George Holzapfel

Practice Areas

Estate Planning, Probate, and Private Wealth Services, including:

Estate Planning, Trusts & Probate

Corporate & Business Law

Career

Mr. Holzapfel is a founding member of Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC. He serves as general legal counsel to hundreds of private and and public family companies and also serves as estate planning counsel to the owners of virtually all of these businesses. In addition, Mr. Holzapfel acts as estate planning counsel to senior and other executives of publicly held corporations and their families. Finally, Mr. Holzapfel handles the estate administration for many clients, including assuring that advanced estate plans and trusts are properly implemented.

Professional Memberships

- Washington State Bar Association, Probate and Trust Committee Section

- Washington State Bar Association, Taxation Section

- Faculty Member, University of Washington (Paralegal Extension Program), 1985 - 1990

- Faculty Member, Golden Gate University Graduate School of Tax (Seattle Branch), 1982 - 1992

Publications

- Right-to-Die Options Allowed Under State Law, Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce

- Personal Liability of Corporate Officers and Directors: A Short Compilation, Business Law Newsletter of Washington State Bar Association,

Vol. 14., No. 2

- Successor Products Liability in Sale of Asset Transactions, Business Law Newsletter Corporate Law Section of Washington State Bar

Association

- Durable Power of Attorney is a Guardianship Alternative, Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce

- Estate Planning Avoiding Probate - Fact and Fantasy, Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce

- Using an Incentive Trust Constructively, State Street Global Advisors Newsletter, 2012

- Patience of Wealthy Taxed by Changing Rules on Estates, Puget Sound Business Journal: October 2, 2009

- Before Your Parents Say ‘I Do’ Again, Wall Street Journal’s SmartMoney Magazine: April 2009

- In Some Trusts, the Heirs Must Work for the Money, The New York Times, Sunday, January 29, 2006