Admitted: 1987, Washington
Law School: University of Washington, J.D.
Member: King County (Member, Sections on: Elder Law; Real Property and Probate; Chairperson, Guardianship/Elder Law Section, 2009-2010) and Washington State Bar Associations; Estate Planning Council of Seattle; Estate Planning Council of Kitsap County; National Association of Elder Law Attorneys.
Biography: Editor: "King County Probate Policy Manual" (February 2003); "Alternatives to Guardianship", KCBA CLE, Inter-county Guardianship GAL Training (May 2002, May 2003, May 2004, May 2006, May 2008, April 2009); "Will Contests," KCBA CLE, Probate Litigation & Ethics (Oct. 2001, Oct. 2002, Dec. 2003); "Trusts and Ancillary Documents," Washington Law Institute CLE, Real World Estate Planning (Sept. 2002);"Probate: An Overview and the Alternatives," WSBA Best of CLE (Dec. 2001);"Probate Proceedings Affecting Title," Supplement to Chapter 73 of the WSBA Real Property Deskbook (2001); "Probate: An Overview and the Alternatives," WSBA CLE, How to Probate an Estate and Handle Post Mortem Matters (Dec. 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2001); "Duties of Guardian of the Estate," Washington Manual for Certification of Professional Guardians (2000); Amicus Curiae Brief on behalf of Washington Defense Trial Lawyers in Barr v. Day, 124 Wn.2d 318, 879 P2d 912 (1994) (immunity of guardian ad litem in judicial proceedings).
Born: Great Falls, Montana, June 25, 1958
Paulette Peterson has been praticing law in the Seattle area since 1987, after having graduated from the University of Washington Law School. She lives and maintains an office in Bainbridge Island. She was born and raised in Great Falls, Montana and has three adult children.