Liberty Brooke Upton

Liberty Brooke Upton

5.0
Rating: 9.2

Licensed for 11 years

Estate planning Lawyer at Seattle, WA
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Tax, Probate

Hoge Building, Suite 800, 705 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA

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Licenses

Licensed in Washington for 11 years

State: Washington

Acquired: 2014

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Location

KHBB Law PLLC

Hoge Building, Suite 800, 705 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98104

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Liberty Brooke Upton's Reviews

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3 Client Reviews

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Posted by Jeff | January 30, 2020 | Hired Attorney

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Extremely informative and professional

My wife and I had our first child and worked with Liberty to update necessary documents. She made the process very seamless and was a pleasure to work with. She listened to our wants and made helpful suggestions of how we could approach drafting our documents. Liberty was very knowledgeable but was a...ble to explain things to us in a way that was easy to understand. We would absolutely work with Liberty again for any of our estate planning needs in the future.

Posted by Aleksandra | January 27, 2020 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Great Experience

I would highly recommend Liberty to anyone looking for estate planning and/or tax planning services. My husband and I recently decided to put together our first set of estate planning documents, in large part because of the upcoming arrival of our first child. Liberty was highly professional, extreme...ly prompt and went the extra mile to help answer all of our questions and provide the best service. She walked us through a variety of options and the advantages/disadvantages of different alternatives, and truly sought to understand what would be best for us and to tailor our estate planning documents to fit our needs and wants. She made the entire process seamless and easy and we both look forward to working with her in the future again.

Posted by Jill | February 18, 2016 | Hired Attorney

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Excellent Experience

After some unexpected health issues and having to go in for an extensive surgery, I decided it was necessary to seek assist in my estate planning. It was a rather stressful situation and there was a definite time constraint in completing documents prior to my procedure. Liberty did an excellent job o...f breaking down the ins and outs of estate planning, making sure that I was comfortable with the entire process, and understood things each step of the way. She was extremely patient with walking me through each form and step in the process and ensured that I had all of my questions answered in a timely manner. Liberty took what could have been an added stress and turned it into a wonderful experience. She takes the time to really understand your needs in the process and collaborates with you to ensure you are crafting the plan that works best for you. Each detail was covered with thought and diligence and I completed the process with complete confidence in my plan and her understanding of my situation. I would highly recommend Liberty; she was a pleasure to work with and made the estate planning process seamless.

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Experience

Rating:  9.2 (Superb)

Honors

2024

2024 Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2023

2023 Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2022

2022 Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2021

2021 Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2020

2020 Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2019

2019 Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2018

2018 Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2013

WSBA Taxation Section LL.M. Scholarship, Washington State Bar Association

Work Experience

2022 - Present

Attorney, Kutscher Hereford Bertram Burkart Khbb Law

2020 - 2021

Associate Attorney, Carney Badley Spellman, PS

2014 - 2020

Associate, Helsell Fetterman, LLP

2010 - 2013

Credit Administration Assistant, Columbia Bank

2007 - 2010

Financial Analyst, Columbia Bank

Associations

2021 - Present

Seattle Foundation - Professional Advisor Council

Member

2015 - Present

Seattle Philanthropic Advisors Network (SPAN)

Member

2014 - Present

King County Bar Association

Member

2013 - Present

Washington State Bar Association

Member

Education

2014

University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law

LL.M - Master of Laws

2013

Seattle University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

2007

Willamette University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2023

2023

Elder Law – Spring CLE

Durable Powers of Attorney and Planning Around Incapacity

2015

Keiretsu Academy Lunch

Year-end Tax Planning: A Case Study in Family Limited Liability Companies

Publications

2021

Washington Estate Planning, Probate, & Trust Law Blog 2021 Estate Planning Newsletter

2020

Helsell Fetterman - Newsletter 2020 Estate Planning Update

2020

Washington Estate Planning, Probate, & Trust Legal Blog Should You Update Your Estate Plan In Light of Biden’s Proposed Tax Plan

2019

Helsell Fetterman - Newsletter 2019 Estate Planning Update

2018

Helsell Fetterman - Newsletter 2018 Estate Planning Update

2017

Helsell Fetterman - Newsletter 2017 Estate Planning Update

2016

Helsell Fetterman - Newsletter 2016 Estate Planning Update

2015

Helsell Fetterman - Newsletter 2015 Estate Planning Update

Languages

English

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