Hoopes, Adams & Scharber, PLC - Chandler, AZ

Dedicated Estate Planning and Probate Counsel in Chandler

Preserving family wealth, safeguarding business enterprises, and carrying out a loved one final wishes demand thorough legal planning and proven probate guidance. Hoopes, Adams and Scharber, PLC has served individuals, business leaders, and generational families throughout the East Valley and greater Phoenix metropolitan area since 1998. Led by experienced attorneys Ron Adams and Ryan Scharber, the firm delivers sophisticated legal strategies with the personalized responsiveness of a dedicated boutique practice. Whether you are drafting your first revocable living trust or need a lawyer to handle a disputed estate distribution, their attorneys bring unmatched acumen to every matter.

Comprehensive Wills, Trusts, and Wealth Preservation

Effective estate planning extends far beyond filling out standard templates; it requires an integrated approach to tax optimization, asset protection, and succession planning. The firm designs customized legal frameworks that prevent costly conservatorships, minimize probate complications, and ensure smooth asset distribution according to your clear directives.

• Revocable and irrevocable trusts: Structuring living trusts, special needs trusts, and marital deduction trusts to protect assets and bypass probate courts.
• Last will and testament: Drafting precise wills and guardianship designations to care for minor children and clarify personal property distribution.
• Powers of attorney and healthcare directives: Establishing durable financial powers of attorney and living wills to govern unforeseen medical incapacity.
• Asset protection planning: Implementing strategic entity shields and trusts to defend personal wealth from unexpected financial vulnerabilities.

Skilled Probate and Trust Administration and Litigation

Serving as a personal representative or successor trustee brings stringent fiduciary obligations under Arizona statutes. Hoopes, Adams and Scharber, PLC provides trusted counsel to fiduciaries navigating estate inventories, creditor claims, tax filings, and final distributions. Furthermore, when inheritance controversies arise among beneficiaries or heirs, the firm stands as a powerhouse in probate court litigation.

• Probate administration: Guiding executors smoothly through formal and informal probate proceedings in Maricopa County Superior Court.
• Trust administration assistance: Advising successor trustees on fiduciary duties, statutory notices, asset transfers, and accounting compliance.
• Estate controversy and trust disputes: Resolving will contests, claims of undue influence, lack of testamentary capacity, and breach of fiduciary duty.
• Fiduciary defense: Protecting trustees, guardians, and conservators against unfair beneficiary allegations and removal petitions.

Business Law and Commercial Real Estate Transactions

In addition to estate matters, the firm acts as trusted outside general counsel for closely held Arizona companies, medical professionals, and real estate investors. From entity selection to contract negotiations and commercial property purchases, attorneys Ron Adams and Ryan Scharber safeguard entrepreneurial investments across diverse sectors. When business owners need to find an attorney who integrates succession planning with day-to-day corporate operations, the firm offers comprehensive solutions that ensure operational continuity.

Recognized Excellence in East Valley Legal Practice

With co-founder Ron Adams and shareholder Ryan Scharber earning top honors from Super Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America, including Lawyer of the Year accolades in trust and estate litigation, Hoopes, Adams and Scharber, PLC provides the East Valley with reliable, high-caliber legal representation.