Dickinson Wright Receives Top Rankings in Chambers High Net Worth Guide
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Dickinson Wright PLLC is pleased to announce that Chambers High Net Worth Guide (HNW) 2016 has named Dickinson Wright’s Private Wealth Law practice in Arizona as a “Top Ranked” practice. Two of Dickinson Wright’s estate planning attorneys were named “Leaders in their Fields”.
London-based Chambers & Partners, publisher of the world’s leading guides to the legal profession, conducts research into the strengths and reputations of U.S. law firms by state, through in-depth interviews with peers and competing firm attorneys, in-house counsel and significant purchasers of legal services. Chambers HNW 2016 is their first directory for the private wealth market.
Dickinson Wright’s Private Wealth Law practice in Arizona received a Band 1 ranking from Chambers while the following attorneys were ranked as “Leaders in their Fields” by the guide:
Henry Grix, Member – Mr. Grix received a Band 1 ranking from Chambers HNW. He is a member in the firm's Troy office. His practice focuses on the areas of estate planning and administration, nonprofit organizations and taxation. He assists clients with the development and implementation of enforceable estate plans for the management and transfer of assets during life and at death in ways that avoid unnecessary taxation, preserve privacy and protect loved ones. Mr. Grix received his B.A. and his J.D. from the University of Michigan.
Les Raatz, Member – Mr. Raatz received a Band 2 ranking from Chambers HNW. He is a member in the firm’s Phoenix office. He practices primarily in the areas of estate planning; probate and trust administration; divorce tax and asset planning; entity structuring; and taxation. He has significant experience representing many hundreds 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. Mr. Raatz received his B.S. and his J.D. from the University of Illinois.
London-based Chambers & Partners, publisher of the world’s leading guides to the legal profession, conducts research into the strengths and reputations of U.S. law firms by state, through in-depth interviews with peers and competing firm attorneys, in-house counsel and significant purchasers of legal services. Chambers HNW 2016 is their first directory for the private wealth market.
Dickinson Wright’s Private Wealth Law practice in Arizona received a Band 1 ranking from Chambers while the following attorneys were ranked as “Leaders in their Fields” by the guide:
Henry Grix, Member – Mr. Grix received a Band 1 ranking from Chambers HNW. He is a member in the firm's Troy office. His practice focuses on the areas of estate planning and administration, nonprofit organizations and taxation. He assists clients with the development and implementation of enforceable estate plans for the management and transfer of assets during life and at death in ways that avoid unnecessary taxation, preserve privacy and protect loved ones. Mr. Grix received his B.A. and his J.D. from the University of Michigan.
Les Raatz, Member – Mr. Raatz received a Band 2 ranking from Chambers HNW. He is a member in the firm’s Phoenix office. He practices primarily in the areas of estate planning; probate and trust administration; divorce tax and asset planning; entity structuring; and taxation. He has significant experience representing many hundreds 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. Mr. Raatz received his B.S. and his J.D. from the University of Illinois.
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