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Paul

L. Paul Ohainle

Counsel to the Firm

Paul Ohainle advises clients on structuring and implementing their estate plans, including gifting strategies through the use of trusts, family companies, and other techniques for transferring wealth to the next generation. His practice also includes assisting fiduciaries with trust and probate administration, as well as judicial and non-judicial procedures for trust modification.

Prior to joining Lane Powell, Paul was Director of Estate Planning Education at a wealth management company, where he applied his estate planning experience from Alaska, California, Oregon and Washington to guide wealth transfer strategies in relation to estate tax and gift tax planning.

Prior to entering the legal profession, Paul learned to pour the perfect pint as a bartender at Guinness’s St. James’s Gate in Dublin, Ireland.

Professional Experience

Empirical Wealth Management, Director of Estate Planning Education (2017-2020)

Secure Legacy Law Group, Managing Partner (2017-2020)

Socius Law Group, PLLC, Attorney (2006-2007; 2014-2017)

Schiller Law Group, Attorney (2011-2014)

Plageman, Lund, Canon, LLP, Attorney (2008-2011)

Deloitte Tax LLP, Associate (2007-2008)

Scheer & Zehnder LLP, Attorney (2003-2006)

California Franchise Tax Board, Law Clerk (2002)

Law Offices of Chipman Miles, Law Clerk (2001)

National Associations of Democratic Lawyers, Law Clerk (2000)

Community Involvement

Un Mundo, Board of Directors and Treasurer (2008-2015)

Thought Leadership

April 27, 2022Event / CLE
Community Property Considerations
King County Bar Association | Virtual
June 4, 2021Event / CLE
Uniform Electronic Wills Act
Washington State Bar Association | Virtual
October 19, 2020News
Ohainle Joins Private Client Services Team
Firm Announcement
2019Publication
Imperfect Grafts: Legislative and Judicial Additions to California Probate Code Sections 15300 et seq,
California Trusts and Estates Quarterly, Vol. 25, Issue 2
2019Publication
Keeping Your Clients’ Trust Out of a Divorce
WSBA’s Real Property, Probate Trust, Vol. 44 No. 1

Practices & Industries

Private Client Services

Education

University of Washington School of Law, LL.M. in Taxation, 2007
University of California at Davis School of Law, J.D., 2002
- Witkin Award in Taxation of Business Organizations
- Moot Court
- King Hall Pro Bono Program
University of California at Berkeley, B.A., History and Economics, 1999
- International Study Abroad:
  - Trinity College, History and Law, 1996-1997
  - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Economics and Business, 1998

Admissions

Alaska
Oregon
Washington
California

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