RACHEL L. MERRILL

Phone:  425.454.3374   
Fax:  425.454.0087                
Email: rmerrill@hansonbaker.com
Legal Assistant: JoAnna Elam – jelam@hansonbaker.com

PRACTICE EMPHASIS AND EXPERIENCE

• Real Estate
• General Business
             Entity Selection, Formation and Maintenance
             Contracts, Licenses and Agreements
• Estate Planning
             Gift and Tax Planning
             Guardianships
             Probate and Estate Settlement
             Wills and Trusts

Rachel’s practice includes all aspects of real estate law. She advises property owners, developers and businesses on a range of real estate legal matters, including purchases and sales, leases, CC&Rs, easements and licenses, and on business entity selection, formation and maintenance.  Rachel also assists clients with guardianships and estate planning matters such as probate, wills and trusts, and estate and gift tax planning.

EDUCATION

J.D., Seattle University School of Law, magna cum laude, 2006
      Presidential Scholarship
      Staff Member, Seattle Journal for Social Justice
B.A., Gonzaga University, cum laude, 2003
      Economics and Political Science
      Academic Scholarship
      Omicron Delta Epsilon Economics Honor Society

PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC INVOLVEMENT

East King County Bar Association, Member
King County Bar Association, Member
Washington State Bar Association, Member
American Bar Association, Member

BAR / COURT ADMISSIONS

Admitted to Washington, 2006
Admitted to U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, 2006

PERSONAL

Rachel enjoys hiking, attempting to snowboard, and spending time with family, friends and her two pets.