Top Rated Estate & Trust Litigation Attorney in Seattle, WA

Attorney Julie R. Sommer is the founder and owner of Julie R. Sommer, Attorney at Law in Seattle, Washington. A top-rated lawyer with more than 17 years of legal experience, Ms. Sommer provides exceptional representation and support to clients throughout Seattle and King County and all across the Puget Sound region who have legal needs involving any of the following:

• Trust and estate planning
• Probate and trust administration
• Trust and estate litigation
• Contested guardianships
• Social Security appeals
• General civil litigation

Among her legal credentials, Ms. Sommer serves as guardian ad litem and settlement guardian for the King County Superior Court as well as for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Throughout the course of her practice, she has gained a reputation as a tireless advocate for the rights and interests of her clients, and she has achieved considerable success assisting individuals and families with their guardianship matters and other issues pertaining to their infirmed loved ones' safety, health and security.

Additionally, she has assisted numerous clients with establishing and enforcing their final wishes while helping them to protect themselves, their assets and their family members from any possible contingencies. Honored for her outstanding professionalism and service, she has earned consistent top rankings and endorsements from her peers along with "excellent" client reviews on Avvo and many positive testimonials and referrals from those she has served.

A 1994 graduate of the University of Texas, Austin, Mr. Sommer obtained her Juris Doctor from Capital University Law School in 2000. She is licensed to practice before all Washington state courts as well as before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Along with maintaining a successful legal practice, Ms. Sommer routinely volunteers her time and services with Mary's Place, and she is an active member of the King County Bar Association and its Guardianship and Elder Law, Real Property, and Probate and Trust Sections. She is also a member of the Washington State Bar Association and once served on its Guardianship Task Force. Moreover, she is a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives and Washington State Association for Justice, among her other professional affiliations.