PRACTICE AREAS: Business, Estate Planning, Probate, Tax

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Rob’s practice focuses primarily on the unique needs of families, individuals and privately held businesses relating to their estate planning and business needs. His estate planning practice ranges from the preparation of simple wills and revocable trusts to more complex planning (such as family limited liability companies, partnerships, sales to family members, life insurance planning, generation-skipping tax planning, trust and estate administration, and gift and estate tax return preparation). His privately held business practice ranges from the selection and formation of new entities and start-ups to more complex planning (such as restructuring of entities; mergers and acquisitions; business succession planning; and other transactions).

EDUCATION

Rob received his J.D. from the University of Iowa in 1997 and he received a LL.M. in taxation from the University of Florida in 1998. Before attending law school, Rob attended Brigham Young University where he received a B.S. in Business Management in 1994.

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Board Member 2004-Present J. Rueben Clark Law Society Seattle Chapter (President 2011-2013)
• President of the BYU Management Society 2005
• Boy Scout of America Leader (current-1998 Executive Officer, former Charter Organization Representative, Venturing Advisor, Team Coach, and Assistant Scout Master)
• Presenter, Advanced Partnerships, LLCs, and LLPs in Washington (Seattle 2006, 2005, and 2004)
• Presenter, Advanced Issues in LLC Formation & Operating in Washington (Seattle 2004 and 2005)
• Presenter, Recognizing the Blind Spots in the world of Partnerships, LLPs & LLCs in Washington (Seattle 2004 and 2005)
• Presenter, How to Draft Effective Wills and Trusts? (Olympia, Washington 2005)
• Presenter, Make a Will & Make a Difference: Simple Will Drafting (Seattle 2000)
• Co-Author, Passthroughs, Tax Treaties, and Treaty Overrides, 82 Tax Notes 873 (1999) (co-authored with Nathan Honson and Myron Mendelowitz)
• Co-Author, Serps, Swaps, and a Player to be Named Later – Journal of Deferred Compensation Vol. 7, No. 4, (2002) (co-authored with Bruce J. McNeil)
• Named “Rising Star” by Washington Law and Politics (2005)

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

• Washington (1998)

PERSONAL

Rob is married to Sheri Critchfield. They are the parents of six wonderful children, four boys and two girls. While not practicing law, Rob enjoys spending time with his family, outdoor activities and cycling.