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Heidi

Heidi L.G. Orr
ShareholderPrivate Client Services Team Co-Chair
Seattle
D 206.223.7742
orrh@lanepowell.com

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 has a great bedside manner and is hugely efficient when dealing with complex matters which require a lot of attention and understanding.”

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 (2012-2019)
  • 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 (2004-2010)

Magnolia Lutheran Church, Seattle, Member

National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Greater Washington Chapter Board of Trustees, Trustee (2009-2013)

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Fellow

Science and Management of Addictions, Director (2013-2016)

U.S. Law Firm Group, Estates and Trust Practice Committee

 

Thought Leadership

  • August 18, 2022News

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

    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
  • June 4, 2021Event / CLE
    Uniform Electronic Wills Act
    Washington State Bar Association | Virtual
  • 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 9, 2020News
    Lane Powell Again Receives Top Rankings in Chambers High Net Worth 2020
    Awards & Honors
  • June 17, 2020Publication
    Estate Planning, Probate, and Trust Administration in Washington
    Washington State Bar Association Deskbook
  • 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
  • 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
  • Chambers High Net Worth 2022
  • Awards_2023 Best Lawyers America

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 (2016-2022)

The Best Lawyers in America©, Trusts and Estates (2017-2023)

“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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