Practice areas: Estate Planning & Probate, Real Estate, Bankruptcy; view more
Licensed in Washington since: 2009
Education: Seattle University School of Law
Selected to Rising Stars: 2021 - 2024 Call today:
206-408-8158
Virtual Appointments DAL Law Firm
19803 1st Ave. S.Suite 200
Normandy Park, WA 98148 Visit website
Details
Darcel has been helping her clients plan for their financial future since 2009. From helping clients with their estate planning, buying and selling of a home, as well as helping homeowners save their homes to avoid foreclosure. There’s a common thread among her practice areas: helping her clients protect the assets they’ve worked very hard to acquire.
Darcel lives in the area and is married with two children in the Highline School District. She was born and raised in the here, attending Seattle University for both her undergraduate degree and law school. She’s committed to serving her community, and currently serves as a Director for the Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce.
In addition to her legal practice, Darcel coaches other lawyers who are seeking to open their own law firms, manage their law firms, and avoid the burnout that can come with juggling work and family life.
Practice areas
Estate Planning & Probate, Real Estate: Consumer, Bankruptcy: ConsumerFocus areas
Bankruptcy Law, Estate Planning, Mortgage & Refinance, Power of Attorney, Short Sale, Trusts, Wills
- 70% Estate Planning & Probate
- 20% Real Estate: Consumer
- 10% Bankruptcy: Consumer
First Admitted: 2009, Washington
Professional Webpage: https://www.dallawfirm.com/about/
- United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
- Co-Chair of the King County Bar Association Solo and Small Practice Section, 2017 to 2018
- WSBA Solo and Small Practice Section Executive Committee, Chair 2023 - Current
- Washington
- Washington State Bar Association Solo and Small Practice Section Chair Elect, 2022
- MAMA Seattle Ladder Down Program Co-Director, 2023
- King County Bar Association Board of Trustees, 2020 - Present
- Washington State Bar Association, 2009
- King County Neighborhood Legal Clinic, Volunteer
- Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association of Seattle, Member
- King County Bar Association Bankruptcy Section Treasurer 2021- Current
- Loren Miller Bar Association, Member, 2006- Current
- Washington State Bar Association 2009- Current
- King County Bar Association 2009- Current
- Women Bankruptcy Attorneys (WOMBATS) 2010- Current
- Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association 2010- Current
- American Bar Association 2010- Current
- South King County Bar Association Vice President 2015- 2016
- South King County Bar Association President 2016- 2017
- KCBA Solo and Small Firm Co-Chair 2017- 2018
- WSBA Solo and Small Practice Section Executive Committee Secretary 2018- Current
- Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors 2018- Current
- King County Board of Trustees 2020- Current
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognition for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2021 - 2023
- Top Bankruptcy Firm in the Seattle Times’ Best in the PNW- 2023
- 2021 Best Lawyers
- 2021 Best Bankruptcy Lawyers in Kent
- Top Attorney Avvo rating
- Rising Star, Thompson Reuters Super Lawyers, 2023
- Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication company in the legal profession. Recognition by Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by their peers., Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Best Lawyers, 2023
- Best Bankruptcy Lawyer, Expertise.com, 2021
- Rising Star, Thompson Reuters Super Lawyers, 2021
- Rising Star, Thompson Reuters Super Lawyers, 2022
- Seattle University, Seattle, Washington, B.A., Major: History, 2006
- “Tips To Help Attorneys Live Their Lives with Intention” (Washington State Bar Association, September 2023)
- Financial Budgeting- King 5 News (December 2016)
- Recent Real Estate Law Updates- 570 KVI Talk Radio (April 2017)
- Financial Responsibility and Living the Life You Want- King County Bar Association (May 2017)
- Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Overview- Washington State Bar Association (February 2018)
- Estate Planning- King 5 News (June 2018)
- Covid 19 Impacts on Local Small Businesses- Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce (May 2020)
- Bankruptcy Case Updates- Western Washington Bankruptcy Bench Bar (Feb 2021)
- “Covid 19 and the Small Law Firm” (Washington State Bar Association, July 2021)
- “Top 5 Tips for Financial Self Care” (King 5 News, October 2021)
- “Picking Your Practice Area and Defining Your Niche” (Seattle University School of Law, January 2023)
- “Oh, You Don’t Have Boundaries?” (King County Bar Bulletin, May 2023)
- “Attorney Well-Being CLE: Finding Balance and Fulfillment as a Modern Day Attorney” (National Conference of Vietnamese American Attorneys, September 2023)
- Presentation for the Seattle University School of Law Incubator program for law firm owners., Speaker, How To Run Your Law Firm More Efficiently, Seattle University School of Law Incubator program, Legal, 2023
- Presentation to help attorneys be more efficient in their law firms., Speaker, Implementing Systems and Streamlining Processes In Your Law Firm, King County Bar Association, Legal, 2021
- Presentation for mother attorneys on how to open a law firm., Speaker, Starting Your Law Firm While Juggling Your Personal Life, Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association of Seattle, Legal, 2023
- Presentation on time management skills for attorneys., Speaker, Time Management: How To Finish Things and Stop Procrastinating, King County Bar Association, Legal, 2023
- Presentation for attorneys on how to better balance their personal lives and work lives., Speaker, Balancing Your Life and Law Practice, Washington State Bar Association, Legal, 2022
- Presentation for attorneys on time management and how to balance your personal life/work life., Speaker, How To Run Your Law Firm Under 25 Hours Per Week, Maximum Lawyer Conference, Legal, 2022
Office location for Darcel Lobo
19803 1st Ave. S.
Suite 200
Normandy Park, WA 98148
Phone: 206-408-8158
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2021 - 2024
