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
- Minnesota Super Lawyer (2023, 2024, & 2025)
- The Best Lawyers in America® (2023, 2024, & 2025) – U.S. News & World Report
- Five Star Professional (2025)
- William Mitchell College of Law – Student Award of Merit Finalist (2010)
- Agnes Dineen Scholar Athlete Award (2001)
Memberships
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Ramsey County Bar Association
- Dakota County Bar Association
- WealthCounsel
- Twin Cities Estate Planning Council
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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.