Current Employment Position(s)

Partner, since 2005

Lawyer Overview

Sheila O'Sullivan's practice emphasizes bankruptcy, estate planning, probate, real estate and small business formation. She is a Title 11 Guardian ad Litem in Snohomish County.  She volunteers with the King County Bar Association's Neighborhood Debt Clinic and is a volunteer on the King County Superior Court Probate and Guardianship Review Calendar. She is a past president of her former condominium association and assists other condominium associations with their legal issues. Sheila obtained her B.A. in finance and marketing in 1990 and her J.D. in 1998, both from Seattle University. She is a Seattle native.

Sheila was selected as a "Rising Star" for 2002, 2003 and 2004 by Washington Law & Politics magazine.

Areas of Practice

• Bankruptcy
• Estate Planning
• Probate
• Real Estate
• Small Business Formation

Representative Cases

• In re Feige, Slip Copy, 2005 WL 3320847 (United States District Court, Western District of Washington 2005)
• In re Russell L. Goodale, Debtor, 298 B.R. 886, 51 Collier Bankr. Cas.2d 35 (2003) (United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Washington 2003)

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Law, Business Organizations, Formation & Business Planning, Estate Planning, Probate & Estate Administration, Real Estate Law

Bar Admissions

• Washington, 1998
• U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 1998
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Washington, 1998
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2004
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2002

Professional Associations and Memberships

• National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA), 2004 - Present (Member)
• National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA), 1998 - Present (Member)
• WOMBATS (Association of Women Bankruptcy Attorneys, Western District of Washington), 2004 - Present (Member)
• Bankruptcy Section, King County Bar Association, 2004 - Present (Member)
• Real Property, Probate and Trust Section of the Washington State Bar Association, 1999 - Present (Member)
• Federal Bar Association, 2000 - Present (Member)
• King County Bar Association, 2002 - Present (Member)
• Washington Women Lawyers, 2005 - Present (Member)
• Former Condominium Association (President)

Honors and Awards

• Rising Star by Washington Law & Politics Magazine, 2004
• Rising Star by Washington Law & Politics Magazine, 2003
• Rising Star by Washington Law & Politics Magazine, 2002

Classes and Seminars

• Residential Real Estate, The Lawyer's Toolbox, Washington State Bar Association, June 21, 2005
• Estate Planning, Washington Education Association, 2005

Pro Bono Activities

• Volunteer with the King County Neighborhood Debt Clinic, 2004 - Present
• Volunteer on the King County Superior Court Probate and Guardianship Review Calendar, 1998 - Present

Education

• Seattle University, School of Law, Seattle, Washington, 1998
  J.D.
• Seattle University, 1990
  B.A.
  Major: Finance and Marketing

Address

520 East Denny Way
Seattle, WA 98122

Phones

(206) 325-6022
(877) 318-1356 (Toll Free)

Faxes

(206) 325-1424

Emails

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Websites

http://www.leenandosullivan.com