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Perez-Arrieta, Ana

  • Attorney

Practice Areas:

  • Estate Planning
  • Probate & Trust Administration
  • Guardianships and Conservatorships
  • Fiduciary Services
  • Public Benefits Planning

Biography

Ana is a Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and has been certified a Specialist in Estate & Trust Law by the State Bar of Arizona, and she joined Bogutz & Gordon, P.C., in October 2011, after practicing law for six years with another firm in Tucson. Her practice is concentrated in the areas of estate planning, probate, trust administration, and guardianships and conservatorships. Ana earned her B.A. in Psychology & Italian from the University of Virginia in 2000 and her J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 2005.

In 2010, Ana was named one of the Arizona Daily Star's "40 Under 40." She served as Chair of the State Bar of Arizona Probate & Trust Section Executive Council during the 2013-2014 term, is a past president of the Southern Arizona Chapter of the Arizona Women Lawyers Association, and a former member of the Estate and Trust Advisory Commission for the State Bar of Arizona, the Morris K. Udall Inn of Court, and the Steering Committee for the Women's Foundation of Southern Arizona. Currently, Ana is a board member of the Southern Arizona Estate Planners Council and the Pima County Bar Association. Ana and her husband have two young children, Mateo and Margot.

Education

  • Notre Dame Law School, South Bend, Indiana
    • J.D. - 2005
    • Honors: cum laude
  • University of Virginia, Virginia
    • B.A. - 2000
    • Honors: cum laude
    • Major: Psychology
    • Major: Italian

Bar Admission

  • Arizona
  • U.S. District Court District of Arizona

Honors

  • Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
  • Arizona Daily Star's "40 under 40" Award

Past Positions

  • McGuire Woods, LLP, Summer Associate, 2004
  • Public Defender Service, Washington DC, Summer Clerk, 2003

Languages

  • Spanish
  • Italian

Professional Associations

  • State Bar of Arizona
  • American Bar Association
  • Pima County Bar Association
  • Arizona Women Lawyers Association, Southern Arizona Chapter, Vice President and Past President
  • Southern Arizona Estate Planning Council, Board Member
  • University of Arizona Foundation, Professional Advisory Council
  • State Bar of Arizona Probate & Trust Section Executive Council, Past Chair
  • State Bar of Arizona Estate and Trust Advisory Commission
  • Steering Committee for the Women's Foundation of Southern Arizona, Former Member
  • Morris K. Udall Inn of Court, Former Member
  • Arizona NAELA, Member

Certifications

  • Licensed Fiduciary, Arizona Supreme Court
  • Certified Elder Law Attorney
  • Certified Legal Specialist in Estates and Trusts, State Bar of Arizona