Tax Planning Attorneys in Washington

28 tax planning firms in Washington, by county and firm type.

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28 firms

Solo PracticeSequim, WA

Alan E. Millet, P.S.

Since 1981 · Serves 1 county

Sequim solo general civil practice in Clallam County, in operation since 1981, that handles probate, administration of decedents' estates and trusts, and collection of assets through small estate procedures. The practice also prepares wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney, community property agreements, and health care directives, alongside estate tax planning, real estate, and business law.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 2 more

Office: 109-B E Bell StSequim, WA 98382
Phone: (360) 683-1119

FirmTacoma, WA

Davies Pearson, P.C.

Since 1949 · Serves 1 county

Tacoma firm on Pacific Avenue founded in 1949, with an estate group that handles probate and the administration of estates, estate litigation, and gift and estate tax planning. Planning work covers wills and trusts, powers of attorney, and health care directives. The estate group works alongside the firm's business, real estate, and employment practices.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTax Planningand 2 more

Office: 1498 Pacific Ave, Suite 520Tacoma, WA 98402
Phone: (253) 620-1500

Solo PracticeRedmond, WA

Eastside Estate Planning, PLLC

Since 2022 · Serves the whole state

Serves King and Snohomish counties from Redmond, covering Bellevue, Kirkland, Issaquah, Sammamish, and Woodinville, and works with clients remotely across Washington. Handles wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, probate, and tax planning for estates; planning is sold as flat-fee packages and probates are billed hourly. Intake starts with a free telephone consultation.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningAsset Protection

Office: 8201 164th Ave NE, Suite 200Redmond, WA 98052
Phone: (425) 272-1450

Free consultationVirtual consultations

FirmSpokane, WA

Elevated Estate Planning, P.S.

Serves the whole state

Spokane firm, formerly Moulton Law Offices, with offices in Spokane, Spokane Valley, Kennewick, and Yakima and virtual meetings for clients across Washington. Guides personal representatives, executors, heirs, and trustees through probate and trust administration, and also handles guardianships, Medicaid planning, and revocable living trusts.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more

Office: 9507 N Division St, Suite BSpokane, WA 99218
Phone: (509) 328-2150

Virtual consultations

FirmKennewick, WA

Gierth-Eddy Law Offices PLLC

Serves the whole state

Serves Benton, Franklin, and Yakima counties from offices in Kennewick and Yakima, including Richland and Pasco. Handles probate, paying the decedent's debts and distributing assets under the will or Washington intestacy law, along with wills, trusts, health care directives, and estate tax planning. The firm's other main practice is personal injury.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningPersonal Injury

Office: 2555 S Quillan Pl, Suite 120Kennewick, WA 99338
Phone: (509) 783-8436

FirmPort Orchard, WA

GSJones Law Group, P.S.

Since 2001 · Serves 1 county

Port Orchard firm, established in 2001, serving Kitsap County and surrounding communities including Bremerton, Silverdale, and Bainbridge Island. Guides personal representatives through probate and estate administration, and represents clients in disputes and will contests that arise during probate. Its elder law team also handles adult guardianship, Medicaid planning, and special needs trusts.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 4 more

Office: 1155 Bethel AvePort Orchard, WA 98366
Phone: (360) 876-9221

FirmKent, WA

Hanis Irvine Prothero, PLLC

Serves 2 counties

Serves South King County from Kent, taking matters from Auburn, Covington, Enumclaw, Federal Way, Renton, and Tukwila as well as Seattle, Bellevue, and Tacoma. The wills and probate department represents family members in probate actions and guides administrators of existing estate plans, and drafts wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, and health care directives.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 4 more

Office: 6703 S 234th St, Suite 300Kent, WA 98032
Phone: (253) 520-5000

Free consultation

Solo PracticeTacoma, WA

James A. Jones, Attorney at Law

Serves 2 counties

Tacoma solo practice of James A. Jones. After a death it opens the probate estate with the court, notifies beneficiaries and creditors, handles creditor claims, transfers estate assets, and files estate and income tax returns; it also handles elder law and Medicaid planning. Free initial consultations in the office, by telephone, or by video.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTax Planningand 3 more

Office: 207 Broadway, Suite 300Tacoma, WA 98402
Phone: (253) 383-7058

Free consultationVirtual consultations

Solo PracticeOlympia, WA

Jacobsen Law Office, P.S.

Serves 6 counties

Olympia solo practice representing personal representatives and family members in probate across Thurston, Mason, Pierce, Lewis, Grays Harbor, and Pacific counties. Ryan A. Jacobsen handles probate with or without a will, disputes over estate property, and contested wills. The practice also prepares wills and trusts and handles guardianships and special needs planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTax Planningand 3 more

Office: 2018 Caton Way SW, Suite 106Olympia, WA 98502
Phone: (360) 918-7776

FirmSeattle, WA

Bertram & Cashman PLLC

Serves 1 county

Seattle firm focused on estate planning, probate, trust administration, and trust and estate disputes. Assists executors, personal representatives, and trustees with administration, including federal and state estate tax returns, and handles will contests, claims against fiduciaries, trust interpretation suits, and contested guardianships.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more

Office: 1000 2nd Ave, Suite 3670Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: (206) 382-4414

FirmBellevue, WA

Kirschner Rychlick PLLC

Serves 1 county

Bellevue firm serving King County. Handles probate from filing the will through valuing assets, paying debts and taxes, distributing to heirs, and closing the estate, including intestate estates and simplified procedures for smaller estates, and represents clients in will contests involving fraud or undue influence. Also guides trustees through trust administration and prepares estate and special needs plans.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more

Office: 1750 112th Ave NE, Suite A-200Bellevue, WA 98004
Phone: (206) 203-8802

FirmKennewick, WA

Leavy Schultz Davis

Since 1947 · Serves 2 counties

Kennewick firm serving the Tri-Cities and the Mid-Columbia since 1947. Handles probate and trust administration after a death, and litigates contested estate and trust matters. Also prepares wills, trusts, and estate plans.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more

Office: 2415 W Falls AveKennewick, WA 99336
Phone: (509) 736-1330

Free consultation

Solo PracticeBellevue, WA

Law Offices of Ronald L. Cohen

Serves the whole state

Bellevue solo practice serving King and Snohomish counties and clients throughout Washington. Handles probate and trust administration, estate and gift tax planning, and wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and health care directives. Initial consultations are held by phone.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planning

Office: 40 Lake Bellevue Dr, #100Bellevue, WA 98005
Phone: (425) 454-0915

Virtual consultations

FirmRitzville, WA

McGuire, DeWulf, Kragt & Johnson

Since 1936 · Serves 3 counties

Serves Adams, Lincoln, and Whitman counties from Ritzville, with additional offices in Davenport, Colfax, Odessa, St. John, and Rosalia. Handles probate and estate administration, trust administration, wills, powers of attorney, and elder law including Medicaid planning and applications, alongside a long-standing agricultural and water law practice in Eastern Washington.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more

Office: 108 N Adams StRitzville, WA 99169
Phone: (509) 659-0425

Solo PracticeSpokane, WA

Megan Lewis Law, PLLC

Serves the whole state

Spokane firm that works primarily by phone, video conference, and email with clients throughout Washington. Handles probate, advises trustees on their duties, notice to creditors, and paying creditors, and represents clients in court in trust, estate, and probate disputes. The firm does not offer free consultations.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more

Office: 905 S Monroe StSpokane, WA 99204
Phone: (509) 242-3432

Virtual consultations

FirmWalla Walla, WA

Minnick-Hayner, P.S.

Since 1891 · Serves 1 county

Walla Walla firm, established in 1891, whose estate practice takes clients from drafting the original will through the administration of probate proceedings, and establishes and administers trusts, including trusts for asset transfer, asset protection, and charitable giving. Estate work sits alongside business, real estate, family law, and personal injury practices.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 5 more

Office: 249 W Alder StWalla Walla, WA 99362
Phone: (509) 527-3500

FirmBellingham, WA

North Sound Law Group, PLLC

Since 2023 · Serves 2 counties

Bellingham firm founded in 2023 serving the Whatcom and Skagit communities. Guides clients through probate and trust administration after the death of a loved one, and handles estate planning with attention to estate tax, asset protection, and business succession planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax PlanningAsset Protection

Office: 300 N Commercial StBellingham, WA 98225
Phone: (360) 671-7700

FirmTacoma, WA

The Narrows Law Group

Serves 1 county

Tacoma firm with offices in Old Town Tacoma and downtown Gig Harbor. Its trusts and estates team opens probate and obtains letters for executors, values assets and prepares inventories, handles creditor claims, small estate affidavits, and estate mediation, and represents trustees in trust administration. The firm also prepares wills and trusts, mostly on a flat fee, and practices family law.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 2 more

Office: 2200 N 30th St, Suite 202Tacoma, WA 98403
Phone: (253) 302-4849

FirmVancouver, WA

NW Legacy Law, P.S.

Since 2014 · Serves 3 counties

Vancouver firm founded in 2014 by Thomas Hackett, serving Clark County and Southwest Washington, with a second office in Portland. Handles probate from opening the estate and validating the will through administration and distribution, and assists trustees with trust administration. Also prepares estate plans, including elder law, asset protection, and estate tax planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more

Office: 1003 Officers RowVancouver, WA 98661
Phone: (360) 975-7770

FirmRedmond, WA

Ortiz & Gosalia, PLLC

Serves 1 county

Redmond firm with appointment-only offices in Kirkland and Seattle, serving the greater Seattle area. Prepares will-based and revocable trust-based estate plans that address Federal and Washington State estate taxes and include asset protection elements. The firm also handles business matters, is licensed before the U.S. Tax Court, and its attorneys hold post-doctorate tax law degrees from the University of Washington.

PracticesEstate PlanningTax PlanningAsset ProtectionBusiness Law

Office: 15446 Bel-Red Rd, Suite 208Redmond, WA 98052
Phone: (425) 633-2004

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Estate planning attorneys in Washington average $388 an hour for wills and estates work. A flat-fee package runs $1,164 to $2,328 for a simple individual will and $3,400 to $5,100 for a basic revocable trust. An online service prices the same documents in the tens to low hundreds of dollars; the Washington will cost calculator sets the two side by side.

In Washington, estates valued at $100,000 or less skip probate with the Small Estate Affidavit, 40 days after death. That route is a form rather than a court case, and most families handle it without an attorney. Above the line, formal probate generally benefits from counsel for the procedural work, even when nothing is contested. The Washington probate calculator estimates the cost by estate value.

In Washington, the situations where counsel is typically worth the cost are: a blended family with children from a prior relationship (community property rules can produce a surprising split); a business, rental property or significant investment assets; a dependent with special needs, who needs a special-needs trust to keep benefits; an estate near or above the Washington estate tax threshold of $3,000,000; substantial property in more than one state. Where none of these apply, an online or self-help document is often enough.

Filter the directory by county and by the practice area you need, and look for experience with your situation; a board certification in estate planning, trust or probate law is a strong signal. Most Washington estate planning attorneys offer an initial consultation, some free and some for a flat fee. Ask up front whether the firm bills by the hour or by package, and what your situation is expected to cost.

Tax Planning Attorneys in Washington

Estate planning attorneys in Washington charge $388 per hour for wills and estates work. A simple will done through an attorney typically runs $1,164–$2,328; online services cost $30–$300 for the same document.

Washington imposes its own estate tax separate from the federal one, kicking in well below the federal exemption. Estates near the state threshold benefit from real planning — not because every family needs it, but because the line is lower than people expect.

Worth knowing: estates under $100,000 can use Washington's simplified affidavit instead of formal probate. If your situation is straightforward and the estate fits, you may not need an attorney at all.

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated October 15, 2026

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Data sourced from Washington statutes and official state code. How we research.

Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Washington

Free Washington forms for planning an estate or settling one: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed, and the probate forms an executor files.

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Revocable Living Trust

Create a revocable living trust to avoid probate, protect privacy, and control asset distribution.

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Last Will and Testament

In Washington, a will is signed before 2 witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimony.

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Pour-Over Will

In Washington, a pour-over will is signed before 2 witnesses and moves anything left outside the trust into it through probate.

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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Washington

Free calculators and checklists for planning or settling an estate in Washington: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay, and inheritance taxes.

How Much Are Estate & Inheritance Taxes?

Washington levies an estate tax above $3,000,000 (top rate 20%) and no inheritance tax; the federal estate tax applies above $15,000,000.

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What Taxes Apply to My Inheritance?

In Washington, beneficiaries owe no inheritance tax and the estate pays any estate tax above $3,000,000; probate assets arrive when the estate closes, 4 months to 6 months for a simple estate.

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How Does Step-Up in Basis Work?

Inherited assets in Washington take a basis reset to fair market value on the date of death, and the gain on a later sale faces a 7% excise tax above $278,000, rising to 9.9% above $1,000,000; individuals only — estates and trusts are not subject to it.

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When Do I Have to Withdraw an Inherited IRA?

See which federal withdrawal rules apply to an inherited IRA, Roth IRA, or employer plan, the deadline year, and the missed-withdrawal tax.

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What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?

An attorney-prepared revocable trust in Washington runs $3,400 to $5,100 and a simple will $1,164 to $2,328, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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