Education and experience
After receiving a Masters of Arts in Teaching English at Colorado State University, I taught English at the junior high level for two years. This confirmed my love of teaching, but I decided to further my higher education by studying law at Texas Tech School of Law where I earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree. After passing the Texas bar exam, I moved to Indiana to join the staff of an international Christian missionary organization as an in-house legal counsel.
After serving with that organization for 16 years, I relocated to Mount Vernon, Washington to be on staff of a non-profit, charitable retirement community located in the Stanwood, Washington area.
During my tenure at both organizations, I gained experience in estate planning, elder law, charitable giving, probate, trust administration, income taxation and the laws and administration of tax-exempt, nonprofit organizations. I also had active, part-time practices while I worked at both organizations. Since the year 1999, I’ve taught Estate Planning and Probate class in the paralegal department at Skagit Valley College.
• Estate planning;
• Settling estates;
• Adoptions; and
• Non-profit organizations.
Admitted to practice law
I am admitted to practice law in Washington, Indiana (inactive) and Texas (inactive).
Membership
I am a member of the following professional organizations: Washington State Bar Association, Skagit County Bar Association, and Indiana State Bar Association and State Bar of Texas.
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