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Working primarily in Ryan Swanson’s Estate Planning & Probate practice group, Brad brings experience in managing the nuances of all types of assets and creating customized plans for wills, trusts for relatives or pets, power of attorneys, living wills, and disposition of remains. His creation of unique trust and estate plan structures has helped clients implement tax-saving strategies as they look to pass their legacy forward.. Brad is also versed in contract law, including the drafting and reviewing of complex agreements in business and personal matters. He works with clients to minimize their risk by drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and executing legally binding agreements.. Brad partners closely with business owners and entrepreneurs to help them plan in advance, realize their vision and grow into success. This includes entity structure and formation; partnership, membership, and operating agreements; and business compliance.

Walter is an associate in Dorsey's Tax, Trusts and Estates practice group. His practice focuses on all aspects of wealth management, including implementing practical and tax efficient estate plans, business succession planning, nonprofit organizations, and assisting executors and trustees in fulfilling their duties.

The Law Office of Michelle Geri Farris offers quality, personal legal services. Areas of practice include wills and trusts, guardianships, probate, landlord tenant, evictions, misdemeanor defense and general litigation. Michelle answers her own phones and emails, and works with each client directly. Evening appointments are availiable for those with busy schedules.

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Steve is a founding member of Westwood Law Group. He has been advising individual and business clients on a wide variety of legal issues since 2005. His practice has focused on general business representation, construction law, commercial and residential real estate, entity formation, business acquisitions, commercial transactions, debtor/creditor matters, estate planning, and probate. Steve has substantial litigation experience, advocating for clients in various commercial, real estate, and construction disputes including mediation, arbitration, and trial. In addition to working in a law firm setting, Steve previously worked as in-house counsel for a construction firm and provides pro-bono services to The Anchor Project. Steve has an office on Bainbridge Island and is available to meet with clients in Kitsap County.

Stephanie is an attorney licensed to practice law in the state of Washington. She graduated from Seattle University School of Law in 2001 and was honored twice with the law school’s Trustees’ Scholarship.. Prior to law school, Stephanie earned a bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy from the University of Puget Sound. For more than a decade as an occupational therapist, Stephanie worked with adults with physical and mental disabilities, both in long-term care and home-health settings. While fighting for her patients’ healthcare benefits, she discovered how the power and right use of law can protect the most vulnerable individuals. It was this revelation that inspired her to embark upon her legal career.. Her long history of community volunteerism includes serving as a court-appointed special advocate for foster children, for which Stephanie was acknowledged as one of Pierce County’s “Volunteers of the Year.” She has also served as a team coordinator for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society fundraising events and for the annual Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk.. Stephanie is an active member of the Washington State Bar Association and the King County Bar Association, and has presented continuing education to fellow attorneys on legal advocacy for elders and other vulnerable adults. She is also a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and the Washington Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.. And, most importantly, she is the proud mother of Kyle and daughter-in-law Alex, both of whom bring great joy and purpose to Stephanie’s life.. About Compassionate Legal CareOur firm provides caring, compassionate legal services with a focus on Wills, Powers of Attorney, Estate Planning, Guardianship issues, and Elder Law. We also welcome non-traditional families and recognize the special circumstances of our clients in the LGBTQ communities.

Solo practitioner specializing in Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills, Elder Law and Healthcare Law. Having had a spouse who was medically disabled at an early age, I learned first-hand the complexities of dealing with these issues. I attended law school as a second career student and now bring my decades of experience to this arena as an advocate for others.Actively involved in several KCBA volunteer programs, including Elder Law Clinic, Social Security Disability Overpayment project, Housing Justice Project, Neighborhood Legal Clinics, and Family Law CASA.Former Seattle University School of Law student having served on the SU Health Law Society Board for two years, as Vice President and President, respectively.Served externships during law school at Washington State Attorney General (UW Health Law Division), MultiCare Health System In-House Counsel, and Washington State Medical Association In-House Legal Counsel.

Seattle native, Ken Bloch, is an AV rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell and a three-time Washington Super Lawyer honoree (Washington Law & Politics, 2008, 2009, 2010).. Mr. Bloch’s legal experience includes a wide range of practice, including business contracts, business and tort litigation, business entity formation, real estate matters, estate planning and administration. For the past 20 years his practice has primarily been limited to business consulting, all facets of real estate development, estate planning and administration.

Sally’s practice focuses on estate planning, probate, general business, real estate, and marital and domestic partnership agreements. She works closely with clients to understand their needs and assess their options. She guides her clients towards making informed decisions about critical matters. Sally has spoken before a variety of groups on estate planning matters

RoseMary serves as general counsel to wealthy individuals, their families, and their businesses. She works closely with clients to design and implement sophisticated strategies integral to family wealth planning. High-net-worth individuals, including real estate developers, entrepreneurs, business owners, principals of private equity and venture capital firms and executives of privately-held and public companies, turn to her for advice and counsel in all aspects of wealth transfer strategies, income and transfer tax planning, philanthropy, and business succession.. She also assists families with probate and trust administration. In addition to her trust and estate work, RoseMary advises not-for-profit organizations on a variety of issues, including obtaining and maintaining 501(c)(3) status. She has been listed as Lawyer of the Year for Nonprofit/Charites Law and Trust and Estates by Best Lawyers, and is ranked in Chambers and Partners High Net Worth guide.

Robbie counsels individuals, families and businesses on matters involving income, estate and gift tax planning. He represents many businesses in transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, succession planning and organization strategies. Robbie also handles probate and trust matters and designs estate plans for clients of all financial means. His tax background cements his relationship with clients for both business and estate planning purposes.

Practicing for 20 years in the greater Seattle area, Mr. Plunkett has handled thousands of real estate and business transactions covering the full spectrum of property transfer issues.

Services provided by the firm include the drafting of wills and trust documents, planning for future incapacity or death, minimizing asset exposure to creditors, evaluating the strategic role of life, disability and long term care insurance in business and estate planning

Peter F. Cowles has been practicing law in the State of Washington since 1992.  Peter graduated Magna Cum Laude from Kean University.  After graduation, he worked in both the public and private sector and traveled extensively throughout Europe and Australia.  He obtained his Juris Doctor degree from Gonzaga University School of Law.  Peter serves as a King County Court appointed Arbitrator and court appointed Settlement Guardian Ad Litem (SGAL). Peter uses a common sense approach to achieve his clients' goals.

Oliver Spencer is a Seattle estate planning lawyer, Seattle real estate lawyer, and Seattle landlord-tenant lawyer. He has twenty-two years of experience as an attorney practicing in these areas of the law. He has also volunteered as a mediator for disputes in the King County District Court’s Small Claims Court in Seattle for landlord-tenant, commercial, construction, towing, breach of contract, personal injury, and merchant-consumer disputes, and is a graduate of the King County Dispute Resolution Center’s Mediation Practicum. He has mediated landlord-tenant disputes at the King County Dispute Resolution Center.. He was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. He attended Walnut Hills High School. He graduated Cum Laude from the Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. He majored in journalism and double minored in French language and Asian Studies. After undergraduate school he worked as a newspaper and magazine reporter before moving to Seattle to attend the University of Washington School of Law.. He worked as an attorney for K&L Gates, LLP, formerly Preston, Gates & Ellis, LLP, and Bank of America, Probate And Wealth Transmission Department in Seattle, Washington. He worked in estate planning for the Law Office of Stanley Byrd in Seattle, Washington. He worked as a real estate attorney for the Law Offices of James Deal in Lynnwood, Washington. He worked as a mortgage loan officer for Deal Mortgage in Lynnwood, Washington. He worked as an attorney for the Law Offices of David Reed, the Law Offices of Ricardo Vasquez, and the Law Office of Kathryn Ellis in Seattle, Washington. He worked for General Electric Aircraft Engines, Legal Operation, Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP, and the Law Offices of Stephen Felson in Cincinnati, Ohio.. His free time is spent with his family and friends. He enjoys swimming, tennis, hiking, film, theater, music, news, books, writing, and the study of language. He has language abilities in English, Spanish, French, Mandarin Chinese, and Latin.. He studied French language and culture at the Institute of Touraine in Tours, France. He was a Capitol Scholar from the State of Ohio at the Office of the Corporation Counsel, General Litigation Division, in Washington, D.C. He received the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office Scholarship from the Ministry of Education of the Government of Taiwan to study Mandarin Chinese at Taiwan Normal University (Shi Da) in Taipei, Taiwan.

Nathan Benjamin is a Partner at Benjamin Law Group, PLLC. Mr. Benjamin handles injury cases and estate planning. The firm is based in Seattle, Washington, but handles cases all around Western Washington. He graduated from Gonzaga University School of Law, where he served elders in the Gonzaga Legal Aid Clinic, assisting with a wide array of issues including estate planning. Please call for help with your legal case.

Nancy loves to serve and care for her clients as they work through their real estate, estate planning, probate and trust related matters. She prepares and reviews purchase and sale agreements for residential and commercial transactions, as well as easements, leases, and contracts. She handles probate and trust matters in counties throughout Washington State and works with others to transfer any assets in other States.. Nancy is a third generation Seattle resident. She graduated from Roosevelt High School. She and her husband, David Given, have two daughters. She and her family keep busy with musical theatre and enjoying outdoor activities.. Nancy is also a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (C.A.P.), which enables her to advise clients on their charitable gift planning, either in the context of their preparation of a Will or Revocable Trust or in addition to their existing planning.

My practice focuses on helping injured cyclists, motorcyclists and scooter riders obtain just compensation for their injuries. I provide superior legal representation through compassionate counseling and tenacious advocacy for all of my bike-accident clients. Once I take your case, I take care of all the paperwork, phone calls and negotiations so you can stop worrying about dealing with insurance companies and focus on recovering from your injuries.  As a daily bike commuter, former competitive cyclist, veteran bike messenger and advocate for bicyclists’ rights, I am uniquely suited to work with you on your bike accident case.  I can advise you, at no charge, on how to evaluate your claim and whether you would benefit from hiring a lawyer.

My practice focuses on estate planning, taxation, probate, trust administration, and trust and estate litigation matters. I enjoys working with a broad range of clients, from young families looking to secure their children’s future, to clients in need of sophisticated tax planning and litigation strategy.. I graduated from Seattle University School of Law, magna cum laude, and earned my Masters of Law in Taxation from the University of Washington. While in law school, I studied global human rights advocacy at the Mandela Institute at the University of the Witwatersrand School of Law in Johannesburg, South Africa, and was a legal clerk to the Honorable Richard McDermott at the King County Superior Court.. I have served as the Young Lawyer Liaison for the Washington State Bar Association's Real Property, Probate & Trust Section, and am currently serving as the Section's Newsletter Editor, writing articles on noteworthy trust and estate issues, and am an ex officio member of its Executive Committee. I am currently serving as the chair of the WSBA Taxation Section’s Estate and Gift Tax Committee, and am a frequent author and lecturer on trust and estate topics.

My husband (Warren Baker) and I have been practicing law together for over 10 years.  We have two young children and love traveling (with and without the children) and playing in the great outdoors.

My goal is to ensure your story is told and your family is protected in the long run. As an estate planning attorney, my passion is to assist you in successfully navigating the inevitable while also being prepared for the unexpected. I hope to clear up any complexity and provide you with a meaningful plan that will carry out your wishes while telling your story.. I take pride in providing quality work, clear and quick communication, and detail oriented services. My practice includes counseling clients on a variety of trusts and estate matters, including estate and tax planning, estate and trust settlement, and community property agreements. I also enjoy assisting clients with charitable planning from advising tax-exempt organizations on formation, application for exemption, compliance with federal and state tax exemption laws, and also with individual planned giving.. I graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in Economics and then received my J.D. from Seattle University School of Law graduating cum laude. I was an editor of the Seattle University Law Review and a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Board. Currently, I am pursuing my Executive LLM degree in Taxation at New York University.

Ms. Hurt was admitted to practice in the State of Washington in 2013. She earned her Juris Doctor Cum Laude from Seattle University School of Law in 2013 and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from the University of Washington in 2010.. As an associate with Brothers & Henderson, P.S., Ms. Hurt’s practice focuses on the areas of developmental disability law including: capacity; estate and trust planning; trust administration; establishment of and reporting on guardianship; benefits management and advocacy; independent living; and special education.. Ms. Hurt grew up in the disability community. From a young age when her brother was diagnosed with Autism she honed her advocacy skills on behalf of her brother and their friends from the playground to the classroom to school board meetings and now with the Social Security Administration and the Courthouse. She attended the Experimental Education Unit (EEU) with her brother as students in the preschool classroom and later returned in 2006 to be a teacher’s assistant. She understands first-hand the struggles and needs of families impacted by disabilities. She pursued a profession in law to meet some of the more complex and lesser understood needs of these families.. Ms. Hurt has had the good fortune to work with and learn from the two foremost authorities on disability law in Washington State. During law school, Ms. Hurt began her practice of disability law as an intern with attorney and disability advocate Larry Jones. She worked with Larry Jones until his retirement in 2013. She then began working with Brothers & Henderson, P.S. and continues to hone her advocacy skills through presentations and client representation.. In her spare time, Ms. Hurt hikes, camps, and runs ½ marathons with her friends and large extended family. She also coaches skiing with the Ski Hawks Special Olympics ski racing team and in the off-season, is an active member of the board of directors. She volunteers with her dad as an assistant coach for Special Olympic bowling, basketball, and track and field. Ms. Hurt also serves on the Board for the Arc of Washington.

Michael J. Longyear represents clients in issues regarding Trust and Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Administration, Guardianship, and Elder Law and related real estate and business matters. He serves as guardian of the estate, trustee, and estate administrator in routine and complex or contested matters. Mr. Longyear is a member of the Estate Planning Council of Seattle.. Mr. Longyear currently serves on the Washington Supreme Court Certified Professional Guardian Board. He is a past Co-Chair of the King County Settlement Guardian ad Litem (SPR 98.16W) Training Program. He is also a Past-Chair of the King County Bar Association Guardianship and Elder Law Section, and is a Past Co-Chair of the Title 11.88 Mandatory Guardian ad Litem Training Program.. Mr. Longyear is Past-Chair of the Elder Law Section of the Washington State Bar Association and has served on the Legislative Committee. He is the current treasurer. He also belongs to the Real Property, Probate and Trust Sections of the WSBA.. Mr. Longyear earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh and has a Bachelor's Degree from Eisenhower College. He also holds an M.A.T. from Colgate University. He was admitted to the Maryland State Bar in 1984 and the Washington State Bar in 1989.. Mr. Longyear has been recognized each year as a Washington Super Lawyer from 2001-2010 by Washington Law & Politics magazine. He was also named Seattle Best Lawyer in 2001.

Megan focuses her practice on flat fee Estate Planning - including Wills, Trusts, Children's Trusts, Supplemental Needs Trusts, Durable Powers of Attorney and Advanced Directives.. Megan graduated cum laude from Seattle University School of Law and is admitted to practice in Washington State and the Western and Eastern Federal District Courts of Washington. She has taught an Introduction to Law course at Cascadia Community College and speaks at Continuing Legal Education seminars at the state and national level. She received her B.A. magna cum laude from St. Mary’s College of California.. She was born and raised in Everett, Washington. She and her husband, an Ohio native, reside in Seattle with their two sons and enjoy everything the Pacific Northwest has to offer.

Mary Lee Moseley has 27 years of experience in estate planning and trust and estate administration, and has worked as a trusts and estates attorney in Maine, California and Washington. She has extensive experience with complex estate planning, estate and trust administration, and IRS gift and estate tax audits. Mary Lee previously worked as a director with Deloitte Tax, LLP’s Estate, Gift and Trust Tax Practice for 16 years, where she was responsible for the planning and implementation of transfer tax strategies for high net worth individuals and the administration of complex estates.

Mary Anne Vance focuses her practice on estate planning, trusts and probate. She is the co-author of the Probate and Estate Planning Chapters of the "Washington Civil Practice Deskbook". She chairs and speaks at legal seminars sponsored by the Washington State and King County Bar Associations. She was voted "Super Lawyer" by Washington Law and Politics Magazine and voted one of Seattle's Top Attorneys by Seattle Magazine.