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Sandra A. Gardner
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Biography
Licensed in both Arizona and California, Sandra A. Gardner brings fifteen years of estate planning experience to Sedona Lawyers, PLLC. A native of Orange County, California, she originally honed her skills at a California firm, resolving intricate trust and estate matters for her clients. At Sedona Lawyers, Sandra prides herself on providing personalized attention in a competent and timely manner, helping individuals and families prepare for life’s turning points. She earned her B.S. in Urban & Regional Planning at Cal Poly Pomona before obtaining her J.D. from Chapman University School of Law. During law school, she garnered honors for her advocacy work, led the Appellate Moot Court Board, served on The Honor Council, and wrote for the NEXUS Law Journal. Sandra is an active member of the Arizona State Bar’s Estate Planning Section and serves on the Board of Advisors for the Arizona Community Foundation of Sedona.
My goal as an estate planning attorney is to help to keep you and your family members out of court and out of conflict. I will take all the time necessary to get to know you and your family members, so that your estate planning is the best fit for your family.
A guardianship is needed if a family member has a significant incapacity and no directives have been put in place. Court guardianship forms can be difficult to fill out, my goal is to make that process as easy as possible, so you can take care of the needs of your loved one.
I assumed as someone who has been married for over thirty years, that I would have no problem handling my spouse's financial affairs. However, without this important document in place financial institutions will not speak with me. Every individual should have a financial and health care POA.
Probate can be overwhelming for your family, my goal is to make that process as easy as possible while ensuring that your goals are met in a timely manner.
It is hard enough when someone loses a loved one, what I do not want is for there to be additional stress because your loved ones are having to deal with a court process. We can avoid this with proper planning.
You worked hard for the assets that you have, I want to help you to make sure that they are distributed in the way that you want without creating any stress for your family members.
Practice Areas
5
Practice Areas
Trusts
45%
Wills and Living Wills
25%
Guardianship
10%
Power of Attorney
10%
Fees and Rates
Licenses
Licensed in California for 15 years
State: California
Acquired: 2011
No misconduct found
Licensed in Arizona for 16 years
State: Arizona
Acquired: 2009
No misconduct found
Location
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Posted by Leslie | August 11, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Probate
Very Knowledgeable and Thorough Attorney
Sandra was a great help to me in resolving so many legal problems regarding my brothers estate. He passed away in Mexico and there were many complications in both countries. She was able to advise me on what was needed and went beyond helping to get everything sorted out. She was always available...
Posted by John | August 09, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Probate
She gave us confidence in the process
Sandra Gardner created a comprehensive estate plan for my wife and me. Since then, my wife passed away and I worked with Sandra to update my plan. I am so glad we worked with Sandra. It made the estate settlement much smoother and gave me confidence that everything was done as it should be.
Posted by Kathleen | August 06, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Probate
Excellent estate planning knowledge.
My husband and I were new to town and had not updated our estate planning in quite some time. We met with Sandra Gardner and her staff who were very pleasant and thorough and was able to get our estate documents up to date. In addition, my elderly mother came to live with us from another state an...
Posted by MaryAnn | December 13, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Probate
Competent compassionate as well as business savvy
Known Sandra for many years. She set up our family trust (one of us non-US citizen), coached me through serving as an executrix for a friend’s estate, and several other legal matters. She is a philanthropist and carrying human being. We both feel so comfortable with her and highly recommend her.
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Experience
Honors
2025
Best of the Best, Market Surveys of America
2024
Best of the Best, Market Surveys of America
Associations
2025 - Present
Arizona Community Foundation of SedonaAdvisory Board
2020 - 2024
Project Fill the NewFormer Board Member
2014 - 2017
Verde Valley Caregivers CoalitionFormer Board Member
Education
2009
Chapman University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
Languages
English