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Estate Planning for the Whole FamilyWe work with families of all kinds; those who are married or single, with a traditional family or a blended one, and those who are just starting out or looking at a life well-lived.. I graduated with honors from the University of Washington School of Law in 1980. After working in the legal field for 28+ years, I took a 10-year break before returning to law in 2022.. So, I AM BACK! I am rebuilding what I started with the benefit of my life experience and the resources of the Personal Family Lawyer program. The programs systems create an efficiency that allows me to focus on what I like best: getting to know our clients so we can create comprehensive customized plans for them.. I am the proud mother of Megan and Alec and grandmother of Jameson and triplets; McKinley, Jaden and Jaxson.. Because of my grandparenting experience, I am especially interested in working with grandparents – who want to protect themselves, their wonderful adult children, and their adored grandchildren.. A former client who wants to work with me again, says: “Thank you for coming back to help those of us who love your wonderful help with our futures and how we want t leave things for our loved ones. You are the best! Thank you, Melanie D.”.. We start by scheduling a Wealth Planning Session (which usually lasts 2 hours). Once scheduled, we send a Life and Legacy Inventory and Assessment to be completed as best you can before the Wealth Planning Session. We also ask for copies of all Deeds, financial statements evidencing your ownership of bank accounts, investment accounts, retirement accounts, and annuities, as well as stocks or bond certificates. In addition, we need copies of any LLC or Partnership Agreements and your previous estate planning documents. At that session, I make recommendations regarding a customized estate plan and the corresponding flat fee; half of which is paid upfront and the balance paid at the completion of the estate plan. (Because we don’t bill hourly for estate planning, there are no surprises.) The signing of the documents usually takes place 4 weeks after the planning session.. After completion and implementation of the estate plan, we offer free 3-year review sessions to determine if there is a need for a change in your estate plan. (The client is responsible for scheduling those 3-year reviews).. We also offer plans by which we provide life and legacy planning to family members, such as adult children, parents and grandparents.

Erin is the founder of the Law Office of Erin R. McCrillis where she practices in the areas of estate planning, estate administration, and trust administration. Erin was admitted to the Washington State Bar in 2018.. Erin is a mom and wife. Erin loves to travel and as marathon runner, backpacker, kayaker, and soccer player, she is happiest being active in the outdoors. Erin's proudest accomplishment is hiking 508 miles across the Camino de Santiago.

Celia Rivera is the founder of Rivera Law Offices.  She limits her practice to representing injured people and has represented hundreds of personal injury clients.  She has extensive litigation and arbitration experience, as well as jury trial experience.  Celia has been a featured speaker at continuing education seminars for attorneys and chiropractors, and is active in numerous legal associations.  She currently serves as the WSAJ Diversity Chair.  She is a WSAJ Eagle Member, a member of the Washington State Bar Association, the Thurston County Bar Association, and the Thurston County Chamber of Commerce.

Business, Real Property & Personal Injury. John knows the key to being a successful lawyer is meticulous preparation at all stages of litigation. John has represented individuals and businesses in a variety of matters in his legal career and has achieved successful results in jury trials, arbitrations, mediations, and on motions. John applies the same focus and intensity to all of his cases whether the case is a wrongful death jury trial or a relatively simple transactional matter. “The most important case to each of my clients is their own case,” John says.

Bryce and his wife Gretchen are life-long residents of Pierce County and have three children. Bryce has retained a continuing interest in athletics since his football-playing days at the University of Washington which included videotaping games for the Puyallup High School football team. He also enjoys golf, skiing, fishing, as well as all water-related activities.. Bryce graduated in 1961 from the University of Washington with a major in political science and a minor in economics. He attended the University of Washington Law School and Gonzaga University, where he received a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree in 1966. Bryce received the Bureau of National Affairs Award which is given to the member of the law graduating class who has achieved the highest grades during the year immediately preceding graduation. Bryce was an associate editor of the Gonzaga Law Review.. Bryce is a member of the Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity and he is currently a member of the Washington State, Pierce County, and American Bar Associations. He is also a member of the Washington State and American Hospital Attorneys Associations. He has been a member at the Washington State Bar Association’s Disciplinary Board. He has served as a member of the Board of Trustees, as well as Secretary-Treasurer of the Pierce County Bar Association. He has been a member of the Legislative Committee and Continuing Legal Education Committee for Washington State Bar Association, as well as Special District Counsel. Bryce is listed in "Who's Who in American Law."

Attorney Charles W. Lane has been rated by his peers as having a very high level of expertise, professional ability, and ethical standards.  He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and graduated from Louisiana State University with a BA.  He received his JD from the Tulane Law School, and received his LLM from the University of Washington, in Seattle. After graduating from Tulane Law school, Mr. Lane was an Assistant District Attorney in New Orleans. During his tenure as an A.D.A. Mr. Lane gained vast experience in Criminal Law. Mr. Lane brought to trial over 130 felony cases including numerous murder, rape, illegal drugs, and other felony matters. Mr. Lane was also responsible for training fellow prosecutors in trial skills and techniques.. Mr. Lane has been practicing law in Western Washington for 18 years, primarily in the Puget Sound area, and has handled all types of cases.  He has extensive experience with the inner workings of the criminal courts in Olympia, Tacoma, and Seattle, while completely covering Thurston, Pierce, King, Mason, and Kitsap counties.

Andrew Y. Yi was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington. He grew up in south Tacoma and attended Visitation Primary School and Bellarmine High School. Andrew’s primary areas of practice include criminal defense and plaintiff’s personal injury law.. Andrew attended New York University and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and mathematics with high honors. During his time at NYU, Andrew was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa and received numerous awards for scholastic excellence including the NYU Honors Scholars Award and the NYU Founders Day Award (awarded to undergraduates who graduate in the top ten percent of their class). Andrew also served as an intern for U.S. Senator Patty Murray as an undergraduate.. Andrew attended law school at Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville, Tennessee on a merit scholarship. During his time at Vanderbilt, Andrew was inducted into Phi Delta Phi, an international legal honors fraternity with an emphasis in promoting legal ethics. Andrew worked at various legal internships including serving as a research assistant for several Vanderbilt law school professors, in the general counsel’s office for a large publicly traded company, for several law firms, and as a law clerk for the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division II. Andrew’s internships exposed him to a variety of areas of law, both civil and criminal, and allowed him to learn the intricacies of both trial and appellate litigation.. After graduating from law school, Andrew was admitted to the Washington State Bar, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Following his admission to the bar, Andrew worked as a deputy prosecutor for the Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office.. Andrew is a member of the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Washington Defender’s Association, the Honorable Robert J. Bryan Inn of Court, and the Washington Association for Justice. In his spare time, Andrew serves as a member of the board of directors for A Step Ahead in Pierce County, a non-profit organization serving the needs of developmentally disabled children.. Andrew speaks fluent Korean and is available for consultations in Korean.

A graduate of the University of Puget Sound - School of Law, with High Distinction, Frank has spent the last 37 years litigating complex legal claims.  He has successfully tried thousands of family law/divorce, medical malpractice and personal injury cases.  He has won million dollar claims and been successful in highly contested custody cases.  He has an excellent record in the courtroom and is a skilled negotiator.  Frank enjoys working on difficult cases to win the best possible results for his clients.. Frank is an experienced and aggressive trial lawyer who has dedicated his life to fighting for justice for his clients.  He prides himself on taking-on complex cases and formulating creative solutions to seemingly insurmountable problems.. Frank believes that men deserve equal rights in parenting and divorce and has worked throughout his career to help men and women achieve their goals in custody and property division.. A recipient of the American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA) Wiedemann Wysocki Citation of Excellence, Frank is the Founding Member of the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ) distinctive Eagle Program and a Presidents’ Club member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ); and a member of Million Dollar Advocates, Thurston County Bar Association and King County Bar Association Family Law Section.. In 2016, Morris - Sockle, PLLC, was named Washington's Best Civil Litigator and Mr. Morris was among the 2016 Lawyers of Distinction as well as in the Top 10 Attorneys, as rated by the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys.. Morris - Sockle, PLLC, was recently featured on as a Premier Law Firm of 2017.. Frank is also the founder of Thunderbay Construction which has built and developed hundreds of homes and numerous commercial buildings in Thurston County.  He is co-owner of Thunderbay Property Management, which owns and manages several professional office buildings in Olympia.. When not working, Frank is an avid sailboat racer, scuba diver, skier, hiker, and traveler.