Attorneys Provide Skilled, Efficient and Pragmatic Resolution of Disputes Through Litigation and Mediation
At Ridgway and Gafken, P.S., our Seattle practice revolves around resolution of all manner of disputes involving wills, trusts, estates, vulnerable adults and guardianships, and probate matters. Our law firm is one of the few firms in the Puget Sound that has extensive experience in such disputes.
Ours is a boutique law firm with an extensive background and trustworthy reputation in the specialized areas of law concerning trust and estate administration and litigation, mediation and elder law. Our clients benefit from our thorough, common-sense and responsive approach in matters concerning fiduciary disputes as well as our ability to effectively manage and represent clients in complex, multiparty disputes.
Washington Will Contest Attorneys
Our lawyers are recognized throughout the region for our skill and efficiency in helping heirs, beneficiaries, executors, vulnerable adults, involved attorneys and other interested parties find pragmatic solutions to complex legal disputes involving hidden assets, intestate estates, financial malfeasance, undue influence and other contentious legal issues. Our attorneys regularly teach legal seminars and author articles on these subjects.
- Estate litigation: Whether you are a beneficiary or an heir with questions about the administering of an estate; you have concerns about the validity of the will of a loved one under guardianship at the time of death; or you are a personal representative (executor) who is seeking to defend a claim of fiduciary malfeasance, our law firm can help.
- Will contests: The firm represents both heirs and beneficiaries as well as executors in legal matters concerning the validity of the last will and testament and issues such as the state of mind of the deceased.
- Trust litigation: We work swiftly, knowledgeably and thoroughly to find a pragmatic solution to legal challenges relating to the creation, administration or termination of a trust. Issues that may arise include breach of fiduciary duty, challenges to the trust based on undue influence or disputes among beneficiaries.
- Claims against fiduciaries: Our attorneys represent heirs, beneficiaries, wards, personal representatives (executors), trustees, guardians and attorneys-in-fact in matters involving fiduciary conduct of an executor or of a trust administrator, including concerns of financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult or a person under guardianship.
- TEDRA (Trust and Estate Dispute Resolution Act): Because of our attorneys' strong negotiation skills and extensive mediation background, we have been effective in using TEDRA mediation to achieve our clients' goals while avoiding costly, timely conventional litigation.
- Mediation: While we are experienced, formidable litigators, we also offer clients the option of facilitated mediation to resolve a dispute.
Seattle Estate and Trust Litigation Lawyers Who Know How to Help
To learn more about how we can make the law work for you to find practical solutions to difficult legal matters involving estate and trust issues, vulnerable adults, TEDRA or to discuss how we may assist you with our mediation services, please call 206-973-3479. Feel free to email us to schedule a meeting or with your questions. All consultations are confidential.
