Sally Jeffers

Sally's core practice centers on four principal areas:

• • Estate Planning
• • Probate and Trust Administration
• • General Business
• • Marital and Domestic Partnership Agreements

She helps clients make and implement important decisions affecting their families and their businesses. Some examples include:

• · Preparing basic estate planning documents (Wills, Trust, Durable
  Powers of Attorney & Health Care Directives, Community Property
  Survivorship Agreements)
• · Developing strategies for minimizing estate tax
• · Overseeing planning for retirement benefits in order to maximize
  deferral of income tax
• · Establishing trusts to protect minor, disabled or other vulnerable
  beneficiaries
• · Forming business entities such as corporations or limited liability
  companies
• · Drafting buy-sell agreements for closely held businesses
• · Assisting with corporate record-keeping
• · Explaining the “fiduciary” duties and responsibilities associated
  with acting as a trustee, attorney-in-fact, personal representative
  or guardian
• · Negotiating agreements to resolve disputes over Wills or Trusts
• · Advocating on behalf of clients entering into prenuptial or other
  types of property status agreements

• · LL.M in Taxation, University of Washington, 2001
• · JD, Willamette University College of Law, 1994
• · B.A. Editorial Journalism, University of Washington, 1991
  (Phi Betta Kappa)

• · Washington State Bar Association (active member)
• · King County Bar Association (active member)

• · Law Office of Sally A. Jeffers, P.S. (2005 – present)
• · Reed Longyear Malnati & Ahrens PLLC (2004 – 2005)
• · Mullavey Prout Grenley & Foe, :LLP (2002 – 2004)
• · Anderson Hunter Law Firm, P.S. (1994 – 2000)

• · Endowment for Equal Justice (past board member 2002 – 2010)
• · Ballard Rotary (past member 2005 – 2007)
• · WSBA Lawyers Assistance Program
  (past committee member 2004 – 2006)