Katti Telstad Esp

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Katti Telstad Esp: Attorney with Wealth Retention Services
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Biography

  Katti Esp has practiced law in Bellingham since 1996, designing and implementing individualized estate plans and assisting clients with the probate process. She collaborates with families and individuals and their financial planners to retain the greatest amount of wealth for family, friends, and charities. Katti also helps her clients limit the assets transferred to the government or unintended beneficiaries. She develops estate plans designed to reduce federal and state estate and gift taxes.   Katti Esp also assists her clients with transferring closely held family businesses and regularly assists non-citizens with their estate plans. She is licensed to practice law in Washington and California.   Katti Esp received her Master of Laws in Taxation from the University of Florida. She earned her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Gonzaga University School of Law, where she received academic honors for her achievements in estate planning and secured transactions. Katti graduated fromWestern Washington Universitywith a Bachelor of Arts degree. In 2013 Katti received the Estate Planning Law Specialist  designation from the Estate Law Specialist Board, Inc. an organization accredited by the American Bar Association.* In 2012, Katti received the Accredited Estate Planner designation from the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils.*   * The Supreme Court of Washington does not recognize certification, of specialities in the practice of law and the certification, award or recognition is not a requirement to practice law in the state of Washington.          
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Areas of Practice (5)

  • Elder
  • Estate Planning/ Probate/ Wills
  • Probate
  • Wills & Living Wills
  • Trusts

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Western Washington University, B.A., 1992
Law School Attended:
Gonzaga University, J.D., 1995; University of Florida, LL.M., Taxation, 1996
Year of First Admission:
1996
Admission:
1996, Washington; 2017, Arizona
Memberships:
Washington State Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Probate; Trust Law; Elder Law); State Bar of California.
Birth Information:
Cambridge, Minnesota, December 28, 1969
ISLN:
918566964

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Fixed Hourly Rates
$375 - $400/hr
Other Information
Fixed fees available, Retainer Fee

Peer Reviews

4.7/5.0 (11 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® Distinguished Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.7/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.7/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.6/5.0

  • Communication

    4.6/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.7/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 09/02/26 in Trusts and Estates

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 08/30/26 in Estate Planning

    Dedicated to bringing the best legal services to her clients. Ms. Esp is smart, responsive, and pays attention to detail.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Consultant on 08/25/26 in Estate Planning

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 08/25/26 in Trusts and Estates

    I frequently refer clients to Katti; their responses have been 100% positive.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 08/24/26 in Estate Planning

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 08/24/26 in Estate Planning

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 08/24/26 in Trusts and Estates

    Katti Esp is efficient, thorough and highly skilled. I have known and witnessed her work for well over two decades. She is clearly in the top 5% of estate planning attorneys and the only attorney I refer to for larger estates.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 06/18/26 in Estate Planning

    I have had the opportunity to work with and observe Katti's work, and I have consistently been impressed by her intelligence, thoroughness, and attention to detail. Estate planning requires careful analysis and precision, and she brings both to... Read more

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  • 4.8/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 06/18/26 in Trusts and Estates

    Katti is a top-notch estate planning, probate, and trust attorney. Her decades of experience combined with her LLM in taxation place her at the very top of her profession.

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  • 4.8/5.0 Rated by a Founder on 06/18/26 in Trusts and Estates

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Avvo Client Review
5.0/5.0 (23 reviews)
Client Choice Award Client Champion

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Lawyers Client Review
4.8/5.0 (12 reviews)
Platinum Client Champion

It had been many years since we revised our estate documents but after hearing her speak a few years ago we wanted Katti to put together our next estate plan. At different decades of our life the est...

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