Benjamin J. Burnside

Ben is a Certified Specialist in Estate & Trust Law by the State Bar of Arizona and a Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation. Ben has been elected as a Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. He joined Bogutz & Gordon, P.C. in 1999, after having practiced with a Tucson estate planning firm since 1994. He serves on and is past Chair of the State Bar of Arizona Probate & Trust Section Executive Council. Ben earned a B.S. in Commerce from the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce, a J.D. from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law and an LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. He is a Member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and the Pima County Bar Association. He writes and lectures frequently and is active in numerous community organizations, including formerly serving as Chair of the Board of Goodwill Industries of Southern Arizona, Inc. and as a member of the Board of the Southern Arizona Estate Planning Council. Ben and his wife, Dena, a CPA, have traveled extensively to all seven continents, and they now have two children, Josephine and Ethan, who keep them closer to home. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Benjamin J. Burnside included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Best Lawyers in America in Trusts and Estates, Tucson Lawyer of the year in Trusts and Estate, Tucson, 2019 Other Sources of Feedback About Benjamin J. Burnside Included on the 2026Southwest Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2024 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2023 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2022 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2021 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2020 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2019 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2018 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2017 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2016 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2015 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2014 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2012 Southwest Super Lawyers Super Lawyers list 2011 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2010 Southwest Super Lawyers list

• Former Chair, Board of Goodwill Industries of Southern Arizona, Inc.
• Specialties and Certifications
• Certified Specialist in Estate & Trust Law, State Bar of Arizona
• Certified Elder Law Attorney, National Elder Law Foundation
• Licensed Fiduciary, Arizona Supreme Court

• State Bar of Arizona Probate & Trust Section Executive Council (Past Chair)
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Member)
• Pima County Bar Association (Member)
• Board of the Southern Arizona Estate Planning Council (Member)