|   | | Law Firm in Scottsdale, Arizona | |
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| | Address | | 14811 North Kierland Boulevard, Suite 500 | | Scottsdale, Arizona 85254 | | (Maricopa Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Braun·Siler·Kruzel PC practices in the following areas of law:
Estate Planning, Probate (including Ancillary) and Trust Administration, Business Planning, Business Organizations and Acquisitions, Federal Income, Gift and Estate Taxation, Charitable Planning, Estate and Trust Litigation, International Law. | Firm Profile:
The firm focuses on the representation of individuals and entrepreneurs both in their estate and tax planning matters, and their general business matters. As to estate and tax planning work, Mr. Braun and Mr. Kruzel spent several years in Chicago practicing with both law and accounting firms before relocating to Arizona. In particular, Mr. Braun focuses on estate planning, with a unique emphasis on the representation of the migrating client including coordinating retirement benefits with their trust, income and estate plan. The firm also spends a considerable amount of time settling probate and trust estates, and handling the attendant will, trust and estate disputes.Mr. Kruzel focuses his representation in the role of outside general counsel to the individual owner, operator, entrepreneur. In particular, he focuses on the business succession needs of their businesses, on planning for the growth and organization expansion needs of their businesses, and estate planning for the owner/operator. To the extent the firm is unable to address one of the specialized needs of the closely held business owner, the firm associates suitable specialists to address those particular needs. E. Dennis Siler joined the firm as a member in November 2004. Dennis has been counseling families and business owners on estate and business planning matters for over 35 years. | | Firm Size: 6 | Office Hours:
Monday: By Appointment Only: 07:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: By Appointment Only: 07:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: By Appointment Only: 07:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: By Appointment Only: 07:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: By Appointment Only: 07:30 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
| | Bradley S. Braun (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, May 28, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois and U.S. Tax Court; 1993, Arizona. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 1982); DePaul University (J.D., 1986). Author: "Taxation of Fringe Benefits: A Fact of Life for S Corporations and Their Shareholders." The Journal of Taxation for S Corporations, Winter 1990. Board of Directors, Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, Arizona Chapter. Member: Central Arizona Estate Planning Council; Past President, Board of Directors, Valley Estate Planners. Member: Illinois State Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate Administration; Ancillary Probate; Trust Administration; Business Planning; Business Organization; Business Acquisitions; Federal Income Tax; Estate and Gift Taxation; Charitable Giving; Estate Litigation; Trust Litigation. Email: Bradley S. Braun | | Gregory M. Kruzel (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, July 12, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois; 1988, Arizona. Education: St. Mary's University of Minnesota (B.A., egregia cum laude, 1979); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1982). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Trusts and Estates Law. Listed in Southwest Super Lawyers, Estate Planning and Probate. Past President, Board of Directors, Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Past State Service Council Chair, State of Arizona American Red Cross. Professional Advisory Board, Arizona Community Foundation. Board Member, Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation. Board Member, The Xavier Foundation. Financial Health Advisor, Scottsdale Healthcare Foundation. Planned Giving Committee, Phoenix Children's Hospital. Member: Central Arizona Estate Planning Council; Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce. Professional Advisory Committee, Jewish Community Foundation; Endowment Advisory Board, The Xavier Foundation. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate Administration; Ancillary Probate; Trust Administration; Business Planning; Business Organization; Business Acquisitions; Federal Income Tax; Estate and Gift Taxation; Charitable Giving; Estate Litigation; Trust Litigation. Email: Gregory M. Kruzel | | E. Dennis Siler (Member) born Spokane, Washington; admitted to bar, 1968, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1971, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., 1964); University of Arizona (J.D., 1968). Phi Alpha Delta. Listed, Best Lawyers and Southwest Super Lawyers, 2007 and 2008 editions. Law Clerk to Judge Henry S. Stevens, Arizona Court of Appeals, 1968-1969. Formerly with, Case, Siler & Church, P.L.C. Member: Scottsdale (Member, Board of Directors, 1977-1984; President, 1982-1983) and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections; Estate and Trust Law Advisory Commission for Specialty Certification, 1998-2004); Scottsdale Estate Planners. (Certified Specialist, Estate and Trust Law, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate Administration; Ancillary Probate; Trust Administration; Business Organization; Estate and Gift Taxation. Email: E. Dennis Siler | | Deborah W. Miller (Member) born Buffalo, New York, December 5, 1948; admitted to bar, 1977, California; 1984, Arizona. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1970); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1977). Formerly with, Case, Siler & Church, P.L.C. Member: Scottsdale Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona (Member, Probate and Trust Law Section) Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate Administration; Ancillary Probate; Trust Administration; Estate and Gift Taxation; Charitable Giving. Email: Deborah W. Miller | | Kenneth J. Peace (Member) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1997, Arizona; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1999, San Carlos Apache Tribal Court; 2005, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., with high honors, 1989); DePaul University-College of Law (J.D., 1997). Member, Arizona Thurgood Marshall Inn of Court. Member: Central Arizona Estate Planning Counsel; Valley Estate Planners; Scottsdale Estate Planners. Member: State Bar of Arizona (Executive Committee, Section on: Probate; Trust Law); Scottsdale Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Law; Commercial Law; Estate Litigation; Trust Litigation. Email: Kenneth J. Peace | | Juan Pablo G. Zaragoza (Member) born Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Arizona. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., cum laude, 2001; J.D., 2004); University of Washington (LL.M., Taxation, 2005). Board of Directors, Arizona Latino Research Enterprise. Member: Sudacion Mexico; Hispanic Business Leadership Council, Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. Member: Maricopa County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona; Los Abogados Hispanic Bar Association. Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Business Law; International Law. Email: Juan Pablo G. Zaragoza |
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