Firm
Gold Leaf Estate Planning LLC
Zach
Wiegand is a Minnesota estate planning and probate attorney who
counsels clients on estate planning, probate, and trust administration
matters. Zach helps families preserve and protect their hard-earned
assets by drafting comprehensive and protective estate plans including
wills, trusts, health care directives and powers of attorney. Following
the death of a loved one, Zach also helps navigate families through the
probate or trust administration process.By working closely with
his clients and listening intently to their concerns, Zach is better
able to understand the goals and wishes of each individual and family he
represents. Once each client’s goals are identified, Zach is then able
to provide complex solutions in understandable terms.Zach earned his J.D., cum laude, from William Mitchell College of Law
where he also received Dean’s List honors. While at William Mitchell,
he was named a Student Award of Merit Finalist. Prior to attending law
school, Zach earned his Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, in history at Norwich University where he played for the Norwich Cadets men’s ice hockey team.Upon
graduating from law school, Zach served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the
Honorable Tammi A. Fredrickson in Minnesota’s 10th judicial district.
Following his judicial clerkship, Zach practiced with an estate planning
firm in St. Paul and subsequently opened his own estate planning
practice.An Arizona native, Zach is a member of the Minnesota
State Bar Association’s Probate & Trust Law Section, the Minnesota
Planned Giving Council, and Wealth Counsel, a national organization of
estate planning attorneys dedicated to practice excellence. Zach also
serves on the Board of Directors for the Shattuck-St. Mary’s School
Foundation. Zach lives in the Twin Cities with his wife, Ruth and their
son Henrik. In his spare time, Zach volunteers for the Minnesota Wills
for Heroes program and also enjoys traveling, reading, and playing
hockey.