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Message From the President

Thank you for visiting the Estate Planning Council of Seattle’s website. This is a one-stop-shop for estate planning guidance, whether you are looking for estate planning advisor or whether you are an estate planner who is interested in joining our organization.

This website will introduce those looking for estate planning advisors to Puget Sound-area experienced professionals who work in all areas of estate planning – lawyers, Certified Public Accountants, trust officers, life insurance representatives, financial planners, and planned giving professionals who work with non-profit organizations. These quality advisors can help you craft a detailed estate plan for you and your family.

Estate planning is not just writing a will. It is a way to assure that you’re financial and health wishes are met if you become incapacitated or die. It’s a way to insure that assets remain yours so you can provide for your loved ones and favorite causes for many years into the future. Proper planning is especially important for high-net worth individuals and business owners whose estates are large enough to be subject to changing federal and state estate taxes.

If you are seeking advice, in addition to connecting you with estate planning professionals, this website provides timely articles, helpful calculators, a glossary of terms, and links to other related websites. I urge you to use our search function to find what you are looking for.

If you are an estate planning professional, please consider joining our organization. Here you will find colleagues to network with at our quarterly dinner meetings, helpful information about your field, and a welcoming organization that values high quality estate planning to help members of our community.

Founded in the early 1940s, the Estate Planning Council of Seattle is one of the leading estate planning councils in the nation. Members of the council aim to promote the highest quality estate planning services in the Pacific Northwest through the council’s annual seminar, its quarterly meetings with outstanding estate and succession planning speakers, estate planning publications for the general public, and succession services for the community at large. I invite you to please contact us if we may be of service to you.

Sincerely,

Donald W. Kurth, CPA

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President of the Estate Planning Council of Seattle