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Civil Litigation

  • Business
  • Real Property (quiet title, including adverse possession and enforcement of easements)
  • Construction
  • Trust and Estate litigation (TEDRA)

Business Fees

Business Formations

$1,200 flat fee
plus $200 Secretary of State filing fee

Registered Agent Service$50 per year

Demand Letter$500 flat fee

Notarization fee$10 per signature

Hourly fee for other projects$300

Estate Planning and Probate Fees

Probate

$300 per hour ($1K up front)*

*Total probate fees generally cost $2,000. It is considerably more expensive to complete a complex probate (ie- debts, accounting issues, fighting among beneficiaries, etc.) and will typically run up to $8,000 or more depending on the situation.

TEDRA

$300 per hour

Estate Planning

Our Simple Will Package includes

  • Durable Power of Attorney (Financial)
  • Directive to Physicians
  • Funeral Instructions and a Will.

Single $600 flat fee

Married $1,600 flat fee

Testamentary Trust $250 per child

Testamentary Trust $100 per pet

Estate planning for Estates worth more than the current Washington State estate tax exemption are billed at our hourly rates. $300 per hour

Wills, Codicils, Probate and Trust Representation$300 per hour

Real Estate Fees

Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA)$1,000 flat fee**

PSA and Real Estate Excise Tax Affadavit (REETA)$2,000 flat fee, including negotiations or site visits up to 4 hours total for properties within 3 miles of our Shoreline office.

Quit Claim Deed (QCD) & REETA$750 flat fee plus King or other County recording fees plus $100 flat fee if firm prepares mailing to County.

**If representing more than 2 parties as buyer or seller (not both), or if the parties are not a married couple, we charge an additional $500 per person.

Tax Fees

Tax controversy work includes any work to resolve any notice or dispute with the IRS, Washington Department of Revenue, or other federal or Washington tax authority.

Tax advice, additional tax return preparation time$300 per hour

Trust, Gift, and Estate tax return$300 per hour

IRS, Washington, or other Tax Notice or Controversy

For most matters, flat fee

4 hours is average to complete an income tax return. Actual fee is based on time spent.

Sliding fee schedule

For persons of moderate means, we provide a sliding fee schedule. We provide legal services according to that sliding fee schedule in the following practice areas:

  • Business
  • Elder Law
  • Estate Planning (Wills & Trusts)
  • Probate / Estate Administration
  • Trust and Estate Disputes

Click here to see the sliding fee schedule.

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