Ryan Kenneth Hodges

I had in excellent experience with Ryan Hodges, who provided outstanding service to me as the executor for the estate of my brother. He lived in California, but owned property in Arizona. I needed legal help to go through the probate process in the courts of Arizona to sell the property. Ryan Hodg...es was very professional, knowledgeable and easy to work with. He was very thorough and made sure that all of the details and any needed information was handled in a timely fashion. Because of his efforts, within a short time I had the ability to sell the property. His help relieved my anxiety and concern about dealing with the property. I would highly recommend him to others who are executors or have probate or estate issues.

Ryan Hodges was really helpful to my sisters and I after we lost both our parents within just a few short months in 2021. Every step of what needed to be done, and when, was clearly outlined for us, in writing, as well as explained. He spent a lot of time patiently clarifying details for settling t...he estates and trust. For over a year and a half, he checked in every couple of weeks to see how we were doing and if we needed any assistance. We (my sisters and I) were all from outside of Arizona, so he had his hands full relaying legalities and filing all the paperwork, while dealing with us primarily remotely. Most importantly, we were treated like family! Jackson White Law Firm’s great respect for my parents and their wishes was always clear. I highly recommend Ryan Hodges and the Jackson White Law Firm.

I'm located in the UK, and I needed to find a lawyer in Arizona to handle the probate process for my late mothers estate in Tucson. I contacted several lawyers that I located online, some were vague about what their total fees would be, wanted money upfront, or didn't seem very enthusiastic. Ryan was... the first that I actually felt comfortable dealing with. He answered all my questions (and there were quite a few) promptly and courteously . And guided me through the whole process. Thank you Ryan.

I’m an attorney, so my standards for effective counsel are high – perhaps unfairly so. Yet Ryan exceeded all of my expectations, and for a very reasonable cost. I have sought his guidance twice – this time for a probate of my father’s estate. This was a medium-complexity probate, with property acr...oss three states and Arizona taking the lead due to real property there. From the very beginning of our work together through the close of probate months later, Ryan was highly capable, proactive, responsive, helpful, and friendly. Over the course of our matter, he sent several very clear and highly detailed emails walking me through each step of the process, and his filings with the court were impeccable. (I always review filings very carefully and had essentially no changes – that is extremely rare in my experience.) It’s clear that Ryan starts with email / filing models developed through years of experience and careful revision, and he always personalized those templates appropriately for my unique situation. Because I was managing the process from several states away, it was important to have someone like Ryan who was an exceptional communicator both in email and by phone. Ryan also provided thoughts on real estate agents and other local Phoenix professionals who could help with cleaning out and selling real estate. Ryan answered my questions (and there were many!) promptly and with apparent substantive mastery of the probate process. When he hadn’t heard from me in a while, he’d reach out and ask if there were any steps that I needed further guidance on; I cannot emphasize enough how rare that is for attorneys. He also directed me to online resources that enabled me to recover more than $1k for the estate that I didn’t even know existed. In short, if you want a highly capable counselor with great attention to detail, who communicates clearly and promptly while walking you through each step of the process, Ryan is an exceptional choice.

A situation came up where I needed to hire an attorney. It involved a property for which my family had an interest in and that property belonging to another family due to divorce. Underlying this is that the property was in AZ and I live in CA. My research led me to believe that there was an a...lternative to probate and becoming a personal representative to manage the estate. Which is what the other family was pushing me to do. I did a web search for probate attorneys in AZ and found Ryan Hodges. I read reviews of him and his firm JacksonWhite Law and I knew I had found an attorney and firm that I felt confident was going to get the job done and I wasn’t wrong. I reached out to Ryan and in less than 24 hours I was in contact with him. I asked him about the probate matter and an alternative to being a personal representative that I had discovered in my research. He asked the pertinent questions and confirmed that the alternative solution was viable. From the very beginning Ryan was informative of the process and forthright every step of the way. Every email I sent was answered promptly satisfying every inquiry. All of the documents that were sent to me by him were explained as their purpose, in detail, and in a manner that was easily understood. Along with the documents were detailed instructions on what I needed to do with them and also a list of things he was going to do. All of the filing of court documents were handle by Ryan, and he informed me of when they were filed and when to expect an answer to the filing. In the end, the court approved all filings and the property transfer was completed seamlessly, and funds derived from the transfer were then quickly apportioned. The time it took to finality was exactly as Ryan had predicted. I could not be more happy to have hired Ryan Hodges for this seemingly at the time trying circumstance in our life. However, because of Ryan I had peace of mind, and was able to save an immense amount of personal time and money. Ryan was an asset to our family and I highly recommend him.