About Attorney Zach Wiegand

Serving Clients Throughout The Twin Cities and the State of Minnesota

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 as President of 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 enjoys traveling, reading, and playing hockey.

Awards

Minnesota Super Lawyer – Rising Stars List (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022)
- Awarded to less than 2.5% of all Minnesota Attorneys
The Best Lawyers in America^® – 2023 – U.S. News & World Report
William Mitchell College of Law – Student Award of Merit Finalist
Agnes Dineen Scholar Athlete Award

Memberships

Minnesota State Bar Association
Ramsey County Bar Association
Dakota County Bar Association
WealthCounsel
Twin Cities Estate Planning Council

Memberships and Badges

Zachary A. Wiegand

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Client Success Stories

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     Based on 61 reviews 
    
 
 
   
 
 
        
   Michael DeVetter 
 June 15, 2024
 
 
  Great experience. We have been working with Zach for over five years now and greatly appreciate his patience and knowledge when working with us.
  
 
       
   Chris Potts 
 June 13, 2024
 
 
  Can't say enough about working with Zach at Gold Leaf.  He was patient, knowledgeable and did a great job of revising our estate documents.  We got exactly what we needed without delay.  I'd definitely recommend Gold Leaf to others.
  
 
       
   Sheri Lechner 
 June 11, 2024
 
 
  My husband and I knew we were long overdue to “get our affairs in order “. I did a google search for Estate Planning in Savage MN and found Gold Leaf Estate Planning LLC. Zach made the process so easy. He was friendly and patient, explaining complex concepts as often as necessary for us to understand. I highly recommend this business for Estate Planning.
  
 
       
   Rebecca Leach 
 June 10, 2024
 
 
  Working with Zach was a pleasure!  He is very thorough, explains everything clearly, answers all your questions and makes you feel at ease.  Very professional and personable and I would highly recommend him for estate planning!
  
 
       
   Darlene Mech 
 June 3, 2024
 
 
  Zach Wiegand is a very knowledgeable, efficient, thorough attorney. Who makes you feel very comfortable talking about death and dying. A great sense of humor and gives great suggestions on very overwhelming, confusing subject matter. His staff also is very efficient. Highly recommended him and his team for estate planning. We are so glad we had Zach to guide us through this process.
Wally and Darlene
  
 
       
   Wendy Lehnen 
 May 23, 2024
 
 
  Zach was very easy to work with.  He talked us through the whole process and explained each step in language we could understand.  Zach is extremely knowledgeable and he made the process easy for us to navigate. We highly recommend him to anyone looking to develop a personal will or trust.
  
 
       
   Joan Olson 
 May 5, 2024
 
 
  We recently worked with Zachary Wiegand at Gold Leaf Estate Planning and are very pleased with his work.  Zach has a thorough understanding of estate planning and was very helpful in guiding us through the process of creating a trust.  He was always available to answer our questions and we are very happy with the outcome.  We highly recommend Gold Leaf and Zach for your estate planning needs.
  
 
       
   Cynthia Clay 
 April 16, 2024
 
 
  Just finished setting up our family trust with Mr Weigand. He was very professional and easy to work with. We highly recommend his services! We feel much better knowing our assets are protected. Thanks Zach!
  
 
       
   Ric Moulzolf 
 April 12, 2024
 
 
  Zach is very professional, easy to work with.helped us to make all our estate planning,with the best,complete plan for all our needs.we are very happy with him and gold leaf estate planning