Today Michael Longyear  will be speaking with City of Seattle employees about the importance of advanced directives, powers of attorney and living wills. These planning documents are very important in that they 1) Provide authority for someone to manage your personal finances and assets in the event that you are unable to, 2) Give you a way to protect your choices and decisions regarding who makes your personal health care and medical decisions, and 3) Give you peace of mind. Find out more about our personal and estate planning services.

We started our morning off right by attending Family Law CASA’s 9th Annual Fundraising Breakfast at the Hyatt Olive 8 in downtown Seattle. Reed Longyear has supported and sponsored Family Law CASA’s work for years and we are happy to continue to do so.

For those of you who aren’t familiar with Family Law CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), they are a non-profit serves as the voice of children in court when their parents are involved in contested paternity, divorce, and third party custody cases in King County. To learn more about the essential services this organization provides and how you can help, please see the Family Law CASA website.

Tomorrow February 13^th Paralegal Melissa Macdonald will be chairing the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ) Annual Legal Staff Seminar. She will also be educating participants on “Locating Assets, Pursuing Judgments, and Collection Actions: Obtaining the most recovery for your client”. This is a great opportunity for legal staff in the Seattle area and be sure to participate.

The CLE will be held in the Washington State Convention center from 8:00am – 3:30pm but you can also attend via webcast.

To find more about this CLE and how to attend, please click here.