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Katie S Groblewski

Stokes Lawrence, P.S. • Seattle, WA
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Contact

Email
Phone
(833) 884-6742
Address
1420 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98101-2393, US

Professional

About

Katie assists individuals and families in Washington and Oregon with estate planning, and trust and estate administration. She also works with business owners and their families on business succession planning. Katie understands that each client has specific goals and drafts primary estate planning documents tailored for the client’s individual needs. She also works closely with high-income clients, assisting with drafting, funding and implementing complex wealth transfer and income tax mitigation plans, modifying existing irrevocable trusts judicially and non-judicially, and assisting family closely held companies with succession planning. She also assists individual and corporate fiduciaries with a wide range of issues, including valuation, distribution and management of assets, fiduciary income taxes, and beneficiary disputes. She also helps clients with administration matters, including preparing estate and gift tax returns and dispute resolution agreements, assisting with succession or sale of family business interests from estates, and defending high-net worth estates through IRS .

About Estate Planning Law

Estate planning attorneys help individuals plan for the distribution of their assets and care during incapacity. They create wills, trusts, and other documents to protect families and minimize taxes. Common matters include wills, trusts, powers of attorney, healthcare directives.

Credentials

Education
2004 University of Washington School of Law LL.M., Taxation 2003 Seattle University School of Law JD

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
2020 Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers 2019 Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers 2019 High Net Worth Guide, Chambers & Partners Global 2018 Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers 2018 Super Lawyer, Washington Super Lawyers
Publications
2018 Stokes Lawrence Client Update Time to Review Your Operating Agreements: New Partnership Audit Rules Enacted 2016 Stokes Law Briefs Estate Planning for Families With Rental Real Estate Businesses 2016 Stokes Law Briefs Proposed Regulations Will Likely Limit Discount-Based Tax Planning 2015 Steve Leimberg's Estate Planning Newsletter Did Aragona Answer All Questions? An Analysis of Outstanding Issues for Trusts Owning Rental Real Estate 2013 WSBA RPPT Newsletter, Vol. 40, No. 4, pgs 5-12 2013 Updates to the Washington Trust Act
Associations
Washington Women in Tax Member WSBA, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section and Taxation Section Member OSBA, Estate Planning and Administration Section and Taxation Section Member Seattle University School of Law Part-time Adjunct Faculty Seattle Estate Planning Council Member
Speaking
2014 King County Bar Association The 2013 Updates to the Washington Trust Act: Notice and Virtual Representation 2014 East King County Estate Planning Council Estate Planning Issues for the $2M to $10M Estate 2014 59th Annual Estate Planning Seminar Notice, Information-Sharing and Other Issues Under the Washington Trust Act – Three Perspectives: the Drafter, Fiduciary and Litigato 2013 Washington State Bar Association Drafting for the Updated Trust Act 2012 Washington State Bar Association Trust Act: One Year Later
Updated: Mar 26, 2026