Top Estate Planning Lawyers in SEATTLE | 121 available

121 Estate Planning lawyers are available in SEATTLE, Washington, including James J. Purcell, James Minorchio, Jamie Clausen, and Jamie Lanier. These lawyers are rated between 4.6/5 to 5.0/5 and 58% provide free consultation.
Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5

James J. Purcell

1218 3rd Ave Ste 2307 , Seattle , Washington 98101
Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Estate Planning, Taxation - State & Federal, Insurance, Insurance, Insurance, Insurance, Insurance, Insurance
Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5

John Terpin

Firm: TERPIN LAW, PLLC
PO Box 4010 , Seattle , Washington 98194
Practice Areas: Estate Planning
John M. Terpin obtained his Juris Doctorate from Boston College Law School in 2006 and is a member of the bar of the State of Washington. Terpin Law, PLLC was founded in 2015 to better assist individuals and families navigate our complex legal immigration system. Terpin Law, PLLC currently continues to assist people as a full-service Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning Firm.

Kari Brotherton

Firm: Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC
401 Union Street , Seattle , Washington 98101
Practice Areas: Estate Planning
As an attorney and a CPA, Kari’s practice focuses primarily on estate and tax planning. Kari was born in Walla Walla, Washington. She moved to Seattle in 1984, spent time in Pullman and Spokane, and moved back to Seattle in 1999. Prior to joining Ryan Swanson, Kari worked in a CPA firm and as CFO of her family’s automotive business. Both careers provided her with extensive experience in a myriad of issues that are raised with closely held businesses and succession planning. Kari’s work in a number of family transactions also provided the catalyst for her career in estate planning.
Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5

Karen Nakagawa

801 2ND AVE, Ste 1200 , Seattle , Washington 98104
Practice Areas: Guardianship, Estate Planning, Probate, Family, Adoption
Avvo Rating: Rated 3.6 out of 5

Julie Dickens

Firm: Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson & Daheim
One Union Square , Seattle , Washington 98101
Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Real Estate , Trusts, Estate Planning, Estate Planning, Estate Planning
Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5

Judd R. Marten

Firm: LeSourd and Patten, P.S.
600 University Street   2401  9 , Seattle , Washington 98101
Practice Areas: Employee Benefits,Estate Planning,Retirement Benefits
Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5

Joshua Reinertson

Firm: Joshua Michael Reinertson
801 Second Avenue Suite 1415 , Seattle , Washington 98104
Practice Areas: Estate Planning
Joshua Reinertson is an Associate Attorney with Reed Longyear Malnati Corwin & Burnett, PLLC. His practice focuses primarily on estate planning, probate, and related tax issues. Joshua enjoys working closely with clients to develop estate plans that embody RLMCB’s tenets of “proactive planning” and “sensible solutions.” Joshua has experience drafting wills and trusts which implement client goals, such as ensuring that client assets are used to set up scholarship endowments, or simply reducing tax liabilities to ensure wealth is available for the use of future generations.. Joshua received his law degree from Seattle University School of Law, from which he graduated with honors. While in attendance, Joshua excelled in classes dealing with diverse areas of law, however he quickly developed a passion for estate planning. In order to provide clients with refined level of service—and to further his understanding of the technical tax issues involved in estate planning—he enrolled in the Graduate Tax Program at the University of Washington School of Law. Joshua was awarded the Washington State Bar Association Tax Section’s annual scholarship and he is expected to receive his Master of Laws Degree in Taxation in 2019.. Prior to joining Reed Longyear Malnati Corwin & Burnett, Joshua was a legal extern for the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity office. There, he gained experience related to the enforcement of anti-discrimination laws and worked on negotiating settlements of discrimination claims. Joshua began working at RLMA as a legal intern in 2017 and has been a great asset to the firm since.. Joshua also enjoys engaging in volunteer work. He is currently a volunteer with the Washington First Responders Will Clinic, which provides free estate planning to police officers, firefighters, and other first responders. Joshua has also served as a Team Leader with King County Explorer Search and Rescue, an organization providing free-of-charge rescue services on Washington trails.. Outside of the office, Joshua spends his free time riding motorcycles, learning Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, working his way through a variety of classic literature, and enjoying the great Pacific Northwest on mountain bikes or skis.

Jonathan White

Firm: Populous Legal Services
7736 12th Ave SW , Seattle , Washington 98106
Practice Areas: Estate Planning

Jonathan Bowman

Firm: Jonathan L. Bowman, Attorney at Law, P.S.
500 Union St , Seattle , Washington 98101
Practice Areas: Estate Planning
Jonathan L. Bowman is the managing partner of Jonathan L. Bowman, Attorney at Law, PS; a Seattle, WA law firm which focuses on Estate Planning, Elder Law, Probate, Real Estate Law, Business Law and Marital & Domestic Relations matters. Mr. Bowman is a graduate of Gonzaga University School of Law and has been a member of the Washington State Bar Association since November 19, 1993. Mr. Bowman guest lectures for various groups and organizations, including the Washington State Bar Association and the King County Bar Association on Domestic Relations matters. Mr. Bowman has served on many local non-profit boards, including volunteering as a director, officer, executive committee member and president of the Greater Seattle Business Association; as director(s) of the Women's Funding Alliance and of the Greater Queen Anne Chamber of Commerce; and on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for Flying House Productions. For many years Mr. Bowman and his firm have supported same sex marriage, and in 2013 and 2015, was asked to sign on two Supreme Court of the United States Amicus Curiae Briefs, which ended in favorable decisions of same sex marriages.. Mr. Bowman believes that a balance of work, family, friends, and giving back to one's community is essential to his firm's success and the success of others.
Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5

John McMasters

Firm: Mullavey Prout Grenley Foe
2401 Northwest 65th Street , Seattle , Washington 98117
Practice Areas: Real Estate, Estate Planning, Business, Probate
Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5

James Minorchio

Firm: Fox Rothschild, LLP Attorneys At Law
1001 Fourth Avenue Plaza Suite 4500 , Seattle , Washington 98154
Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Corporate , Estate Planning, International & Trade, Mergers & Acquisitions, Estate Planning, Estate Planning, Estate Planning

John Creahan

Firm: Cairn Law, PLLC
1325 Fourth Ave Suite 940 , Seattle , Washington 98101
Practice Areas: Estate Planning
Avvo Rating: Rated 4.8 out of 5

Jill Bliss

Firm: Hart Schoener Bliss PS
12535 15th Ave. N.E. , Seattle , Washington 98125
Practice Areas: Estate Planning
Avvo Rating: Rated 4.3 out of 5

Jenny Ling

Firm: The Law Offices of Jenny Ling, PLLC
14900 Interurban Ave. South, Suite 271 , Seattle , Washington 98168
Practice Areas: Real Estate , Estate Planning, Estate Planning, Estate Planning, Estate Planning, Estate Planning
Attorney Jenny Ling’s estate planning practice focuses on helping families enhance their lives today and secure their futures tomorrow. She excels in guiding her clients through the often confusing maze of financial and legal decision to create plans to ensure the well-being of their families and the accomplishment of cherished family goals. Her considerable legal expertise includes family protection, wealth preservation, and values-based planning, as well as planning strategies for unmarried couples and divorced individuals. Whether you are married or single, with a traditional family or blended one, just starting out or looking back on a life well-lived, Jenny will help you to craft a plan that achieves your goals for your loved ones today and for years to come.. Jenny graduated from Seattle University School of Law after successfully completing the evening program. While attending law school, Jenny worked as a law clerk and paralegal at a litigation law firm in downtown Seattle. During her time at Seattle University, Jenny counseled clients in the Trust & Estates Legal Clinic and the Arts Legal Clinic. She also completed an externship at Corbis where her work focused on intellectual property and business matters. Prior to starting her own practice, Jenny was an associate at law firms in Tacoma and Seattle, where she counseled individuals and business owners in navigating the law. Jenny has chosen to concentrate on the Trust and Estates area because she is passionate about helping families create happy and secure futures.. Jenny takes a client focused approached to the practice of law. She is passionate about her clients and works tenaciously to assist them in their legal matters. In addition to estate planning, her practice includes busines law, debtor representation in bankruptcy proceedings, foreclosure, and landlord-tenant.. When Jenny is out of the office, enjoys spends her time with her family and walks on the beach.
Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5

Jenni Volk

1833 N. 105th Street, Ste. 101 , Seattle , Washington 98133
Practice Areas: Estate Planning
Jenni Frere Volk was born and raised in Bellingham, Washington.  She also had the pleasure of living in eastern Washington for four years while attending Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington’s most prestigious collegiate institution.. As a liberal arts college, Whitman provided Jenni with a solid foundation to become a successful, well-rounded attorney and business owner.. Jenni went on to graduate magna cum laude from Seattle University School of Law.. Although the subject of death can be delicate, Jenni became interested in teaching others about estate planning so that they could take comfort in knowing that their loved ones would be taken care of upon their passing.  Jenni’s friends and family have always considered her a “planner” – so estate planning seemed to be a natural fit.. She is a member of the Washington State Bar Association and is currently the co-chairman/co-founder of the Washington First Responder Will Clinic.. Jenni currently lives in Seattle with her husband, Ben, and her two young children.
Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5

Jeannie O'Brien

Firm: Selander O'Brien Attorneys PLLC
3829C S Edmunds St , Seattle , Washington 98118
Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Wills, Power Of Attorney

Jay Riffkin

701 5th Ave Ste 6100 , Seattle , Washington 98104
Practice Areas: Estate Planning

Jamie Lanier

Firm: Lane Powell PC
Po Box 91302 , Seattle , Washington 98111
Practice Areas: Estate Planning
As a member of Lane Powell's Trusts and Estates Practice Group, Jamie works with individuals and families to help them achieve their estate and personal planning goals. Specifically, she focuses her practice on gift and estate tax issues and trust and estate administration. Jamie also has experience advising nonprofit organizations with respect to formation and compliance issues. Prior to joining Lane Powell, Jamie served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Marc Barreca in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington.
Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5

Jamie Clausen

Firm: Phinney Estate Law
751 N 75th Street , Seattle , Washington 98103
Practice Areas: Estate Planning
Jamie founded Phinney Estate Law in 2007as a way of addressing a need she saw in the community for affordable,values-based estate planning and as a way to develop a legal practicethat was consistent with her own values and legal philosophy.  Beforefounding Phinney Estate Law Jamie worked as a litigation associate atCozen O’Connor, as an attorney advisor for the U.S. Department ofJustice, and as legal intern for Northwest Immigration Rights Projectand Northwest Justice Project.. Jamiebegan her work in estate law in 2005 as a pro bono attorney with KingCounty Volunteer Attorneys for Persons with HIV/AIDS (VAPWA).  Shefound that she enjoyed the opportunity to help clients with theplanning process and and the chance to think creatively with theseclients to address the unique needs of their situations.  She alsoappreciated the opportunity to work with clients to avoid conflicts.. In addition to her work with VAPWA, Jamie also does pro bono work and/orworked for non-profits providing clients with assistance withimmigration petitions, naturalization, applications for publicbenefits, and family law cases.  She continues to devote 25% of herpractice to pro bono work and free community education.  As part ofthat service, Jamie serves as a volunteer attorney facilitator for theex-party probate and guardianship calendar in King County.. Sincefounding Phinney Estate Law, Jamie has had the opportunity to work withindividual or families in a variety of situations.  She has worked withnewlyweds, young families, single business owners, blending families,the terminally ill, and non-married clients.  It is her experience thateach family, no matter how traditional or non-traditional, is trulyunique and, once you get to know them, have unique needs.. Whenshe is not working, Jamie volunteers her time to a number of localcommunity groups including the Seattle Milk Fund, Phinney EcoVillage,Phinney-Greenwoood Climate Change Action Now, and the Greenwood ArtsCouncil and is the elected Democratic PCO for her neighborhood.  She is a practicing Quaker with the Salmon BayFriends Circle.  She also enjoys spending time with her family andfriends and loves spending a much time as possible enjoying theoutdoors.  She is in three book clubs and is always looking for a goodbook.  She also carves and prints block prints which can occasionally be seen in shops and coffee house in the Phinney-Greenwood neighborhood.. Jamieis a member of the Washington State Bar Association sections on Probateand Elder Law.  She is also a member of the King County Bar Associationsections on Probate and Elder Law. She currently serves as the Co-Chair of the KingCounty Bar Association Collaborative LawSection and the leader of the Long Term Planning Working Group of the Northwest GBLT Senior Services Network.  She is also a member of the International Holistic Lawyer’sAssociation.
Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5

Karl Flaccus

Firm: Brothers Henderson Durkin, P.S.
936 N 34th Street, Suite 200 , Seattle , Washington 98103
Practice Areas: Probate, Trusts, Estate Planning, Guardianship
Karl Flaccus’s practice focuses on estate planning, trusts, probate, and litigation involving wills, probates, and guardianships. He has guided thousands of families in successfully structuring important personal documents and plans, and the successful resolution of trust and estate conflicts.. Karl has an extensive background in the legal field predating his 2023 merger with Brothers & Henderson. Before attending law school, he practiced tax accounting and representing clients in audits before the IRS for 11 years in Alaska. During law school, he interned with Judge Hugh Bownes of the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston, and clerked for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Concord, New Hampshire. After receiving his Juris Doctor, he clerked for U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Rothstein, and for Judges Marshall Forrest and Jack Scholfield of Division I of the Washington State Court of Appeals. In 1994, he opened his own private law practice in Seattle, Flaccus Law, where he served thousands of clients in the successful structuring of important personal documents and plans. He understands the heavy emotional and financial costs of litigation for his clients.. Beginning in the late 1990’s, Karl ran a free monthly legal clinic at the Shoreline Senior Center for almost 20 years, where he offered pro bono legal advice to hundreds of seniors and their family members. Outside of work, Karl enjoys a myriad of outdoor activities. During his time in Alaska, he kayaked thousands of river miles and built two cabins outside of Fairbanks. He has run a number of marathons, including the Boston Marathon. Nowadays, he likes to ski, hike, and spend time with his family. The Flaccus family also spends a lot of cabin time in the Cascades throughout all the seasons.

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