Most estate planning attorneys hand you a stack of forms. You fill in the blanks. They file the papers. You leave with documents you don't fully understand, filed in a drawer you'll never open.
At the Lazarow Law Firm, estate planning is a deeply personal process — one that begins with listening, involves hours of careful design, and ends only when you fully understand every document you've signed and exactly how to use it. You leave with more than a legal package. You leave with confidence.
Sheldon Lazarow has been practicing law in Tucson, Arizona since 1976. Over 50 years, he has developed a perspective on estate planning that is genuinely rare.
He began his career as a criminal defense attorney — trying real cases in real courtrooms. He then spent the majority of his career as a civil trial attorney.
That experience is not a footnote. It is the lens through which he designs every estate plan.
Mr. Lazarow has sat on the other side — in litigation — and seen exactly what happens when an estate plan is unclear, incomplete, or poorly designed. He has watched families spend years in courtrooms fighting over the intentions of a loved one who thought their documents were fine.
He designs every plan with that courtroom experience in the background. Ambiguities are eliminated. Every forseeable contingency is considered. Every document is built to hold up — not just on the day it's signed, but on the day it actually needs to work.
Every estate plan at the Lazarow Law Firm is designed from scratch, specifically for you and your family. Here is what that actually looks like:
Mr. Lazarow meets with you personally to understand your family, your assets, your concerns, and your goals. This is not a quick intake form. It is a real conversation — sometimes more than one — to make sure he fully understands your situation before a single document is drafted.
He designs a plan specifically for you. Not a template with your name inserted. A plan built around your actual circumstances — your family dynamics, your property, your wishes, the things that matter to you.
Every document is drafted specifically for your situation. Trusts, wills, powers of attorney, healthcare directives — all custom written to reflect exactly what you intend.
When you come in to sign, Mr. Lazarow does not hand you a stack of papers and point to the signature lines. He walks through every document with you — explaining what it is, what it does, and what it means in plain, everyday language. This meeting takes time, and that time is intentional.
You leave with everything you need: - Original signed documents - Certified copies - Everything on a thumb drive - A complete written booklet — in plain English — explaining every document, what it means, and exactly what to do with it - Specific instructions for critical situations — including what to take to the hospital and what to do when a family member passes
Mr. Lazarow still isn't done. If you have questions after the signing — about funding your trust, about using your power of attorney, about anything in your package — he is available to help.
This level of care takes time. It means the firm cannot take on a high volume of estate planning clients. That is intentional. Every client receives his full personal attention, and that is not something he is willing to compromise.
An estate plan that is vague, incomplete, or poorly designed is not just a legal inconvenience. It can tear families apart.
Mr. Lazarow has seen it happen — in courtrooms, in probate proceedings, in the middle of family crises when emotions are already at their highest. A trust that doesn't say what the grantor actually meant. A will that creates more questions than it answers. A power of attorney that the hospital won't accept because it wasn't drafted correctly.
These are not hypothetical problems. They happen every day to families whose loved ones thought they had a plan. The goal at the Lazarow Law Firm is not just to give you documents. The goal is to give you a plan that actually protects your family when the time comes — without confusion, without conflict, and without court.
Lori Gray has worked alongside Mr. Lazarow for 35 years. She knows every aspect of the estate planning process, she knows the clients, and she is known — universally — for her warmth, attentiveness, and genuine care
When you call the office, you reach a real person who knows your name and your file. That is increasingly rare. At the Lazarow Law Firm, it is simply how things work.
Estate planning is not a transaction. It is a relationship — one that begins with understanding your situation and ends with your family being protected.
If you are ready to put a real plan in place — or if you have a plan that you're not sure is still doing what it should — call us.
The first conversation is always free.