigation

Bankruptcy

Arbitration and Mediation

Honors and Awards

AV Preeminent® Rating, Martindale-Hubbell®

The Best Lawyers in America® (Trusts and Estates), 2018-present

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association: Asset Protection Committee

State Bar of Arizona: Probate and Trust Section

Maricopa County Bar Association: Estate Planning, Probate & Trust Section

Scottsdale Estate Planners

Court Admissions

Arizona, 1983

Articles and Presentations

“The Corporate Transparency Act: Scared or Prepared?” (faculty member), State Bar of Arizona, March 2023

“Pre-Bankruptcy Planning and Use of Asset Protection Vehicles” (panelist), American Bankruptcy Institute Winter Leadership Conference, December 2021

“New Bankruptcy Law a Potential Lifesaver for Financially Strapped Companies, a New Challenge for Creditors,” Frazer Ryan News, June 2020

“Is the QTIP Dead?” AZ CPA, Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants, March/April 2018

“Life Insurance and Creditors: A Complicated Story” (co-author), AZ CPA, Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants, March/April 2017

“What Happens in Delaware Doesn’t Stay in Delaware: The Rural/Metro Decision’s Wider Impact on Advisors,” January 2016

“Domestic Asset Protection Trust Planning,” ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law, April 2015

“Bankruptcy Law Intersecting with Estate Planning,” Maricopa County Bar Association, February 2015

“Stressed About Distress: What Happens When One of the Parties to Your Lawsuit Is in Danger of Filing, or Actually Does File, Bankruptcy?” ABA Section of Litigation Annual Conference, April 2014

“Personal Asset Protection” (webinar panelist), Small Business Advocacy Council, February 2013

“Homestead Declarations in the 50 States,” Asset Protection Strategies, Chapter 11, American Bar Asso­ciation, June 2005

“Is There Protection in an Asset Protection Trust?” Bankruptcy Journal, Fall 1997

“The Increasing Use of International Trusts: Are Your Clients Prepared for the Next Economic Crisis?” Arizona Attorney, November 1997

“Pay No Taxes by Going Offshore,” AzBusiness, July/August 1999

Education

J.D., magna cum laude, Arizona State University College of Law, 1983: Order of the Coif; Editor-in-Chief, Arizona State University Law Journal, 1982-1983; Outstanding Graduate, 1983

B.A., summa cum laude, Graceland College, 1980

Birthplace

Morristown, New Jersey