Ridgway and Gafken, P.S. - Seattle, WA
Ridgway and Gafken, P.S. Law Firm Overview
Located in Seattle, Washington, the law firm of Ridgway and Gafken, P.S. is a boutique law firm with a core emphasis in the following areas: estate and trust litigation, TEDRA, professional fiduciary services, mediation services, adoption and the protection of vulnerable adults and guardianship.
Our attorneys have extensive experience representing individual and family clients who are seeking solutions to complicated legal challenges surrounding estates and probate and trust administration. A distinctive feature of our attorneys' legal practice is our ability to combine sophisticated counsel in trusts and estates litigation with a high level of commitment to the welfare of people who need protection through guardianship or Washington's vulnerable adult statutes.
Our estate litigation attorneys are known throughout the legal community for their litigation skills and knowledge in the areas of estate and trust litigation. We are regularly referred by other law firms seeking our specialized guidance in estate litigation.
The firm also offers mediation services in which one attorney serves as a mediator in complex legal matters. One of our attorneys also serves as a special master in assisting to resolve various legal disputes.
Our mission is to provide skilled, thorough and determined legal advocacy, pragmatic solutions and attentive and accessible client service. Ridgway and Gafken, P.S. takes great pride in having the experience and the ability to help real-world people solve real problems.
Practice Areas
- Estate and Trust Litigation
- Guardianship
- Trusts
- Adoption
- Mediation
- Estate related Litigation
Attorneys
| Gafken, Lisa W. Partner | Ridgway, Sheila C. Partner |
Address
701 Fifth Avenue
Suite 4755
Seattle, WA 98104-7069
Phones
206-973-3479
Faxes
206-838-2571
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| Lawyers at Ridgway and Gafken, P.S. nominated to a Super Lawyers® list | |
| Gafken, Lisa W. | On a Super Lawyers® List |
Articles
Adoption
We guide Washington clients through the process of adoption, either agency adoption or open or closed private adoption, providing caring, attentive client counsel as well as thorough legal representation.
Mediation
Our strong skill and experience in fostering pragmatic solutions for contentious estate and trust litigation and other litigation through effective negotiation are valuable qualities that we bring to our Washington mediation services.
Litigation
We handle estate litigation, will contests, trust litigation, claims against fiduciaries, TEDRA matters and mediation.
Elder Law
We are experienced in representing the interests of clients who may not be incapacitated to the point of guardianship but who may need protection against physical, emotional or financial abuse.
Estate Administration
Our attorneys are knowledgeable of the legal and procedural issues involving estate administration and can carefully, thoroughly and attentively guide clients and their families through this process.
