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About Douglas
Biography
Doug assists high net wealth individuals in evaluating and implementing personal planning strategies, and advises individuals and professional fiduciaries on estate and trust administration matters. He works with clients in a broad range of industries, including high-tech, agriculture and commercial real estate. Doug also acts as a mediator and arbitrator in trust and estate disputes.
Practice Areas
2
Practice Areas
Estate Planning
90%
47 years
Business
10%
41 years
Fees and Rates
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Licensed in Washington for 46 years
State: Washington
Acquired: 1979
No misconduct found
Licensed in Alaska for 18 years
State: Alaska
Acquired: 2008
No misconduct found
Location
Stokes Lawrence
1420 Fifth Avenue Suite 3000, Seattle, WA, 98101-2393
Stokes Lawrence Velikanje Moore & Shore
120 N. Naches Ave., Yakima, WA, 98901-2757
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Posted by Harvey | December 15, 2010 | Estate Planning
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I worked with Doug helping my parents review their will, dealing with my mother's estate, and now creating my own will. He is smart, fast, clever, efficient. The routine stuff stays routine, and the nonroutine stuff gets his attention. Can't ask for more.
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Experience
Honors
2020
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers
2019
High Net Worth Guide, Chambers & Partners Global
2019
Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers
2018
High Net Worth Guide, Chambers & Partners Global
2018
Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers
2018
The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward-White, Inc.
2017
High Net Worth Guide, Chambers & Partners Global
2017
Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers
2017
Best Lawyers in America, Woodward-White, Inc.
2016
Top 100 Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers
2016
The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward-White, Inc.
2016
Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers
2016
High Net Worth Guide, Chambers & Partners Global
2015
The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward-White, Inc.
2015
Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers
2014
Top 100 Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyer
2014
Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers
2014
The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward-White, Inc.
2013
The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward-White, Inc.
2013
Top 100 Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers
2013
Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers
2012
Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers
2012
Top 100 Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers
2012
The Best Lawyers in America®, Woodward-White, Inc.
2011
The Best Lawyers in America®, Woodward-White, Inc.
2010
The Best Lawyers in America®, Woodward-White, Inc.
2010
Top 100 Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2010
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2009
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2009
The Best Lawyers in America®, Woodward/White, Inc.
2008
The Best Lawyers in America®, Woodward/White, Inc.
2008
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2007
The Best Lawyers in America®, Woodward/White, Inc.
2007
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2006
The Best Lawyers in America®, Woodward/White, Inc.
2006
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2005
The Best Lawyers in America®, Woodward/White, Inc.
2005
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2004
The Best Lawyers in America®, Woodward/White, Inc.
2004
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
2003
The Best Lawyers in America®, Woodward/White, Inc.
2003
Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine
1999
Award of Merit, Washington State Bar Association
N/A
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
N/A
Fellow, American Bar Association
Work Experience
1984 - Present
Shareholder, Stokes Lawrence
1979 - 1984
Associate, Preston, Thorgrimson, Ellis & Holman
Associations
2014 - Present
Seattle University Planned Giving Committee
2014 - Present
Fred Hutchinson Planned Giving Advisory Board
2005 - Present
Washington State Bar Association
Yakima County Bar Association
Member
King County Bar Association
Member
2012 - 2013
Washington State Bar Association Governance Task ForceMember
2006 - 2008
Board of Governors, WSBAFormer Governor
1997 - 1998
Washington State Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust SectionPast Chair of Executive Committee
1995 - 1996
University of Washington School of Law JD and LLM programsEstate Planning Professor
1985 - 1986
Seattle University School of LawFormer adjunct professor of law
Education
1979
Seattle University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor, Summa Cum Laude
1976
Michigan State University
BA - Bachelor of Arts with High Honors
Speaking Engagements
2015
Washington Planned Giving Council Meeting
Crafting Donor Agreements that Withstand the Test of Time
2015
Planning Council Meeting
Portability Planning in the New Paradigm
2015
Planning Council Meeting
Portability Planning
2014
Council Luncheon Presentation
Crafting Donor Agreements that Withstand the Test of Time
2013
Presentation
Planning for the $2 Million to $10 Million Estate: A Potpourri of Planning Possibilities for Pusillanimous Penny Pinchers of Pecuniary Plenty
2013
Estate & Gift Tax Updates: More "Permanent" Estate Planning?
Portability & the Deceased Spouse Unused Exemption Amount
2012
WSBA Real Property, Probate & Trust Midyear Conference
Forming Stronger Client Relationships
2012
WSBA 7th Annual WSBA Solo and Small Firm Conference
Cocktail Law - How to Answer . . . You’re a Lawyer Aren’t You? - Estate Planning
2011
Yakima Estate Planning Council Meeting
The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010
2011
56th Annual Estate Planning Seminar
Planning for the $2 Million to $10 Million Estate
2010
Finding Our Future - Practicing Law in the 21st Century
21st Century Ethics
2008
The Law of Lawyering
Outsourcing the Profession and Internet Legal Service Competition
2007
Ethics Workout
BOG Issues Under Current Review and What Might be on the Horizon
2006
51st Annual Estate Planning Seminar
Ethics Update” - A Review of Final Changes in the WRPC
2005
50th Annual Estate Planning Seminar
Ethics Update - A Review of Proposed Changes in the WRPC
2005
Unknown.
Advanced Probate
2003
Unknown.
The Essentials of Community Property: Introducing the New Washington Community Property Deskbook - Prenuptial Agreements and Community Property Agreements
2003
St. Paul Minnesota
Mediation: An Answer for your Practice and your Clients
Publications
2006
Copy Editor
Reutlinger’s Washington Law of Wills and Intestate Succession