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Mary Anne Vance

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Overview

Practice Areas

80% Wills / Living Wills
10% Trusts
10% Probate

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Cash, Check, Credit Card

Contact Information

The Law Office of Mary Anne, P.S.

901 Fifth Avenue Suite 1111

Seattle, WA 98164
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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 "... more

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Peer Endorsements	Endorsements 1 endorsement Lawyers: Endorse this lawyer Mary Anne is very professional and efficient. I often refer clients to her when I am conflicted out on a matter or otherwise am unable to assist. Endorsement from lawyer: Lora Brown , Seattle (WA), Over 4 years ago

Résumé

License

33 years since Mary Anne Vance was first licensed to practice law.

State	License status	Year acquired	Last updated by Avvo
Washington	Active	1979	01/31/2012

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

Work Experience

Position	Duration
Director at Law Office of Mary Anne Vance, P.S.	1981–present

Education

School	Major	Degree	Graduated
Northwestern University	Law	JD - Juris Doctor	1974
Drake University		BA - Bachelor of Arts	1969

Awards

Award Name	Granting Organization	Date
Top Lawyer		2007
Super Lawyer		2007

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Associations

Position	Association Name	Duration
Member	Estate Planning Council of Seattle	2006-present
Endowment Committee	Seattle Academy of Arts and Science	2006-present

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Reputation Level 9

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Guides:	12	Legal Guides
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Publications

Article	Publication	Date
When Death and Divorce Collide: Cross-over Issues in Estate Planning and Family Law	Washington State Bar Association	2006
Ethical Issues in Estate Planning Practice	Washington Ethics Advisory, Washington Law Institute Continuing Legal Education Seminar	2004

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Speaking Engagements

Presentation Name	Conference	Date
Strengthening Your Estate Planning Practice	King County Bar Association CLE	2010
What Everyone Should Know About the Array of Legal Documents and Procedures Available to Assist the Elderly	Washington Elder Law	2009

Closing Probate	Probate Boot Camp	2009
What Everyone Should Know About the Array of Legal Documents and Procedures Available to Assist the Elderly	Washington Elder Law	2008
When Death and Divorce Collide: Cross-over Issues in Estate Planning and Family Law	Washington State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar	2006
Consumer Information on Financial and Medical Powers-of-attorney	The Docket/ TVW Television	2006
Estate Planning	KUOW Radio Interview with Steve Scher	2006
When Death and Divorce Collide: Cross-over Issues in Estate Planning and Family Law	Washington State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar	2005
Ethical Issues in Estate Planning Practice	Washington Ethics Advisory, Washington Law Institute Continuing Legal Education Seminar	2004
Real World Estate Planning: Estate Planning for the Mid-Sized Estate	Washington Law Institute Continuing Legal Education Seminar	2002
Ethical Issues in Estate Planning Practice	Washington Ethics Advisory, Washington Law Institute Continuing Legal Education Seminar	2001
Ethical Issues in Estate Planning Practice	Washington Ethics Advisory, Washington Law Institute Continuing Legal Education Seminar	2000
Estate Planning Involving the Nontraditional Family	Washington State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar	1997
Things I Should Know But Am Afraid To Ask: Selected Issues In Real Estate Transactions	Real Property Probate & Trust Mid Year Meeting	1994
Financing and Lender Responsibility in Real Estate Transactions: A Borrower's Perspective	Washington State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar	1993
Estate Planning Approaches for Middle Income Individuals and Families	Seattle King County Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar	1993
Estate Planning Approaches for Middle Income Individuals and Families	Seattle King County Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar	1992

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