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Meet Stephen M. Waltar
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BACKGROUND:
Steve was born on March 15, 1962, in Boston, Massachusetts. His true
roots, however, are firmly planted in the Pacific Northwest. Steve grew up
in Richland, Washington and moved to Seattle in 1980 to attend college
(Seattle Pacific University, B.A., cum laude, 1984). He lived in
Princeton, New Jersey for three years during graduate school (Princeton
Theological Seminary, M.Div., 1988). Steve returned to Puget Sound
to attend law school in Tacoma (University of Puget Sound/Seattle
University, J.D., 1993). He was admitted to the Washington State
Bar in 1994. Steve is also admitted to practice in United States District
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EXPERIENCE:
Prior to establishing his own law firm, Mr. Waltar spent four years at an
exclusive estate planning law firm in Seattle. Mr. Waltar limits his law practice to areas associated with estate planning, including trusts, estate
tax law, wills, probate, asset protection, business incorporation & succession planning, charitable giving, and disability planning. Before
he limited his practice to estate and business planning, Mr. Waltar was with the firm of
Rosenow, Johnson, Graffe, Keay & Moniz, focusing his practice on general
litigation, insurance defense, and family law. Before joining Rosenow Johnson, he was the supervising attorney of the family law department at
Mulligan & Associates, P.L.L.C.
Steve
is a popular and entertaining speaker at estate planning seminars, and has
taught both professionals and lay people estate planning and charitable
giving. Steve has given over 100 seminars and talks and has taught college
and graduate students
at Seattle University and Bellevue Community College. He recently became
an adjunct professor at the University of Washington and he is currently
writing his first book on estate planning. He has spoken to
private and public employees as well as to numerous community, civic and
religious groups. Steve has been a co-host and guest on two syndicated
radio programs.
MEMBERSHIPS:
Washington State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Washington
State Bar Real Property, Probate & Trust Section; East King County
Estate Planning Counsel; The Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club; Washington
State Association of Life Underwriters; The Bellevue Club; and First
Presbyterian Church of Bellevue.
COMMUNITY
SERVICE:
Elder and Adult Day Services Board Member, Past Evergreen Healthcare Foundation Board
Member; Bellevue Breakfast
Rotary Club; Volunteer Mediator with the Center for Conflict Management;
Past President of the Christian Legal Society-Law School Division; Alumnus
of Centurions; Alumnus of Phi Alpha Delta. Steve is a member of the
"Three Gallon" Club of the Puget Sound Blood Bank, and has
actively led numerous blood drives.
PERSONAL:
Steve resides in Kirkland, Washington with his wife and two daughters.
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