Cynthia F Buhr
Skellenger Bender PS • Seattle, WA
AdoptionEstate Planning
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Contact
Email
Phone
(855) 588-0063
Address
520 Pike Street, Seattle, WA, 98101, US
Professional
About
Cynthia Buhr is an attorney that practices primarily in the area of family law, including representation of individuals in dissolutions, adoptions, estate planning, and LGBTQ+ legal issues.
About Adoption Law
Adoption attorneys guide families through the legal process of adopting a child. They handle all legal requirements to create new family bonds. Common matters include domestic adoption, international adoption, stepparent adoption, foster care adoption.
Credentials
Education
2005 Seattle University School of Law J.D. 2000 Arizona State University BS - Bachelor of Science
Languages
English
Recognition & Involvement
Awards
2024 Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers 2023 Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers 2022 Super Lawyers`, Super Lawyers 2021 Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers 2020 Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
Publications
2017 Judges’ Bench Guide on the LGBTQ Community and the Law Chapter 5 - Family Law 2011 WYLD De Novo Succession Planning 2009 Your Guide to Turning 18 Marriage and Families 2009 Washington State Juvenile Non-Offender Benchbook LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care N/A AIDS, The Law and You Family Law Section
Associations
2006 - Present King County Bar Association Member 2005 - Present National LGBT Bar Association Member 2005 - Present Washington State Bar Association Member 2020 - 2023 WSBA Family Law Executive Committee At-Large Member 2015 - 2017 QLaw Foundation Board Member and Legal Clinic Committee Chair
Speaking
2022 WSBA Family Law Midyear STOP MAKING SENSE!—How I learned to stop worrying and love the UGA (or at least work with it) 2021 WSBA Family Law Midyear The Demise of RCW 26.10 and the Rise of RCW 11.130: From Third Party Custody to Guardianships 2019 QLaw Foundation Family Matters Clinic - Training for Attorneys and Social Workers Second and Third Parent Adoptions 2019 OutLaws Board Meeting Guest Speaker 2018 QLaw Foundatrion Securing Parentage CLE: Second Parent Adoptions and More for the LGBTQ+ Community Finalizing a Second Parent Adoption Case, Legal Clinic Procedures and Other Forms of Securing Parentage
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