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Steven Schindler counsels individuals and families on strategies to achieve family, business, and charitable objectives. He advises clients generally on estate and tax planning, planned charitable giving, estate and trust administration and dispute resolution, and the preparation of gift and estate tax returns.
Professional Recognition
- Named "Lawyer of the Year," for Trusts and Estates by Best Lawyers in America, 2020
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Trusts and Estates, 2018 – 2024
- Ranked in Private Wealth Law, Washington by Chambers High Net Worth (HNW), 2016 – 2018, 2022 – 2023
- Selected as a “Notable Practitioner” in Private Wealth Law by Chambers High Net Worth (HNW), 2016 – 2021
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Fellow, 2018
- Listed in Super Lawyers Magazine, "Washington Rising Stars," 2014 – 2020; Listed as Super Lawyer, 2021 – 2023
Professional Leadership
- Estate Planning Council of Seattle, Past President
- Washington State Bar Association
- Real Property, Probate & Trust Section, Probate & Trust Council, Past Member
- Real Property, Probate & Trust Section Newsletter, Editorial Board, Past Member
- King County Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, Past Chair
Community Involvement
- King County Cultural Development Authority (4Culture), Director
- Seattle Leadership Tomorrow, Class of 2018
- Atlantic Street Center, Former Board Member
- End of Life Washington, Former Board Member
- Powerful Schools Inc., Board of Directors (Former Treasurer and Member)
Related Employment
- Office of the Attorney General, Charities Bureau, New York, NY, Summer Legal Intern, 2005
- Duke University, Duke Foundation Research Program (now the Center for Strategic Philanthropy and Civil Society), Durham, NC, Research Assistant, 2003 – 2007
