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Seattle Trust, Estate and Probate Litigation Attorneys

Ridgway and Gafken, P.S. — Pragmatic Solutions to Difficult Legal Problems

Seattle's Ridgway and Gafken, P.S., is an established and trusted source for legal counsel for individuals and families throughout the Seattle area. Our attorneys are committed to providing their clients with the attentive guidance, legal know-how and diligent advocacy that they need to solve their legal problems and achieve their goals.

The people we serve are heirs and beneficiaries of estates and trusts and people who have been appointed to administer estates and trusts, or individuals concerned about a vulnerable adult or an elderly person. We also routinely represent clients involved in the adoption process and advocate for the parents who are adopting, as well as birth mothers. Visit our practice areas page to read more about the specific legal services we provide.

Quality, Professional and Assertive Legal Counsel

We pride ourselves in our problem-solving skills which we apply to help clients resolve often difficult matters and cases. We recognize that the legal matters affect other areas of our clients' lives, including family dynamics, well-being and financial stability. Each client's concerns are unique, and we will work diligently to find the most pragmatic solution to his or her legal issue.

In our adoption practice, we offer a broad range of adoption legal services. We provide counsel to birth parents, both mothers and fathers, and adoptive parents. We can assist in a private adoption or an agency adoption, as well as stepparent adoptions and adult adoptions.

Our lawyers are highly experienced in handling estate and trust litigation matters, including disputes among beneficiaries over complex and multiproperty estates, claims of financial malfeasance against a trust administrator or heirs contesting a will.

The firm also provides a broad range of fiduciary services and mediation services relating to our core practice areas, serving as mediators, trustees, special representative and special masters in legal matters throughout Puget Sound.

Talk With Seattle Trust and Estate Litigation Attorneys

To discuss your concerns and learn more about how we can help you resolve your legal problems or provide professional services, please call to talk with a knowledgeable attorneys at 206-973-3479. Feel free to email us to schedule a meeting or with your questions. All consultations are confidential.