Matthew S Dana

Matthew S. Dana, JD, LLM, CPA, CLU, is the founding attorney with Trevor Whiting of DANA WHITING LAW. He has literally spent his entire life in becoming the best estate planning lawyer he could be. From college, to law school, to professional designations, to work experience, to family life, every aspect of his life has shaped and molded him into one of the leading estate planning attorneys in the Phoenix Metropolitan area, if not the entire State of Arizona.

Most recently, in October of 2017 Matt fulfilled a three year contract to lead the trust and estate practice group in Arizona for a national law firm of nearly 500 lawyers.

The thirty years prior to that, Matt was the founding attorney and managing partner for the DANA LAW FIRM, P.A. which he established in 1989. Under Matt's leadership, the Dana Law Firm grew to be one of the largest and most preeminent law firms in Arizona. Dana Law Firm suspended the practice of law in 2014 when both Matt and Trevor joined the national law firm.

His commitment to his clients is demonstrated not only through his words, but also through his actions. Matt practices exclusively in the areas of estate planning, probate law and trust administration. In order to remain on the cutting edge of estate planning, Matt continues his education studying recent estate planning developments, tax court cases and attends numerous national estate planning conferences on an annual basis.

With all of his professional designations Matt must maintain 40 hours of continuing education each year whereas the average attorney only must maintain 16 hours of CLE.

He has developed a national network of estate planning attorneys and other professionals which is helpful for his clients that have property and businesses in multiple states. In addition these relationships with other professionals gives him a broader insight as to strategies that others have developed.

Matt has counseled hundreds, if not thousands, of clients who have sought estate planning and probate advice. His clients range from modest estates to the extremely wealthy. He believes that all clients are entitled to the best estate planning strategies used across the country and at legal fees that are fair and reasonable to the client.