Philip J. Ruce

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Top Rated Estate Planning & Probate Attorney in Minneapolis, MN
Selected To Rising Stars: 2016 - 2018
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Philip J. Ruce is an attorney and the founder of Stone Arch Law Office, PLLC, in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Mr. Ruce assists individuals and families throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area with their estate planning needs. He has experience with estate administration, probate matters, trusts, wills and other areas of estate planning.
Before practicing law, Mr. Ruce worked as a professional trustee and spent several years working in the financial services industry. Mr. Ruce is the author of numerous articles on trust and estate planning topics and has had his materials published by educational institutions around the country. Some of these publications include the Drake Law Review, the Gonzaga Law Review, the Quinnipiac Law Review, and the South Texas Law Review. His work has also been featured in the real property, trust and estate law journal published by the American Bar Association.
Mr. Ruce holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota and a master of laws degree from the Thomas Jefferson School of Law. He earned his law degree from William Mitchell College of Law and has been admitted to practice law in Minnesota since 2008. He also holds a law license in South Dakota.
Enthusiastic about volunteering his time to causes he cares about, Mr. Ruce is a member of the advisory board for Minneapolis Animal Care & Control and serves for a variety of other Minneapolis based animal rescue groups. In addition, he provides legal services to the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.
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About Philip Ruce
Admitted: 2008, Minnesota
Professional Webpage: http://www.stonearchlaw.com/attorney-philip-ruce/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member, Minnesota State Bar, 2008
- South Dakota State Bar, 2020
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Minneapolis Animal Care and Control, Advisory Board Member
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- The Trustee and the Trust Protector: A Question of Fiduciary Power - Should a Trust Protector Be Held to a Fiduciary Standard?, Drake Law Review, Vol. 59, p. 67, 2010
- Anti-Money Laundering: The Challenges of Know Your Customer Legislation for Private Bankers and the Hidden Benefits for Relationship Management ('The Bright Side of Knowing Your Customer'), The Banking Law Journal, Vol. 128, No. 6, p. 548, June 2011
- The Bank Secrecy Act: The Not-so-Safe Harbor Provision and the Whitney Rule’s Double Standard for SAR Supporting Documentation, Financial Fraud Law Report, Vol. 3, No. 7, p. 608, 2011
- The Trustee and the Spendthrift: The Argument against Small Trust Termination, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Journal, Vol. 46, No. 1, 2011
- The Bank Secrecy Act: Considerations for Continuing Banking Relationships after the Filing of a Suspicious Activity Report, Quinnipiac Law Review, Vol. 30, No. 1, 2011
- The Trustee and the Prudent Investor: The Emerging Acceptance of Alternative Investments as the New Fiduciary Standard, South Texas Law Review, Vol. 53, No. 4, 2012
- The Trustee and the Spendthrift: The Argument against Small Trust Termination, 48 Gonz. L. Rev. 163, 2012/13
- The Trustee and the Remainderman: The Trustee’s Duty to Inform, (American Bar Association) Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Journal, 2011
- Trustee University: The Guidebook to Best Practices for Family Trustees, ArchStone Publications, LLC , 2015
Educational Background:
- William Mitchell College of Law, JD, 2008
- Thomas Jefferson School of Law, LLM, 2012
- University of Minnesota, B.A.
- Not everybody needs an estate plan, but the question is, will your estate go through probate? If it's going to go t… https://t.co/pzp3sRUGK2
- A will is a court document. You don't want to submit a 20-year-old court document for anything. https://t.co/OIGXav22wF
- Something law offices do all the time is to create a right within a will or a right within a revocable trust. https://t.co/KY9YM9MGF2
- Probate has the potential to take a long time. Every county is different. Every probate is different. Every state i… https://t.co/nI0mk2zRCQ
- Don't disinherit your kids if you can help it. https://t.co/7JSD06TU8d
- A will is a court document. You don't want to submit a 20-year-old court document for anything. https://t.co/OIGXav22wF
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Last Updated: 2/15/2021