Law Firm Grows Trusts & Estates Planning Group in Phoenix

Trusts and estates planning attorney Zachary Rapp has joined Sherman & Howard’s Phoenix office.

Rapp returns to Phoenix, where he is thrilled to be back in his hometown and serve his clients with caring and creative estate planning work.

“We are excited to bring Zachary into our trust and estate planning group. He will fit into the Phoenix office nicely,” said Greg Falls, managing member of Sherman & Howard’s Phoenix office. “We appreciate his exuberance for estate planning, along with his love of numbers and the law. Additionally, we are proud of his commitment to giving back to underprivileged children through volunteerism and mentorship. He is one of the good guys who truly cares about his community, and we couldn’t be prouder to have him aboard and see the difference he will make for his clients and the greater Phoenix area.”

Trusts and estates planning is Rapp’s way of blending his love for numbers, the law, and helping clients.

“I like to make sure clients’ estate plans are in good shape and ensure we’re preserving their wealth for family and future generations,” Rapp said. “It gives them peace of mind knowing their assets will be in order and their children and relatives will be taken care of. That’s the biggest benefit to me.”

“I think of estate planning as a puzzle,” he said. “You have a problem where you’re trying to find the right pieces to put the plan together to make sure your client is well-served,” he said.

Rapp is an avid community volunteer, and he has enjoyed giving his time to the annual Back to School Drive every year since he was in middle school. The drive enables him to mentor and talk to underprivileged children and give them the supplies and clothing they need to go back to school each fall. He also is a children’s chess coach.

“Service to community is important,” Rapp said. “It’s a lot of fun to have an impact in those children’s lives, and it’s also beneficial to me.”

Rapp graduated cum laude in 2021 from Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at the University of Arizona. Before that, he graduated from Grand Canyon University with a degree in Accounting in 2018. In his final year of law school, he stayed busy working as a legal intern for the U.S. District Court in Arizona, as a tax policy intern for the Arizona Center for Economic Progress, and as a law clerk for Wieneke Law Group in Tempe, Ariz.