Private Wealth Disputes

Stokes Lawrence is known in Washington for advising high net worth clients on a range of contentious and non-contentious private wealth matters, such as trust and estate litigation, trust and estate planning and mediation.

"The firm, and specifically the trust and estate group, is very timely with its responses and serves its clients well."

"The Stokes Lawrence team has great depth and breadth and is able to handle sophisticated matters."

Ann Wilson has expertise in a broad range of contentious and non-contentious matters in areas such as tax, probate, estates, charitable giving and mediation. "Ann Wilson is very good. She is a seasoned practitioner and so thorough."

Karolyn Hicks is well regarded for her expertise in trust, estate and business disputes. "Karolyn is very good. She is always available and thoughtful in her guidance and approach." "I have had her as opposing counsel and I rate her very highly."

Alison Warden brings her background in tax matters to her work handling contentious trusts and estates matters. She advises clients on a range of cases, including will challenges and breaches of fiduciary duty. "Alison Warden provides an excellent level of service and has the ability to successfully handle sophisticated matters."

Jenna Ichikawa leads the firm's estate planning and administration group in Seattle. Her clients include fiduciaries, as well as high net worth individuals and families. "I feel confident that when clients work with Jenna Ichikawa they will receive an excellent estate plan that is well explained to them." "Jenna Ichikawa brings sophisticated planning ideas to her clients."