Sheila Ridgway, a principal of Ridgway and Gafken, P.S., concentrates her practice in the litigation of trust, probate, and guardianship matters. Ms. Ridgway has served as the Chair of the Probate Litigation and Ethics seminar sponsored by the King County Bar Association since 1998 and has spoken at many legal seminars on behalf of the Washington State and King County Bar Associations on estate and trust litigation and probate.
Ms. Ridgway is an appointed member of the TEDRA Litigation Subcommittee of the Washington State Bar Association's Real Property Probate and Trust Section and is the Editor of The Codicil, a publication of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Section of the Washington State Bar Association. Ms. Ridgway is also a member of the King County Bar Association, Washington State Bar, Oregon State Bar, and Washington State Association For Justice (formerly Washington State Trial Lawyers Association).
Ms. Ridgway was named one of the top wealth managers in Seattle by Seattle Magazine. Ms. Ridgway was also selected as a Top Lawyer in Estate Planning in the July 2010 issue of Seattle Met Magazine.
Sheila Ridgway has served as Chair of the Probate Litigation and Ethics seminar hosted by the King County Bar Association from 1998 to 2009. She has also spoken at many seminars on estate and trust litigation and probate on behalf of the Washington State and King County Bar Association.
Speaking Engagements:
- Program Co-Chair and Presenter, TEDRA: How it Works and How to Use it, Probate & Real Property: The Intersection Between Estates & Trusts and Real Property Issues, KCBA, 2010
- Probate Practice, Office Of Disciplinary Counsel, 2009
- Trust and Estate Litigation, King County Bar Association Real Property Probate & Trust Meeting, 2009
- Fiduciaries and Fiduciary Management in the 21st Century, Northwest Washington Estate Planning Council, 2008
- Program Chair, 11th Annual Probate Litigation, KCBA, 2008
- Program Chair and Presenter on Expert Witnesses and Forensic Accountings, KCBA 10th Annual Probate Litigation & Ethics, 2007
- Program Chair and Co-Presenter: Prosecuting and Defending Will Contests , KCBA 9th Annual Probate Litigation & Ethics, 2006
- Program Chair and Moderator of Ethics Panel, 8th Annual Probate Litigation & Ethics, 2005
- Remedies & Attorneys' Fees in Trust & Estate Litigation, WSBA Trust & Estate Litigation, 2004
- Program Chair and Speaker: Claims of Unmarried Partners, KCBA 7th Annual Probate Litigation & Ethics, 2004
- Nuts and Bolts of Estate Planning and Probate Practice, Speaker, WSBA, 2004
- Program Chair and Speaker: Claims of Unmarried Partners, KCBA 6th Annual Probate Litigation & Ethics, 2003
- Nuts and Bolts of Estate Planning and Probate Practice, Speaker, WSBA, 2003
- Ethics, Speaker, WSBA, 2003
- Program Chair and Speaker: Claims of Unmarried Partners, KCBA 5th Annual Probate Litigation & Ethics, 2002
- Nuts and Bolts of Estate Planning and Probate Practice, Speaker, WSBA, 2002
- Overview of Recent Legal Developments and Other Changes, WSBA How To Probate An Estate, 2001
- Program Chair and Speaker: Challenges to Joint Tenancies & Other Non-Testamentary Dispositions, KCBA 4th Annual Probate Litigation & Ethics, 2001
- Nuts and Bolts of Estate Planning and Probate Practice, Speaker, WSBA, 2001
- Overview of Recent Legal Developments and Other Changes, WSBA How To Probate An Estate, 2000
- Nuts and Bolts of Estate Planning and Probate Practice, Speaker, WSBA, 2000
- Program Chair and Speaker: Challenges to Joint Tenancies & Other Non-Testamentary Dispositions, KCBA 2nd Annual Probate Litigation & Ethics, 1999
- Nuts and Bolts of Estate Planning and Probate Practice, Speaker, WSBA, 1999
- Program Chair and Speaker: Challenges to Joint Tenancies & Other Non-Testamentary Dispositions, KCBA 1st Annual Probate Litigation & Ethics, 1998
- Challenges to Joint Tenancies & Other Non-Testamentary Dispositions, WSBA Estate Planning & Probate Litigation, 1997
