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Philip J Ruce
University of St. Thomas School of Law Part-time
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You shouldn’t have to worry about the financial or legal mess that could leave your family in disarray. Stone Arch Law Office can help ensure that your family is cared for and secure with proper planning. We provide legal services in all areas of estate planning, including wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, trustee representation, and more.
Make sure your loved ones are taken care of by contacting us today! Don’t let them go through the same stress you did while trying to figure out what needs to get done after you die. Trust us with all aspects of estate planning so that they don’t have to deal with it themselves. Let our team handle everything for you so that they never have to worry again!
Practice Area
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Fees
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Minnesota State Bar
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- South Dakota
- State Bar of South Dakota
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Languages
- English
Professional Experience
- Adjunct Professor
- University of St. Thomas School of Law Part-time
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- I am an adjunct professor of law, teaching J.D. candidates the Trusts and Estates course.
- Estate Attorney Trusts, Estates, Wills Helping Families Feel Secure By Creating Wills & Trusts
- Stone Arch Law Office, PLLC
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- Stone Arch Law Office, PLLC is a Minnesota law firm providing sound legal advice for estate planning, document drafting, and estate and trust management. I have built my practice around providing estate planning services in an easy and pain-free manner. I believe it is essential for my clients to feel comfortable and unburdened as they plan for the “what ifs” in life. As a result, my clients leave our meetings surprised by how much they have learned and relieved that they have a plan to take care of their loved ones. They pay me the highest compliment by not only referring their friends and family to me, but also by leaving positive online reviews. And because I network with many “holistic” financial advisors, my clients also are grateful to their advisor for making the introduction. Along with taking great care of my clients and financial advisor referral partners, I also have been published in academic publications at law schools and universities around the county.
- Adjunct Faculty
- College for Financial Planning Part-time
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- I teach the Estate Planning module to Certified Financial Planner® candidates.
- Advisory Board Member
- Minneapolis Animal Care and Control
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- Adjunct Professor
- Thomas Jefferson School of Law Part-time
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- The Thomas Jefferson School of Law, located in San Diego, CA, is an accredited, independent law school offering a Juris Doctor, three Masters of Law programs, and a combined JD/MBA with San Diego State University. As an adjunct professor, I taught classes online to a live audience on wealth management topics. My students primarily were LL.M candidates (LL.M is a master’s degree granted to JD students who pursue further study). The LL.M. my students were pursuing was in International Taxation and Financial Services. The classes I taught included: • Asset Management • Chartered Portfolio Management • Comparative Taxation and Financial Services Along with teaching the classes, I also assisted my students on writing their thesis papers and pursuing publication opportunities. Although most of my students were from the U.S., many non-JD international students took my classes as well.
- Trust Officer ? Relationship Manager
- Trust Point Inc.
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- Trust Point provides a full range of financial and advisory services to individuals, families, businesses and charitable organizations. At Trust Point, I worked with spouses, children, special needs individuals and charities, all of whom were beneficiaries of trusts. I acted as their point person to answer all their questions and get them the right information pertaining to the trust. I enjoyed working closely with my clients to ensure they received the money they needed within the guidelines of the trust document.
- Trust Officer, Relationship Manager
- Wells Fargo Bank
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- • Develop and maintain relationships with financial advisors, beneficiaries, banking clients, account principals, and internal and external partners. • Administration of over 1,300 actively-managed trust and investment accounts. Accounts include revocable and irrevocable personal trusts, charitable trusts, conservatorships, guardianships, investment agency and agent-for-trustee accounts, scholarship trusts, and proprietary managed-wealth accounts.
- Investment Sales Representative
- TCF Investments
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- Institutional Trust Administrator
- PFPC Financial Services
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Education
- William Mitchell College of Law
- J.D.
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- Thomas Jefferson School of Law
- LL.M.
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Awards
- Super Lawyers
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Professional Associations
- State Bar of Minnesota # 0388888
- Member
- Current
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Publications
Articles & Publications
- LexisNexis Practice Guide: Estate Planning in Minnesota, 2020 Edition
- Lexis Nexis Publishing
- LexisNexis Practice Guide: Estate Planning in Minnesota, 2019 Edition
- Lexis Nexis Publishing
- Trustee University: The Guidebook to Best Practices for Family Trustees
- Archstone Publications, LLC
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