Karen Nakagawa

I was referred to Karen Nakagawa by staff at a Seattle Hospital. I called her while at the hospital and she provided me with excellent advise over the phone. Many months later, when my mom passed - I called Karen - and she remembered us. We were so glad she agreed to work with our family to deal ...with the legal issues around death, wills, probate, etc. We had no idea what to do - and Karen patiently explained things, walked us through the steps, and provided us with multiple options when barriers arose. Our situation was complicated - with seven children around the US - none residing in Washington, mom's home with a mortgage, high medical bills added as lien to her home, changes in our family status, etc. Karen stuck with us, guiding us with compassion, respect and great legal intellect. After going through this process together, she feels like family!

I was the Trustee of a family Trust that was complicated, unequal, and spread among over a half-dozen beneficiaries. Having no experience as a professional Trustee, I needed legal advice. I consulted with Karen and she made the legalese melt into English I could understand, and she teased apart the o...ptions and presented them to me in a way that gave me great relief. I am so grateful for her wisdom and insight. This is what a lawyer should be.

I'm writing this review for my mother who is 84 years old. My mother hired Karen to probate my dad's estate. Karen was great! Really thorough, asking the right questions, getting all the details, and even uncovering funds we didn't know about. She was really patient and caring with my mom. We ha...d total confidence in her knowledge of the law and getting the job done efficiently, quickly and getting right to it. We felt we could depend on her to act on our behalf.

Karen worked with me during my divorce and I found her to be very responsive, professional, efficient, straight-forward, and friendly throughout the process. I also found Karen to be a good advocate for me, very reasonable with her charges, and I never felt like she billed me for any unnecessary wor...k. I would highly recommend Karen and in fact I have already recommended her to several of my friends.