Message from the President

Welcome to our returning members, and a special welcome to the new members of the Estate Planning Council of Seattle who joined us last year. We are excited to kick off a new year! During the 2024-2025 year, we will maintain the “oldies but goodies” of the Annual Estate Planning Seminar, quarterly in-person dinners, and monthly webinars.  We will be expanding upon our recent, and very popular, social and networking events.  And, we will be trying a few new things, including publishing a refresh of the Fiduciary Handbook and online publication of articles authored by our membership. As an organization focused on education and building community, we encourage you to participate in our events, and to invite others to attend as a guest. 

In light of the above activities, we ask you to start the year with the following:

  1. Renew Your Dues. Membership dues are still the same as last year, $125 (If you are a past president, you have no payment due but please click the link and choose the Past President No Charge option). The membership benefits are four quarterly dinners and 6 webinars during the year. 
  2. Update your Profile. Please take the time to update your profile on the website. We use your profile information for our communications. Please also ‘release’ us in your SPAM filter and check with your company on how to make our email extension safe.
  3. Mark Your Calendar. Please update your calendar with the activities listed on the Event Calendar - Estate Planning Council of Seattle (epcseattle.org)
  4. Register for the Estate Planning Seminar. Early bird registration is open – don’t miss your opportunity to register at a discount. We have an exciting new, permanent seminar website, with links to pertinent information.  Please check it out! Home - Seattle Estate Planning Seminar.  Please also note that for the first time we are offering a limited number of law students the opportunity to attend the seminar, in-person, for free. This is part of our outreach to increase interest and access among the next generation of estate planning professionals.  If you know of an eligible law student, please share the seminar link or our administration email (jenna.admin@gmail.com) with them.
  5. Volunteer.  As noted above, we will be publishing a refreshed Fiduciary Handbook and online articles. If you are interested in contributing as an author or editor, please contact me at tbyers@omwlaw.com. This is a great opportunity to become better known in our community and to “lift up” those new to our community through co-authorship invitations.

I am excited to work with all of you this coming year.  A huge thank you to our past president, Debra Smiley, for her vision and leadership in expanding our community impact. It is because of her that we are positioned to further develop our activities this year and reach out to the next generation of estate planning professionals.

All my best,

Teresa Byers

2024-2025 EPC Seattle President