Area of Practice
Dawn Spratley focuses her practice on estate and trust litigation, probate, and domestic and international estate planning.
Professional Experience
· Intern, Honorable Judge Mark J. Cavanagh, Southfield, Michigan
Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships
· Fiduciary Litigation
· Trusts and Estates
Publications
· "Adjudications of Testacy, Intestacy or Heirship," Chapter 11 of the King County Probate Policy and Procedure Manual, 2011
· "The Meaning of a Taking...and...Just Compensation... (For) Owners Regulated by the Wetlands Protection Act," 75 U. Det. Mercy L. Rev., 467, 1998
Speaking Engagement
· "Litigating Prenuptial and Property Status Agreements in Probate Proceedings and Under TEDRA," The Fifth Annual Trust and Estate Litigation Seminar, Washington State Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section and CLE, 2008
Awards and Honors
· Named as a "Rising Star," Washington Law & Politics, 2009
Professional and Community Activities
· Trustee, The Children's Museum Seattle (2011)
· Member, King County Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section
· Member, Washington State Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section
· Member, Washington Women in Tax
· Member, Estate Planning Council of Seattle
· Member, State Bar of Michigan
News
11.10.2010, Lane Powell Announces New Shareholders and Counsel to the Firm
12.01.2008, 15 Attorneys on List of Washington Rising Stars
04.18.2005, Spratley Joins Lane Powell