Get to know a little more about Elizabeth Best, an associate attorney at Fowler St. Clair. Growing Up and College I was born and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona.  Luckily, I had family in upstate New York and a place to escape the Arizona heat every summer.  For...

Sean St. Clair will be teaching a 3-hour continuing education session on Tuesday, September 24, 2019. If you're working with clients in Estate Planning, Probate or Real Estate, this presentation is for you. "When Death Will Not Let You Part" will help you understand...

Many people wonder what happens to assets they hold that are not included in their trusts. They also ask if there is any way to transfer those assets to their trust after their death. If you have established a revocable living trust to keep your estate out of probate,...

When we deal with estate planning, I'm often asked if holographic wills are valid. “Can I just go write on a piece of paper and put it in my drawer and that be recognized as a valid will?” And the answer is, maybe. It depends on how you do it....

I am a second generation native of Arizona.  I was raised in the towns of Cave Creek and Carefree, Arizona.  From an early age, my parents instilled in me the importance of hard work and taking pride in my work.  During my childhood, my father owned a...