Carla Calogero was recently honored by a profile published in the King County Bar Association Bar News, which is the monthly newsletter provided to all King County attorneys.  The following is an excerpt from the article:

“Known for her steady counsel and deep command of Washington’s guardianship, fiduciary, and elder law landscape, Carla Calogero is widely respected by peers for pairing technical excellence with genuine care for clients and colleagues.

Calogero’s practice includes advance care and estate planning, elder law, fiduciary representation, guardianships and conservatorships, as well as probates and trusts, including contested guardianship, probate and trust matters. She also regularly serves as court-appointed Title 11 and Title 4 Guardian ad Litem in probate, trust and civil litigation matters. In addition, she serves as a Special Representative in TEDRA matters and as court-appointed counsel for respondents in guardianship/conservatorship proceedings.

Attorney Adrienne McEntee, Of Counsel Attorney at Stokes Lawrence in Seattle, describes Calogero as “a hidden gem” in the profession—exceptionally knowledgeable, diligent, and masterful in her understanding of guardianship and elder law.

Since 2009, Calogero has been an unassuming leader in advance care planning, end-of-life issues, settlement and special needs trust administration, and the practical and legal complexities of guardianship/conservatorship and elder law.

Before becoming an attorney, Calogero was a high school biology, MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement) and genetics teacher at Nathan Hale High School in Seattle. In teaching genetics, she became interested in bioethics and took a summer course in bioethics for high school teachers at the University of Washington. The next summer she became a co-instructor of the course. Through bioethics, Calogero became interested in the law, initially as the law intersected with bioethics. She decided to leave teaching and pursue her intellectual passions for bioethics and the law.”