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Heidi

Heidi L.G. Orr

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Heidi Orr advises clients on all aspects of estate planning, estate and gift taxation, and estate and trust administration with an emphasis on personal planning for high net worth families and individuals.

Heidi also assists with charitable planned giving for families and individuals. She regularly advises tax-exempt organizations with respect to formation, board structuring and education, federal and state compliance, and strategic planning. Heidi also works with corporate and individual fiduciaries and beneficiaries to nonjudicially resolve trust and estate disputes and other trust and estate matters. Chambers High Net Worth has recognized Heidi’s private wealth law practice, noting that she “works hard for her clients in terms of getting to the right answer.”

Professional Experience

Seattle University School of Law, Adjunct Professor

Community Involvement

South King County Legal Clinic

Northwest Women’s Law Clinic

King County Nonprofit Legal Clinic

Washington State Bar Association

Real Property, Probate and Trust Section
- Chair (2015-2016)

King County Bar Association

Real Property, Probate and Trust Section

Estate Planning Council of Seattle

Washington Women in Tax

YWCA of Seattle-King-Snohomish

Planned Giving Advisory Council (2012-Present)
Board of Directors (2016-2019)

Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Backstage Pass Board of Directors

Director (2001-2004)
Secretary of the Board (2001-2004)

Pacific Northwest Ballet Board of Trustees

Trustee (2004-2010)

Member, Magnolia Lutheran Church, Seattle

National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Greater Washington Chapter Board of Trustees

Trustee (2009-2013)

Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

Science and Management of Addictions

Director (2013-2016)

U.S. Law Firm Group

Estates and Trust Practice Committee

Thought Leadership

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 9, 2019Event / CLE
One Click Estate Planning: Can’t I Just Do This Online
Washington State Bar Association RPPT Mid-Year Meeting | Spokane, Washington
February 6, 2019Event / CLE
One Click Estate Planning: Can’t I Just Do This Online
King County Bar Association | Seattle
October 18, 2018News
Fiduciary Litigation and Trusts & Estates Teams Receive High Rankings in Chambers High Net Worth 2018
Awards & Honors
September 25, 2018Event / CLE
From Taxes to Taxidermy: A Taxonomy of Topics for High Net Worth Clients
Lane Powell Trusts & ‘Tinis Seminar | Seattle
August 15, 2018News
The Best Lawyers in America© 2019 Recognizes 62 Lane Powell Attorneys
Awards & Honors
February 8-9 2018Event / CLE
Practical & Inspired Planned Giving Seminar
Lane Powell and del Prado Philanthropy | Seattle
September 28, 2017Event / CLE
You Decant Take It With You… But We Have a Few Ideas to Share
Lane Powell Trusts & ‘Tinis Seminar | Seattle
August 15, 2017News
Fifty-nine Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers® in America 2018
Awards & Honors
May 30, 2017News
Trusts & Estates Team Receives High Rankings in Chambers® High Net Worth 2017
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
May 9, 2016News
Moseley Joins the Estate Planning Council of Seattle
Firm Announcement
September 15, 2015Event / CLE
New Directed Trust Legislation
Lane Powell Trusts & ‘Tinis Seminar
June, 2015Event / CLE
Real Property, Probate & Trust Section Midyear Meeting
Washington State Bar Association
November 13, 2014Event / CLE
A Brief Preview of What May Be on the Legislative Horizon
Lane Powell Trusts & ‘Tinis Seminar
May 27, 2014Publication
Do Will-Drafting Programs Fit Your Needs?
Puget Sound Business Journal
September, 2012Event / CLE
Preparing a Basic Estate Plan: The Pre-Client Meeting
Washington State Bar Association
June, 2012Event / CLE
Risks and Rewards of Using Lifetime Gift Exemptions Today
Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Foundation
November 16, 2011Event / CLE
New Washington Trust Act Amendments
Eastside King County Estate Planning Council
November, 2011Event / CLE
New Washington Trust Act Amendments
Eastside King County Estate Planning Council
October, 2011Event / CLE
New Washington Trust Act Amendments
King County Bar Association
June, 2011Event / CLE
Can You Just Review This for Me? Lessons Learned from Wills.com
Washington State Bar Association
March, 2011Event / CLE
Turning Green, But Not from Envy: A Queasy Estate Planner’s Guide to Using a Trust and Estate Litigator
Washington State Bar Association
December, 2010Event / CLE
Implementation of the Estate Plan: After the Client Signs — What Now?
Washington State Bar Association
October, 2010Publication
Virtual Representation in Trust and Estate Dispute Resolution: Opportunities and Risks (With Sample Language)
ALI-ABA Estate Planning Course Materials Journal
October, 2010Event / CLE
Funding Testamentary Trusts: Formulas, Facts, and Property Characteristics
King County Bar Association
July 20, 2010News
58 Lane Powell Attorneys Listed as Top Lawyers in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine
Awards & Honors
May, 2010Event / CLE
Virtual Representation in Trust and Estate Dispute Resolution: Opportunities and Risks
ALI-ABA
January, 2011Event / CLE
Tax Issues and Considerations with Respect to Prenuptial and Property Status Agreements
Attorney-CPA Tax Clinic
November 23, 2009Publication
A Brave New World: Nonjudicial Dispute Resolution Procedures Under the Uniform Trust Code and Washington’s and Idaho’s Trust and Estate Dispute Resolution Acts
The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Journal
November, 2009Event / CLE
Advising Estate Planning and Probate Clients: Practice Pitfalls and Economic Challenges
Washington State Bar Association
October 13, 2009Publication
Estate Planning in a Down Economy — There Are Still Ways to Ensure Your Assets Will Pass on and Retain Their Value
Seattle Business
June, 2009Event / CLE
Estate Administration Procedures: Why Each Step is Important
McQuillan Education
December 1, 2008Publication
Estate Planning in the Future – Did the Presidential Election Really Change Anything?
Washington CEO
July, 2008Event / CLE
Probate Boot Camp
Washington State Bar Association
June, 2008Event / CLE
Real Property, Probate & Trust Section Midyear Meeting
Washington State Bar Association
May 9, 2008Publication
Charitable Planning Can Provide a Rewarding Experience
Puget Sound Business Journal
December, 2007Event / CLE
Assisting with Estate Planning
Half Moon
September, 2007Event / CLE
Probate: Beyond the Basics
National Business Institute
July, 2007Event / CLE
The Nuts and Bolts of Estate Planning
National Business Institute
January, 2007Event / CLE
The Probate Process from Start to Finish
National Business Institute
December 1, 2006Publication
The Impact of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 on Charitable Gift Planning
Real Property, Probate and Trust section of the Washington State Bar Association

Practices & Industries

Fiduciary Litigation
Nonprofit & Social Enterprise
Private Client Services

Education

University of Washington School of Law, LL.M. in Taxation, 1996
Gonzaga University School of Law, J.D., 1994
Washington State University, B.A., 1991

Accreditation

Legal Lean Sigma® and Project Management

Yellow Belt Certification

Admission

Washington

Honors

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

Chambers High Net Worth, Private Wealth Law (2016-2019)

“Rising Star,” Washington Law & Politics, Estate Planning and Probate (2003-2005, 2008-2009)

Named in “Best Lawyers” survey published by Seattle Metropolitan (2010)

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