Areas of Law

  • Probate
  • Estate Planning
    Wills
    Trusts
    Powers of Attorney and
    Living Wills
    Premarital & Property
    Agreements
  • Real Estate Law
    Title Defects
    Contracts and Leases
    Neighboring Property Disputes
    Property Management
  • General Law

    • LLC's & Partnerships
    Elder Law & Vulnerable Adults
    Guardianship

Contact Information:

 CATHERINE E. JANICKI, ATTORNEY
The Court in the Square
401 Second Ave. South, Suite #700 Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: (425) 430-2400
Fax: (425) 671-0213

DAVID P. MOE, LEGAL ASSISTANT
Phone: (425) 890 4980
Fax: (425) 671-0213

 
Washington Probate Lawyer.com is the website of the Catherine E. Janicki, founder of the Janicki Law Firm

Attorney Catherine Janicki's main areas of law practice are probate, estate planning, wills, trusts, elder care, guardianships, real estate law and contracts.Probate

  1. With a Will
  2. Without a Will

Probate Related Matters

  1. Will Contests and related issues
  2. Bad executor removal
  3. Represent personal representatives, trustees, heirs and beneficiaries from all states.
  4. Handle complex family issues and disputes
  5. Mediate estate disputes
  6. Administer estates efficiently
  7. Manage, fund and administer trusts

Non-Probate Administration

  1. Revocable Living Trusts
  2. Small Estates
  3. Payable on Death Estates –beneficiary designation problems
  4. Life Insurance Defects and/or Administration
  5. Affidavits in lieu of probate

>> Go to the Probate Page

Estate Planning

  1. Wills
    a. Wills with Credit Trusts to avoid tax
    b. Wills with Trust for kids/grandchildren to education and sprinkle distributions
    c. Wills with Guardianship provisions
    d. Wills with Nonintervention by Court

  2. Trusts
    a. Living Trusts
    b. Testamentary Trusts (take effect after death)
    c. Trusts for Minors
    d. Charitable Trusts
    e. Life Insurance Trusts
    f. Q-Tip Trusts
    g. Credit Shelter Trusts
    h. Annuity Trusts
  3. Powers of Attorney
    a. For health/medical decisions
    b. For finances
    c. Special Situations
  4. Advanced Health Care Directive (aka “living will”)
  5. Property Agreements
    a. Community Property Agreements
    b. Premarital/Prenuptial Agreements
    c. Post-nuptial Agreements
  6. Trust and Estate Dispute Resolution Agreements

>> Go to the Estate Planning Page

Real Estate

  1. Title Defects.
    a. Searching Title for rights, problems, liens, clouds
    b. Clearing Bad Title
    c. Access to all major real property data bases for efficiency
    d. Recording correction documents
  2. Negotiations
  3. Contracts – Buy/Sell, Encumber, Deeds of Trust, Promissory Notes
  4. Adverse Possession – Claims against neighboring properties

  5. Transfers to Trust, LLC, Valuations

  6. Property Management
    a. Leases
    b. Rental Management

>> Go to the Real Estate Page

General Law

  1. Financial Exploitation
  2. LLCs, Partnerships and other asset protections
  3. Elder Law & Vulnerable Adult Care – planning, care contracts, Medicaid issues, gifting
  4. Adoptions
  5. Guardianships
  6. Contracts

>> Go to the General Law Page