PROFESSIONAL PROFILES

Victoria Blair Struse, Partner

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Practice Areas: Elder Law, Special Needs and Long Term Care Planning, Estate Planning

Born: Tucson, Arizona. Admitted to bar, 2002, Arizona.

Education: Arizona State University (B.S. 1998, Summa Cum Laude), University of Arizona (J.D. 2002)

Member: ACTEC (American College of Trust and Estate Counsel); Chair of the State Bar of Arizona Elder Law, Mental Health and Special Needs Planning Section (2013-2014); Member of the Government Assistance Programs Committee for the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (2013-2014); Member of the Special Needs Alliance (current)

Timothy M. Struse, Partner*

Practice Areas: *Tim is retiring. He remains licensed to practice law in Arizona and continues to serve as a fiduciary for a limited number of individuals and family groups. Other members of the firm handle estate planning, probate/trust, and guardianship / conservatorship matters.

Born: Tucson, Arizona. Admitted to bar, 2002, Arizona.

Education: University of Arizona (J.D. 2002).

Member: State Bar of Arizona (2002-current).

Steven C. Wagner, JD, CPA, Partner

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Trust Administration, and Estate, Trust, Gift and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxation.

Born: Tucson, Arizona. Certified Public Accountant, 2002, Arizona. Admitted to bar, 2005, Arizona.

Education: Arizona State University (B.S. Accountancy 2001, and B.S. Computer Information Systems 2001, Magna Cum Laude), Arizona State University (M.S. Information Management 2002), Rutgers University School of Law — Camden (J.D. 2005).

Member: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (current); Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants (current); American Bar Association (current); Southern Arizona Estate Planning Council (current); Steven W Phillips Tucson Tax Study Group (current); Board Member Greater Tucson Leadership (2015-2018); Casas Adobes Rotary (Treasurer 2012-2014, former member); Board Member Tucson Better Business Bureau (2013-2014); Past Chair and Former Member Tucson Medical Center Planned Giving Council; Greater Tucson Leadership (Class 2013); the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Arizona Daily Star 40 under 40 award winner (2014); Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) of the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona (Chair 2021-current, member 2016-current); Board Member Rialto Theatre Foundation (2017-2021); Board Member Community Foundation for Southern Arizona (2021-2022); volunteer Step Up to Justice (2021-2023); Co-Founder Cirque Collective, LLC (2024-present).

Shannon M. Derksen, Partner

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Administration, Guardianship and Conservatorship.

Born: Albuquerque, New Mexico. Admitted to the Bar, 2013, Louisiana (currently inactive); 2017, Arizona.

Education: Tulane University, (B.A., 2008); Tulane University Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2013).

Member: Executive Council of the Arizona State Bar Probate and Trust Section; State Bar of Arizona; Pima County Bar Association; Planned Giving Roundtable of Southern Arizona; Board Member, Imago Dei Middle School in Tucson; Community Foundation for Southern Arizona Professional Advisory Committee.

James D. Riley – Associate Attorney

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Estate and Trust Administration.

Born: Santa Rosa, California. Admitted to the bar, 2021, Arizona.

Education: Tulane University (B.A. 2009), Tulane University School of Law (J.D. 2013), University of Arizona (M.A. 2018).

Member: State Bar of Arizona and Pima County Bar Association; Member of Southern Arizona Estate Planners Council.

Richard S. Hudgins (Retired)
Susan M. Freund (Retired)
Robert M. Struse (Retired)
Ronna L. Fickbohm (Retired)