Laura M. Stover - Scottsdale, AZ
Attorney at Nearhood Law Offices, PLC
Estate Planning Lawyers in Scottsdale, AZ
7537 E. McDonald Drive Scottsdale, AZ 85250
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Scottsdale Estate Planning Lawyer
Updated: 05/11/2026
Areas of Practice
- Estate Planning
- Probate and Trust Administration
Attorney Information
Overview
Since 1993, Ms. Stover has practiced almost exclusively in the areas of estate planning, probate and trust administration. She has extensive experience in a wide range of estate-planning and trust-administrative services, including analyzing estate and gift tax liabilities; developing and implementing innovative estate-planning and gifting strategies; utilizing life insurance within tax-sheltered trusts; advising business owners on alternatives for planned-ownership succession; implementing charitable-gifting vehicles as a means of reducing estate tax and creating a family legacy; advising clients on complex family distribution regulations involving qualified and non-qualified tax-deferred investments; and providing cutting-edge document preparation for standard and complex Arizona estate plans. Ms. Stover is a member of the American Bar Association (Probate and Estate Planning Section), the State Bar of Arizona (Probate and Trust Law Section), the Maricopa County Bar Association (Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Section), Arizona Women Lawyer's Association, and Central Arizona Estate Planning Council.
Education
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Legal Education
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Golden Gate University School of Law,
San Francisco,
California, 1993
Juris Doctorate
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Golden Gate University School of Law,
San Francisco,
California, 1993
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Non Legal Education
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Arizona State University, 1989
Bachelor of Science
Major: Political Science
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Arizona State University, 1989
Published Works
Articles
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"Estate Planning and Probate for the Paralegal/Legal Assistant in Arizona", Continuing Legal Education Program, 1998
Bar Admissions
- Arizona, 1994
- U.S. District Court, 1998
Other Affiliations
- Silent Witness, Board of Directors
- Valley Youth Theatre, Board of Directors since May 1999; Chairman of the Board 2004
- Arizona State University Women & Philanthropy (Member)
- Phoenix Alumnae Chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta (Member of the Board)
- American Bar Association (Probate and Estate Planning Section) (Member)
- State Bar of Arizona (Probate and Trust Law Section) (Member)
- Maricopa County Bar Association (Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Section) (Member)
- Arizona Women Lawyer's Association (Member)
- Central Arizona Estate Planning Council (Member)
Contact
7537 E. McDonald Drive
Scottsdale, AZ 85250
Phone: 888-428-2609
Fax: 480-306-8552
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.nearhoodlaw.com
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