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Phoebe Moffatt

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Phoebe Moffatt is an Arizona State Bar Board-certified specialist in Estate & Trust law and a fellow with the American College of Estate and Trust Counsel (ACTEC) with nearly 30 years of experience advising trustees, personal representatives, beneficiaries, and heirs in navigating complex legal and tax issues that arise post-death or post-incapacity.  Ms. Moffatt’s practice focuses on estate planning, trust administration, probate and fiduciary litigation, guardianship and conservatorship matters, estate and gift tax planning, and succession planning for closely held businesses.  Her fundamental approach is listening to her client’s needs.  This allows for the creation of a customized solution unique to each client’s personal circumstances.

Phoebe Moffatt assists her clients in protecting and preserving their wealth and by structuring tax-efficient wealth transfer plans to minimize tax liability and the burdens of probate whenever possible.  In addition, after the death or incapacity of a loved one, Ms. Moffatt helps clients understand how to properly administer a decedent’s estate plan, which often includes collecting a decedent’s assets, paying a decedent’s creditors, preparing estate and gift tax returns, and distributing the balance to the decedent’s legal heirs and beneficiaries, and with or without court intervention depending on the unique circumstances of each case.

Education

J.D., Phi Kappa Phi Honors, The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphrey’s School of Law, 1997, Law Review Published Author
B.S., magna cum laude, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 1990, certificate from ASU Honors College

Recognitions

Ranked in Band 1 by Chambers USA High Net Worth for Private Wealth Law 2018-2026 (Arizona)

Ranked in The Best Lawyers in America ® for Trusts and Estates

Recipient of “Lawyer of the Year (Scottsdale) Litigation in Trusts and Estates” by The Best Lawyers in America ®

Recognized in Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters

Martindale Hubbell AV-Preeminent®

Honored as “Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona” by AZ Big Media

Named in “Women Leaders in the Law” by American Legal Media

Recipient of the 5 Star Estate Planning Attorney award by Phoenix Magazine

Memberships

American College of Estate & Trust Counsel (ACTEC), fellow

Specialist in Estate & Trust Law as certified by the Arizona State Bar Board of Legal Specialization

Arizona State Bar –

  • Board of Legal Specialization, Vice-Chair
  • Probate and Tax Section, member
  • Estate and Trust Advisory Commission, past member
  • Young Lawyers Division, past president

Arizona Women Lawyers Association, past Chair Mother’s Group

Society of Certified Public Accountants, member

State Bar Licenses

Arizona

Presentations

  • Speaker, “Signings During COVID19 Global Shutdown,” American College of Estate & Trust Counsel, 2020
  • Speaker, “How the SECURE Act Affects Retirement and Planning Strategies,” 2020
  • Speaker, “Community Property Issues in Arizona,” 2016
  • Speaker, “Pitfalls of Joint Representation,” 2014
  • Speaker, “Advanced Planning Concepts in light of the American Taxpayer Relief Act,” Arizona State Bar, 2013
  • Speaker, “Is a Trust a Person?,” Arizona State Bar American College of Estate & Trust Counsel, 2012
  • Speaker, “Summary of the Tax Relief Act of 2010,” 2011
  • Speaker, “Planning Methods to Control Medical Treatment,” 2011
  • Speaker, “Top 7 Estate Planning Techniques,” 2009
  • Speaker, “Probate Practice: Tax Matters & Closing the Estate,” 2008
  • Speaker, “Ethical Considerations of Arizona Attorneys in Estate and Trust Law,” 2007

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