Les Raatz

Les Raatz is a member of the law firm of Dickinson Wright PLLC in Phoenix.  He is listed as Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year – Trust and Estates” in Phoenix for 2016, 2018 and 2020.  He is also listed in Southwest Superlawyers in the fields of Tax, Estate Planning & Probate, Estate & Trust Litigation and Listed in Chambers and Partners - High Net Worth field.  

He practices primarily in the areas of estate planning, probate and trust administration, divorce tax and asset planning, and entity structuring, and taxation.  Mr. Raatz has significant experience representing thousands of business clients and their families in connection with estate and tax planning.  He is a national author and speaker at numerous seminars on areas of income, estate and gift taxation, probate and trust issues, and selection of business entities.  He is a licensed attorney in Arizona.  He practiced as a Certified Public Accountant with KPMG Peat Marwick, CPAs.  

Mr. Raatz is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), and a member of its Estate and Gift Tax Committee, Asset Protection Committee, and Family Law Task Force.  He is certified as an Estate and Trust Law Specialist and a Tax Law Specialist by the Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of Arizona.  He was President of the Central Arizona Estate Planning Council, Chair of the Probate and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Arizona, Chair of its Arizona Trust Code Comment Committee, and Chair of the Tax Advisory Commission for the Board of Legal Specialization.