John R Fitzpatrick

Sr. Partner

Frazer Ryan Goldberg & Arnold LLP

JOHN R. FITZPATRICK is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and has more than 35 years of legal experience, the last 32 of which have been with the Phoenix law firm Frazer, Ryan, Goldberg & Arnold, LLP, where he is a senior partner, member of its management committee, and the senior litigator in its significant and growing trust and estate litigation department. John's state-wide trust and probate litigation practice covers a wide variety of topics, including validity contests, interpretation disputes, beneficiary rights and fiduciary duties, appointment, removal and priority disputes, creditor controversies, financial exploitation claims, forfeiture controversies, as well as accounting, fee and surcharge disputes. John received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Notre Dame after graduating with honors from Arizona State University. He has served the judiciary as a Judge Pro Tempore of the Superior Court and of the Justice Courts. He is the former Chairman (2018-2019), Chair-Elect (2017-2018) and Secretary (2015-2017) of the Executive Council of the State Bar’s Probate and Trust Section. John enjoys a long-standing AV Preeminent®* rating from his peers and is named a "Top Rated Lawyer in Trusts & Estates" by Martindale-Hubbell and American Lawyer Media. He was also named among "Arizona's Finest Lawyers," "Southwest Super Lawyers," and "The Best Lawyers in America" in the field of Trust & Estate Litigation, where he was chosen for this year’s “Lawyer of the Year” award. Also a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, John is a frequent speaker at professional education seminars in his field, including CLE by the Sea, the State Bar Convention, and the State Bar's annual Advanced Probate presentation. John can be reached at jfitzpatrick@frgalaw.com or (602) 277-2010.