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At a Glance
| Firm | Gerhardt Law Office, PLC (doing business as Peace of Mind Law Center since 2018) |
| Attorney | Annette L. Gerhardt, Founder |
| Office | 2151 S. Highway 92, Suite 118, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 |
| Focus | Estate planning, probate, trust settlements, and elder law / long-term care planning, serving all of southern Arizona |
| Founded | 1997, by Annette L. Gerhardt |
| Team | 4 attorneys, per the firm’s own materials, including associate Mark Savage |
Sources: firm listings on Yelp, Better Business Bureau, Martindale.com, Yellow Pages, and a 2019 Sierra Vista Herald advertisement. Compiled August 2026.
Origin
A Firm That Deliberately Narrowed Its Own Practice
Annette L. Gerhardt formed Gerhardt Law Office, PLC in 1997 as a broader practice, then made a deliberate decision in 2006 to limit the firm’s scope exclusively to estate planning and probate. In 2016 the firm added elder law to its services, and in 2018 it began doing business under a second name, Peace of Mind Law Center, PLC — while multiple current business listings still show the firm operating under both names. This profile uses the original registered name, Gerhardt Law Office, for consistency with the State Bar and BBB records reviewed, and notes the “Peace of Mind” branding as the firm’s current public-facing identity.
Practice
Estate Planning, Probate, Trusts, and Elder Law — Nothing Else
Per the firm’s own materials, its practice is limited to estate planning, probate, trust settlements, elder law, and long-term care planning. The firm markets a “Peace of Mind Life Care and Legacy Planning” process built around ongoing client relationships rather than one-time document drafting, describing a model of continued communication so client plans stay current over time.
Track Record
No independently verifiable, itemized case-result compilation was located in the sources reviewed for this profile; estate planning and probate administration generally do not produce the kind of jury-verdict results published in litigation practice areas.
Past-Results Disclaimer: Every case is different, and no past result guarantees a similar outcome in any future matter.
Client Voice
No independently attributable, dated client reviews were located on the major platforms reviewed for this profile (the firm’s Martindale.com and Lawyers.com listings show no submitted reviews as of the research date).
Community
No independently verifiable community or civic involvement was located in the sources reviewed for this profile.
Recognition
No independently verifiable peer-reviewed credentials (Martindale-Hubbell AV rating, Super Lawyers selection, or State Bar of Arizona Board of Legal Specialization certification in estate and trust law) were located for Gerhardt in the sources reviewed for this profile. This profile does not use the word “specialist” for her on that basis. The firm’s strongest documented credential in the sources reviewed is longevity: nearly 30 years in continuous estate-planning-focused practice.
The Arizona Legal Backdrop
What follows is general legal information, not legal advice.
Arizona probate is governed by Title 14 of the Arizona Revised Statutes. Intestate succession — what happens when someone dies without a will — is set out beginning at A.R.S. § 14-2102, and Arizona has adopted its own version of the Uniform Trust Code, codified at A.R.S. § 14-10101 et seq. Healthcare and financial powers of attorney, central to elder law planning, are governed by A.R.S. § 36-3221 et seq.
The Awesome Attorneys Assessment
Gerhardt Law Office’s differentiator is depth through narrowing: a firm that deliberately cut its own practice down to estate planning, probate, and elder law nearly two decades ago rather than staying general, with almost 30 years of continuous operation in Sierra Vista. The honest trade-off: this profile located no independently verifiable peer-review credentials or dated client testimonials to corroborate that track record from outside the firm’s own materials, and the firm’s dual operating names (Gerhardt Law Office and Peace of Mind Law Center) are worth a direct question before signing an engagement letter, simply to confirm which name appears on the paperwork.
Methodology & Sourcing
This profile was researched in August 2026 from Yelp, the Better Business Bureau, Martindale.com, Yellow Pages, and a 2019 Sierra Vista Herald advertisement archived by a local business directory. Gerhardt Law Office, PLC did not commission, review, or pay for this profile.
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