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Chuck

Charles W. Riley Jr.
Shareholder
Seattle
D 206.223.7959
C 206.234.7510
rileyc@lanepowell.com

Chuck Riley advises high net worth clients on estate and tax planning, philanthropic planning, business succession, and trust administration. His ability to build and maintain client relationships has earned him the distinction of being a market leader and serving as a trusted advisor to multiple generations of high net worth families.  

As a member of the Chambers High Net Worth top-ranked Private Client Services Team at Lane Powell, Chuck is recognized in the area of private wealth law as “a leading figure in the market”, “a go-to adviser for wealth transfers”, and "a long-standing practitioner who is truly committed to this area of law as well as the wider industry." A Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Chuck has extensive experience with tax-sensitive estate planning and complex trust administration.

Chuck is passionate about the Seattle community, and he demonstrates this commitment through many prominent leadership roles within the region. He currently serves as a Board Member of Plymouth Housing, the Downtown Seattle Association, and the Seattle Children’s Hospital and Research Foundation.

Professional Experience

Lane Powell

  • Shareholder
  • President (2015-2019)
  • Vice President (2006-2014)
  • Board of Directors (2001, 2005-2019)
  • Chair, Trusts & Estates Team (2001-2015)
     

Community Involvement

Plymouth Housing

  • Treasurer (2022-Present)
  • Board of Trustees (2020-Present)

Downtown Seattle Association

  • Board of Directors (2012-Present)
  • Governance Committee (2017-2019)
  • General Counsel (2013-2017)

Seattle Children’s Hospital and Research Foundation, Board of Directors (2016-Present)

King County Bar Foundation, Trustee (2016-2019)

Estate Planning Council of Seattle

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Planned Giving Advisory Committee (2004-2007)

National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Greater Washington Chapter, Board of Directors (2005-2007)

Seattle Police Foundation

  • Board of Directors (2007-2016)
  • Treasurer (2011-2014)

Seattle University, Planned Giving Committee (2007-2013)

United Way, Fundraising Cabinet Member (2011-2016)

University of Washington Law School, Advancement Committee (2016-2019)

U.S. Law Firm Group

  • Trustee (2008-2019)
  • President (2016-2017)

Washington State Bar Association

  • Executive Committee, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section (2001-2004)
  • Co-chair, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section Midyear Meeting (2005)

 

Thought Leadership

  • August 18, 2022News

    The Best Lawyers in America© 2023 Recognizes 90 Lane Powell Attorneys

    Awards & Honors
  • July 14, 2022News

    Forty-four Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Washington for 2022

    Awards & Honors
  • July 14, 2022News

    Lane Powell Again Receives Top Rankings in Chambers High Net Worth 2022

    Awards & Honors
  • August 19, 2021News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2022 Recognizes 90 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • July 22, 2021News
    Lane Powell Again Receives Top Rankings in Chambers High Net Worth 2021
    Awards & Honors
  • July 15, 2021News
    Forty-Three Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers for 2021
    Awards & Honors
  • August 20, 2020News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 Recognizes 92 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • August 20, 2020Publication
    2020 Gifting Considerations
    Private Client Services Legal Update
  • July 16, 2020News
    Thirty-Two Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Washington for 2020
    Awards & Honors
  • July 9, 2020News
    Lane Powell Again Receives Top Rankings in Chambers High Net Worth 2020
    Awards & Honors
  • August 15, 2019News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2020 Recognizes 63 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • July 12, 2019News
    Fiduciary Litigation and Trusts & Estates Teams Receive Top Rankings in Chambers High Net Worth 2019
    Awards & Honors
  • June 10, 2019News
    Thirty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and Nine Named ‘Washington Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • October 18, 2018News
    Fiduciary Litigation and Trusts & Estates Teams Receive High Rankings in Chambers High Net Worth 2018
    Awards & Honors
  • August 15, 2018News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2019 Recognizes 62 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • June 18, 2018News
    Thirty-two Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and 14 Named ‘Washington Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • October 26, 2017News
    Lane Powell Again Named One of the Nation’s Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality
    Awards & Honors
  • August 15, 2017News
    Fifty-nine Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers® in America 2018
    Awards & Honors
  • June 9, 2017News
    Thirty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and 16 Named ‘Washington Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • June 5, 2017News
    Lane Powell Celebrates the Business of Pride With Puget Sound Business Journal
    Work | Life
  • May 30, 2017News
    Trusts & Estates Team Receives High Rankings in Chambers® High Net Worth 2017
    Awards & Honors
  • November 1, 2016News
    Lane Powell Earns 100 Percent in 2017 Corporate Equality Index
    Awards & Honors
  • August 17, 2016News
    Fifty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2017
    Awards & Honors
  • July 1, 2016News
    Lane Powell’s Trust and Estates Practice Group Received High Rankings in Chambers® High Net Worth for 2016
    Awards & Honors
  • May 27, 2016News
    Chambers® USA Recommends Lane Powell in Multiple Categories for 2016
    Awards & Honors
  • April 14, 2016Event / CLE
    Pathfinder Meeting
    Leadership Council on Legal Diversity | Redmond, Washington
  • October 2, 2015News
    Lane Powell and Riley Recognized as 2015 ‘Top Performer’ by Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
  • August 17, 2015News
    Forty-eight Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016
    Awards & Honors
  • June 12, 2015News
    Thirty-two Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and 11 Named as ‘Washington Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • October 2, 2014News
    Lane Powell Announces Succession Plan for Firm’s Top Management
  • August 18, 2014News
    Fifty-One Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015
    Awards & Honors
  • June 13, 2014News
    Thirty-five Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and Fifteen Named as ‘Washington Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • June 14, 2013News
    Thirty-Six Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and Sixteen Named as ‘Washington Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • June 13, 2012News
    28 Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers;’ 12 Named as ‘Washington Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • August 9, 2011News
    Thirty-six Lane Powell Attorneys Listed as Top Lawyers in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine
    Awards & Honors
  • June 20, 2011News
    Twenty-six Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers;’ Ten Lane Powell Attorneys Named As ‘Washington Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • July 20, 2010News
    58 Lane Powell Attorneys Listed as Top Lawyers in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine
    Awards & Honors
  • June 6, 2010News
    28 Lane Powell Attorneys Named Washington Super Lawyers 2010
    Awards & Honors
  • Chambers Leading Lawyer Band 1 2022
  • Awards_2023 Best Lawyers America
  • Washington Super Lawyers 2022

Practices & Industries

  • Private Client Services

Education

  • University of Missouri, J.D.
    • Missouri Law Review, Member 
  • University of Missouri, B.S., Business Administration
  • Sophia University
    • Tokyo, Japan

Accreditation

Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

Legal Lean Sigma® and Project Management Yellow Belt Certification

Admissions

  • Washington
  • Missouri (Inactive)

Honors

Chambers High Net Worth, Private Wealth Law (2016-2022)

"Seattle Lawyer of the Year" Best Lawyers®, Trust and Estates (2013)

The Best Lawyers in America©, Trusts and Estates (2003-2023)

“Washington Super Lawyer,” Thomson Reuters, Estate Planning and Probate (2006-2022)

AV Preeminent® in Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™

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