Tiffany R. Gorton

Partner

[email protected]

Phone:  206-382-4414, ext 241

Tiffany joined the firm in 2012, and her practice focuses primarily on trust and estate litigation, estate planning and taxation. Prior to joining the firm, Tiffany was a tax associate in a boutique accounting firm with her practice focusing on estate, gift and fiduciary taxation. Tiffany has worked as a part-time lecturer at the University of Washington School of Law. She also serves as a volunteer attorney with the University of Washington Federal Tax Clinic where she assists taxpayers in resolving disputes with the Internal Revenue Service. Tiffany has been designated by her peers as a “Rising Star” in  Super Lawyers Magazine and  Seattle Met Magazine since 2014.

Practice

• Estate Planning
• Trust, Estate and Guardianship Litigation
• Probate and Trust Administration

Bar Memberships and Professional Certification

• Washington, 2010
• United States Tax Court, 2009
• Michigan, 2008 (inactive)

Education

• Thomas M. Cooley Law School, LL.M., Taxation, 2009
• Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D., 2008
• Palm Beach Atlantic University, B.A., Prelaw, 2005

Professional Activities and Memberships

• Member, Seattle Repertory Theatre Advisory Council
• Editorial Board Member TEDRA Subcommittee, 
• Washington State Bar Association Real Property, Probate & Trust Newsletter
• Immediate Past President, Past Chair, Pro Bono Committee, Washington State Bar Association Taxation Section
• Member, Washington State Bar Association Taxation Section Estate and Gift Tax Committee
• Member, King County Bar Association
• Volunteer, University of Washington Federal Tax Clinic
• Volunteer, First Responders Will Clinic
• Planned Giving Council Member, Seattle Humane Society
• Past Vice President Board of Directors, People's Memorial Association
• Member, Washington State Bar Association Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, Executive Committee (2015-2017)
• Part-Time Lecturer, University of Washington School of Law, Graduate Taxation Program (2016)
• Member, Estate Planning Council of Seattle
• Vice President, Member, Washington Women in Tax
• Member, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
• Member, King County Bar Association CLE Advisory Committee

Speaking Engagements

• “More Than Just Collections: Inside the Department of Revenue” (Tax Updates for the Washington Practitioner, Washington State Bar Association, May 2017. Co-presentation with Melinda Mandell)
• “Case Law and Legislative Update” (A Statewide Perspective on Trust and Estate Litigation: The Bench and the Experts Weigh In, Washington State Bar Association, April 2017)
• “Trust and Estate Disputes in Ex Parte” (Navigating the King County Ex Parte Department, King County Bar Association, December 2016)
• Co-Chair, Fall Probate and Trust Seminar: Updates, Planning and Disputes, Washington State Bar Association, December 2016
• Co-Chair, Probate Litigation: Non-TEDRA Cause of Action and Alternatives, King County Bar Association, May 2016
• “Tax Talk Networking Webinar” (Western Michigan University, Cooley Law School, March 2016)
• “Fee Awards” (King County Bar Association, Maintaining a Balance: Ethics and Probate Litigation, August 2015)
• “Basic Tax Planning”, (National Business Institute, August 2015)
• “Comparative Overview of Business and Real Property Appraisal” (Washington State Bar Association, Real Property, Probate & Trust Section Midyear Conference, June 2015)
• “Trusts 101”, (National Business Institute, December 2014)
• “Estate Planning: What Do Our Clients Need in Their Basic Estate Plans?”, (North Central Washington Estate Planning Council, December 2014)
• “Estate Income Tax Issues”, (King County Bar Association, 10th Annual Probate Administration, November 2014)
• “Revocable Living Trusts from Start to Finish” (National Business Institute, August 2014)
• “Estate Planning from A to Z”, (National Business Institute, November 2013)
• “Get Your Ducks in a Row”, (People's Memorial Association, October 2013)
• “Estate Planning Toolbox”, (16th Annual Elder Law Conference, Washington State Bar Association, September 2013. Co-presenter with Anna Cashman)
• “Solving Problems in Estate and Trust Administration, the Trust and Estate Dispute Resolution Act ”, (Washington State Bar Association, August 2013. Co-presenter with Karen Bertram)
• “Gifting and Generation Skipping Transfer Tax Planning”, (National Business Institute, June 2012)
• “Network your Face Off” (Florida Coastal School of Law, Jan. 2012)
• “2010 Federal Tax Law Updates” (King County Bar Association CLE Webcast, Feb. 2011)

Publications

• Washington Estate Planning and Probate Deskbook, Washington State Bar Association, 2017, Chapter 13, Trust and Estate Disputes.
• Wills Q&A for Washington State (Thompson Reuters Practical Law Series: Estate Planning, forthcoming 2017)
• Avoid Lurking Litigation with Proper Estate Planning (Puget Sound Business Journal, March 2017. Co-Author with Anna Cashman)
• What is an Executor? (People's Memorial Association Newsletter, 2016)
• Mine, Yours, Ours? Dissecting the Character of Assets Post-Death (Washington State Bar Association, Real Property Probate and Trust Section, Fall 2015. Co-author with Adrienne McEntee)
• Major Life Events Warrant Review of Estate Plans (Supplement to the Puget Sound Business Journal, March 13, 2015. Co-author with Anna Cashman)
• What is Probate? (People's Memorial Association Newsletter, 2015)
• Practice Tip: Where to Live and Where to Die-a Tax Perspective (Washington State Bar Association, Real Property Probate and Trust Section, Winter 2014-2015. Co-author with Lori Rath)
• Attorney's Fees Under TEDRA (Washington State Bar Association, Real Property Probate and Trust Section, Fall 2013)
• Recent Changes to Innocent Spouse Rules Expand Opportunities for Relief (Washington State Bar Association, Taxation Law Section, Summer 2013)
• Estate Planning: Do it for Your Little Guys (King County Bar Bulletin, April 2013)
• 2012 Planning Still Makes Sense “Spousal Access Trusts”(Washington State Bar Association, Estate and Gift Tax Updates: More “Permanent” Estate Planning?, CLE materials, March 2013. Co-author with Tim Burkart)
• Estate Planning is About People (Supplement to the Puget Sound Business Journal, March 15-21, 2013. Co-author with Anna Cashman).
• Human Trafficking: A Call to Action (King County Bar Bulletin, March 2012)
• Is the Credit Shelter Trust Still a Useful Estate Planning Tool? (RAUPC News, Feb. 2012)
• Tis the Season for Tax Deductions (King County Bar Bulletin, Dec.2011)
• 2010 Tax Law Changes Benefit Estates (King County Bar Bulletin, April 2011)
• Happy New Year: Two New 1099 Reporting Requirements (RAUPC News, Jan. 2011, Vol. 7 Issue 1)
• Look the Recession in the Eye and Find a Job (King County Bar Bulletin, Nov. 2010)
• Pet Trusts: Keeping Rover in Good Hands (King County Bar Bulletin, Aug. 2010)
• Reaping the Rewards of Volunteer Work (King County Bar Bulletin, July 2010)
• Law School Legal Clinics: Building a Foundation for Pro Bono Work (King County Bar Bulletin, Feb.2010)