Ilene L McCauley

Ilene L McCauley has been a distinguished member of the State Bar of Arizona since 1982. Her expertise is underscored by her certification as a Certified Specialist in Taxation from the Arizona Board of Judicial Specialization, a credential she has held since 1983. Over the years, she has been recognized consistently as a top estate planning lawyer in the Valley from 2011 through 2022. Since 2015, she has maintained a "superb" rating from AVVO, and in 2025 and 2026, she was honored as a Lawyer of Distinction in Estate Planning and Probate.

Ilene is an active member of Wealth Counsel and has been appointed by the Tax Advisory Commission to serve with the Tax Advisory Commission of the State Bar of Arizona. Her academic contributions include serving as an Adjunct Professor at the Estate and Wealth Approaches Institute at Michigan State University, where she taught advanced tax, business, and estate planning courses online.

Her academic credentials are impressive, with a BA from Binghamton University, a JD from Hofstra University School of Law, and an LLM in Taxation from DePaul University School of Law. Furthermore, she has completed a second post-doctoral degree in Advanced Tax and Estate Planning from the Esperti-Peterson Institute.