Ryan Kriz Gardner

This was my husbands and mine first Living Trust which means our knowledge in the process and in the documents was minimal. Ryan spent good amount of time with us explaining every step and about our options in great detail and in a way that we could understand. The experience was great and we will be... back for any future items, if needed. We highly recommend Ryan and his staff.

We contacted Ryan to help us put together our wills and our advance directives for medical care. Ryan helped us navigate the fine details of estate laws and medical directive laws and patiently explained all of our options. He even dealt with issues of including and excluding certain family members f...rom making decisions or being involved. We got exactly what we wanted out of our wills and directives. Ryan was very easy to work with and explained any details that were unclear.

I consulted with two estate attys in Salem before going with Ryan. I wanted to establish a trust (and other estate documents) that would not only provide for my children but would honor the terms of my prenuptial agreement should my husband and I were to ever divorce. The first atty I met with said ...that my husband and I needed to hire separate estate attys. The 2nd atty said that once I placed assets in the trust, they'd become communal and would be split 50/50 in case of a divorce. However, Ryan came up with a solution that provided for separation of assets per our pre-nup terms. Ryan is a skilled problem solver. He didn't simply use cookie cutter templates and call it a day. He worked to understand our goals and wishes and proposed workarounds. He is patient, understanding, and personable. I would highly recommend him for estate planning needs.