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Tiffany R. Gorton
Partner


tgorton@khbblaw.com
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.
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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)

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  • Home
  • Our People
    • Lawyers >
      • Karen R. Bertram
      • Timothy C. Burkart (dec.)
      • Anna M. Cashman
      • Tiffany R. Gorton
      • Liberty B. Upton
      • Maria A. Gaydos
      • Frederic T. Kutscher ("Ted")
      • Earle J. Hereford ("Jay")
      • Scott D. Benner
      • John S. Kutscher
    • Paralegals & Staff
  • Practice Areas
    • Estate Planning >
      • Reasons to Create an Estate Plan
      • The Estate Planning Process
      • Further Planning Issues and Situations
    • Probate and Trust Administration
    • Trust, Estate & Guardianship Litigation
    • Trust & Estate Counsel
    • Business, Corporate & Real Estate
  • Contact