A Specialist Arizona Law Firm
At Praesidium Law, our experienced team with offices in Chandler, Tempe, and Queen Creek provides families and business owners in Arizona with dynamic, proactive legal services.
- Probate, trust, and estate planning services, delivered with genuine care and compassion.
- Business formation, succession planning, and litigation services focusing on business-to-business breach of contract claims, and consumer debt collection.
We stand by our values:
Compassion
No one enjoys thinking about what will happen upon our death; no one looks forward to probate litigation cases. The matters we deal with are not easy for our clients, and we get that.
Dynamism
Your personal situation is unique. Your court case or estate plan will be treated proactively not reactively. Our experience allows us to suggest some ‘outside the box’ thinking – we have a dynamic approach.
Resourcefulness
Our goal is for you to feel comfortable & confident with your court case or estate plan at all times. We will use our resourcefulness to try to find a way to resolve your situation in a calm, intelligent way.
Efficiency
Every law practice has knowledge, but we put ours to good use. We will answer your questions expediently and help you with your legal matter as efficiently as possible.
Our Practice Areas
Praesidium Law focuses on two practice areas:
For families: the practice of probate and trust litigation, estate and trust administration, and estate planning.
For business owners: business formation, succession plans, and business litigation.
ESTATE PLANNING
Praesidium Law provides dynamic, affordable estate planning from a simple Will to a Dynasty Trust.
BUSINESS FORMATION, SUCCESSION PLANS, & LITIGATION
We can help create business entities, transactions, succession plans, and handle business litigation.
ESTATE & TRUST ADMINISTRATION
Our knowledgeable team can offer comprehensive legal guidance on how to properly administer an estate or trust.
PROBATE & TRUST LITIGATION
We offer legal representation on estate, trust, guardianship, or conservatorship matters before the court.
PROBATE MEDIATION
Through the collaborative approach of Probate Mediation, we shift the focus from conflict and courtroom to agreeable problem-solving and resolution.
GUARDIANSHIPS & CONSERVATORSHIPS
Need legal guidance on how to properly administer a guardianship or conservatorship?
COURT DOCUMENT & DEED PREPARATION
Looking for assistance with accountings, court forms, and deed preparations?
Our Attorneys
The attorneys at Praesidium Law collaborate to obtain efficient results for our clients. Together the team has nearly 70 years’ combined experience in estate planning, and almost 60 years in probate work.
BERNARD J. JOHNSEN
Founder and Managing Attorney
LOUIS A. SILVERMAN
Attorney
TOMI L. FARR
Associate Attorney
Matthew B. Argyle
Attorney
Elizabeth M. Best
Attorney
Request a Free Consultation with Praesidium Law
To request a free consultation to discuss how we could help you, please call 480.491.3216 or contact us online. Please do not send any specific confidential information without speaking with a member of the Praesidium Law team first (see Disclaimer below).
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