Claudia A. Gowan

Member

Ms. Gowan’s practice focuses on estate, business and tax matters, with an emphasis on estate and wealth transfer planning; including wills, trusts, tax, charitable planning and business and insurance planning; probate, estate and trust administration. Ms. Gowan also focuses on multi-jurisdictional planning for individuals who hold assets in multiple states or internationally.  She speaks and presents on estate planning, probate, trust and tax planning topics.  She is the author of Email Notes: Estate Planning, You and Your Family and other articles.

Areas Of Practice:

• Estate Planning
• Probate
• Trusts
• Probate and Estate Administration
• Taxation
• Business Organizations

Bar Admissions:

• Washington, 1993

Education:

• UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF LAW, Seattle, Washington LL.M., Taxation, 2000
• GONZAGA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Spokane, Washington
  J.D., 1992 Honors: Moot Court Council, 1st Place, ATLA Moot Court Competition
• UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, Minneapolis, Minnesota, B.E.S., 1981 Psychology, Dance

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Washington State Bar Association
       Section of Taxation
• Member:  Editorial Board, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section
      Newsletter, 2003-2006
• King County Bar Association
      Chair: Real Property Probate and Trust Section, 2006-2007
• Planned Giving Advisory Council, Fred Hutchinson Cancer
      Research Institute, 2004-2007
• Children's Legacy Council, Children's Hospital Foundation
• Estate Planning Council of Seattle/King County
• Washington Women In Tax
• Society of Financial Services Professionals, Seattle Chapter, Former
      Member, Board of Directors