Yaser Ali | Estate Planning

Yaser Ali Law

Yaser Ali | Yaser Ali Law

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A trusted counselor to families and business owners.
Yaser Ali is a wealth planning attorney in Tempe, Arizona. His practice involves counseling high-net-worth individuals and developing and implementing tax-efficient wealth transfer strategies that are consistent with their personal philosophies, values, and objectives.

Recognized as a 40 under 40 award winner by the Phoenix Business Journal and the University of Florida Alumni Association, and as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers Magazine, Yaser is proud to have structured over $100 million in sophisticated charitable gifts and bequests for his clients.

Yaser received his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida, a master’s degree in educational leadership from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and law degree from the UC Berkeley School of Law where he was a member of the California Law Review. After law school he clerked for the late civil rights icon, Judge Damon J. Keith on the United States Court of Appeals, and worked as an associate at one of the premier law firms in the Southwest before launching his firm in 2015.

Outside of the office, Yaser serves as an Imam and teacher at his local Mosque, as the Executive Director of a non-profit scholarship organization, and on the Phoenix Community Foundation Professional Advisory Board. Yaser lives with his wife and four children in sunny Phoenix, Arizona.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Judicial Law Clerk to the Late Judge Damon J. Keith, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Detroit, Michigan, 2013-2014
J.D., University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Boalt Hall), 2012; California Law Review.
Ed. M., Harvard University Graduate School of Education, 2009
B.A., University of Florida, 2008; magna cum laude; University of Florida Hall of Fame.
PUBLICATIONS
Religion and Estate Planning, Thomson Reuters Estate Planning Checkpoint Journal (2022)
Estate Planning For Muslim Clients, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (2022)
Sharia Inheritance Estate Plan, with Martin Shenkman, Trusts & Estates Magazine (2021)
Estate Planning for the Muslim Client, American Bar Association Practice Guide (2019)
Shariah and Citizenship, 100 Cal. L. Rev. 1027 (2012)

Recent Speaking Engagements
Presentations to Attorneys:

Chicago Estate Planning Council
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Canada
Notre Dame 47th Annual Tax & Estate Planning Institute
American Bar Association Webinar
San Francisco Bar Association
Arizona Community Foundation
Wealthcounsel National Webinar
College of Estate Planning Attorneys
Wealthcounsel Arizona Forum Meeting
Interactive Legal National Webinar
Webinar Series with Martin Shenkman and Jonathon Blattmachr

Islamic Estate Planning Presentations:

Masjid Annur (Sacramento, CA)
DarulSalam Foundation (Chicago, IL)
Muslim Community Center of the East Bay (Pleasanton, CA)
Masjid Al-Huda (Union City, CA)
Islamic Center of Irving (Irving, TX)
Muslim Community Center of Louisville (Louisville, KY)
Islamic Center of Northeast Valley (Scottsdale, AZ)
Islamic Center of Little Rock (Little Rock, AR)
Roswell Community Mosque (Roswell, GA)
Muslim Com. Center of Greater Pittsburgh (Monroeville, PA)
Islamic Center of Brevard County (Melbourne, FL)
Islamic Community Center of Tempe (Tempe, AZ)
Islamic Relief USA Waqf Webinar
ICNA Council for Social Justice Webinar