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W. Ryan Zenk, JD, CFP ®
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Practicing Since 1989, in the areas of:
Estate Planning
Elder Law
Charitable & Tax Planning
W. Ryan Zenk, JD, CFP® is a practicing Attorney with Elder Law Center of WI, LLC located in Wisconsin.
Mr. Zenk received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of "Your Life Your Legacy", a book on estate planning.
Ryan is a frequent speaker to professional and business groups, public and private, on the topics of estate planning, asset protection planning and successful investment strategies. His practice is based on a collaborative approach which values and requires the integration of his clients’ other professional advisors, namely CPA’s and Attorneys, to ensure the successful implementation clients’ tax, legal and financial planning.
For over the past 20 plus years, he has been helping people successfully plan for their retirement. His practice is now focused on estate planning, asset protection planning, Medicaid eligiblity, and geriatric care.
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37 years | 1,700 cases
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125 North Executive Drive, Suite 210, Brookfield, WI, 53005
20 Client Reviews
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Posted by Glenn | March 16, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Trusts
Very Good Experience
We hired Atty. Zenk to prepare a trust for us. He clearly explained the various options and benefits for us. He was very thorough and included a number of other documents along with the trust for our elder years. Very professional and answered all our questions and concerns. Fees were clearly exp...
Posted by Bonnie | December 20, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning
Complex Irrevocable Trust
Ryan helped my mother and me figure out that we needed a complex trust rather than a conventional irrevocable trust in order to protect mom's assets from nursing home look back period. He was extremely professional, yet personable when explaining the basics of the documents to my mom and me.
Posted by Mary Jo | May 11, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Trusts
Wonderful Lawyer
We were referred to Attorney Zenk by a friend as we were looking to have a Living Trust drawn up for our family. We were not disappointed! Not knowing what a Living Trust was exactly, we were shown in great detail and with much explanation what we were looking at. No question went unanswered and we n...
Posted by anonymous | April 07, 2016 | Elder Law
Mr. Ryan Zenk by Mrs. ------
I attended a seminar and then consulted with Mr. Zenk last summer. He drafted or helped me fill out a number of papers relating to my finances since my husband was on title 19. My husband passed away at Christmas and Mr. Zenk went over my paperwork and drafted one form and told me how to take care ...
Posted by Steven | April 01, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning
Great experience!
Ryan prepared my family's estate planning. We could not have hoped for a more pleasant, thoughtful, and thorough attorney. Ryan made the process very easy, asked all of the right questions. He anticipated our needs perfectly and made suggestions about issues we had not even considered, always keeping...
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2015
Client's Choice, Avvo
2004 - Present
CEO, Family Wealth Advisors LLC
1989 - Present
Attorney, Elder Law Center of WI, LLC formerly Zenk Law Office, LLC
2006 - 2016
Attorney, Veterans Benfits Inc
2006 - Present
Wisconsin Elder Law Committee
2002 - Present
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
1993 - Present
AARP Legal Services NetworkLegal services provider
Estate Plan Executed
2008
CFP
1989
JD - Juris Doctor
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MA - Masters
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BA - Bachelor of Arts
2014
Estate Planning
2011
Advanced Estate Planning
2008
Asset Protection Planning
2003
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I’m a beneficiary of a trust that I believe I’m being completely underfunded. I’m disabled and don’t know how to proceed.?
24 Apr 2021
How can we keep our house for my young adult children who live here, protecting it in case we eve have to get nursing home care?
18 Feb 2021
Can my brother sell his portion of a quit claim deed without my approval?
16 Feb 2021