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Dorothy K Foster
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SEATTLE OFFICE:
411 University Street, Suite 1200
Seattle WA 98101
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Licensed in Washington for 34 years
State: Washington
Acquired: 1991
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Location
Foster Law Group, PLLC
177 Hall Brothers Loop NW, Bainbridge Island, WA, 98110-1889
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Posted by anonymous | December 09, 2014 | Estate Planning
Great Estate Lawyer
We use Dorothy for our complex estate planning and she is not only very good and very experienced, she has a very nice way about her and is the kind of person you can respect in all matters. She is a real keeper and we appreciate her ethics and desire to always do what's right. She is the kind of per...
Dorothy K Foster's Lawyer Endorsements
"I endorse this lawyer. I have regularly referred clients to this attorney for complex estate planning matters. In addition, she is experienced in all matters concerning non-profit tax exempt organizations."
"I strongly endorse this lawyer. I have worked with Dorothy on some extremely complicated cross-border tax issues and have been impressed with her ability to penetrate the complexity to find effective and practical solutions, her commitment to the highest level of client service and her knowledge of the law. She is known as the “go to†trust and estates lawyer on Bainbridge Island, for good reason, and is highly respected by clients and colleagues alike."
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Experience
Honors
2012
Five Star Wealth Manager, Seattle Magazine
2011
Five Star Wealth Manager, Seattle Magazine
2010
Five Star Wealth Manager, Seattle Magazine
2006
Washington's Most Amazing Attorneys, Washington CEO
N/A
Martindale-Hubbell "AV" (higest) rating, Martindale-Hubbell
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Order of the Coif, University of Nebraska College of Law
Work Experience
2011 - 2011
Associate, Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP
2011 - 2011
Attorney, Gores & Blais, PS
Associations
2010 - Present
Society of Trust and Estate PractitionersPresident, Seattle Branch
2010 - Present
Washington State Bar AssociationUniform Nonprofit Act Task Force
1996 - Present
Washington State Bar Association, Estate and Gift Tax Committee
King County Bar Foundation
Former Trustee
Washington State University Foundation Investment Committee
Member
Seattle Estate Planning Council
Member
Kitsap County Estate Planning Council
Member
Washington State Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section
Member
King County Bar Association
Member
Education
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University of Nebraska College of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
N/A
University of Colorado - Boulder
MA - Masters
N/A
Washington State University
MA - Masters
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Washington State University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
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Whitman College
Speaking Engagements
2013
STEP Seattle
Crafting the Cross-Border Estate Plan
2012
UW Educational Outreach
Estate Planning
2011
STEP - Pacific Rim Conference
Ownership of U.S. Non-Income Producing Property by Nonresident Alien
2009
STEP - Canada
Issues in U.S.-Canada Cross-Border Estate Planning
2009
Eastside Estate Planning Council - International Estate Planning
Planning for the Cross-Border Family
2008
Washington State Bar Association - CLE
International Estate Planning
2007
Children's Hospital Foundation - Philanthropic & Legacy Planning for Professional Advisors
Estate Planning Considerations for the International Estate
2004
University of Washington School of Law Graduate Tax Program - Adjunct Professor
International Estate Planning
2004
Kitsap County Estate Planning Council
Washington Estate Tax; Update
2004
Attorney CPA Tax Clinic
International Estate Planning
2004
ABA RPPT Mid-year Meeting
Law Office Technology
2003
WSU Foundation Annual Meeting
Charitable Giving Update
2003
King County Bar Foundation
Estate Planning Update
2003
International Society of CPAs
International Estate Planning
2002
Washington State Bar Association RPPT Mid-year Meeting
International Estate Planning
2002
Washington State Bar Association
Tax Exempt Organizations
2002
Washington Law Institute
International Estate Planning
2002
Kitsap County Estate Planning Council
Charitable Giving
2002
Attorney CPA Tax Clinic
International Estate Planning Update
2001
Providence Hospital Foundation CLE
Categories of Tax-Exempt Organizations
2001
Northwest Giving Project
Program-Related Investments
Publications
2005
Kitsap Sun
New Estate Tax Established in May
2005
Unknown
Nonprofit Client Alert
2004
Bainbridge Review
Breakfast of business champs
2003
Unknown
Washington State Inheritance Tax
2003
Seattle Times
Could estate be depleted by cost of husband's care
1999
Seattle Times
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Languages
English