About Ruth B. Wiegand
Serving Clients Throughout The Twin Cities and the State of Minnesota
Ruth B. Wiegand, official Marketing Director and unofficial jack-of-all-trades for Gold Leaf Estate Planning, LLC, grew up in Faribault, Minnesota. She attended Shattuck – St. Mary’s School alongside the man who would eventually become her husband, Zach. Ruth earned a B.A. in English Literature, summa cum laude, and a Master’s in Secondary Education from Arizona State University. She has taught both at the high school and college levels, but her career focus shifted when Zach decided to open Gold Leaf Estate Planning.
Ruth has been with the firm since its inception and, not surprisingly, has grown to appreciate a fine-tuned estate plan. Her favorite part about working at Gold Leaf Estate Planning, LLC is the clients, who become more like family throughout the estate planning or probate process.
Family time with Zach and their son Henrik top Ruth’s list of favorite things to do. She also enjoys getting outside to hike, bike, or garden, and the rainy days are spent reading or planning her next adventure. Ruth has served as the past President of the Shattuck – St. Mary’s School Alumni Association Board and is currently a member of the Shattuck – St. Mary’s School Board of Trustees.
Ruth can be reached at info@goldleafestateplan.com.
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EXCELLENT Based on 84 reviews Terry BeckerJanuary 18, 2025 My wife and I just completed our estate plan with Zach's help and guidance. We are both very satisfied with the process and the result. Zach's knowledge and demeanor made us very comfortable working through a potentially complex process. We are fully confident to rely on his advice and services in the future. We both fully recommend Zach and Gold Leaf Estate Planning for their professional service.Nabil ZeinehJanuary 18, 2025 Zach is attentive, thorough, and kind . Very professional staff. He made the estate planning process go like a breeze. Highly recommendedDavid MartinJanuary 14, 2025 We set up family trust plans with Zachary Wiegand. He made the process understandable to a layperson and we only needed to meet three times. Friendly and helpful!Bruce EricksonJanuary 12, 2025 Zach Wiengand, Gold Leaf Estate Planning, was great to work with and I would highly recommend him for estate planning (trusts, wills, and more). He took the time to explain the options and all of our questions. He was easy to work with and timely with his responses. Thanks Zach!RICHARD STARRJanuary 4, 2025 All went smoothly and we finished with exactly what we wantedTim McNealJanuary 3, 2025 Zach Weigand is an Estate and Trust attorney that I worked when creating a revocable trust and will related to my estate plan. The requests for information were reasonable resulting in an efficient and quick process. He explained well what was happening and the reason for each provision in the documents. He responded quickly to any questions that I had, and we completed the documents in a very reasonable time frame. He also described in detail the next steps that I needed to take once the documents were completed. I highly recommend Zach Wiegand for any will, estate planning and trust work.Caribou JohnDecember 26, 2024 My wife and I recently worked with Zach to create our estate plan and could not be happier with the results. Zach was very thorough and caring in helping us determine our needs and we both felt very comfortable with his guidance throughout the process. I would highly recommend Gold Leaf Estate Planning to anyone requiring excellent and professional service.Sheryl DaveyDecember 14, 2024 Zack was great to work with and he helped me get everything in order after the loss of my husband. I highly recommend Gold Leaf Estate Planning!Jennifer GarciaDecember 10, 2024 Zach, Did great work for my 80+ year old Dad and now for me & my family which was more complicated.