Candace Wilkerson Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa

Civil litigation, wills and trusts, estate planning.

Redmond, Wa

Candace practices estate planning, probates and trusts, real estate litigation and transactions, and other types of civil litigation.Estate planning is designed to ensure that the planner’s final wishes are known and implemented after death. Probate is the legal process of administering an individual’s property and debts after his or her death.Having seen the results of non-planning or poor planning resulting in extensive litigation, Candace is passionate about ensuring a person’s wishes are known, understood, and carried out after death. Her estate planning includes creating, amending, and reviewing wills, simple and tax-planning trusts, powers of attorney for finance and healthcare, and healthcare directives; and consulting on the best legal strategies for providing for individual and family financial protection.Candace’s probate work includes handling uncontested and contested probates for estates with or without a valid will, while representing beneficiaries, heirs, personal representatives or creditorsHer work in real estate has included quiet title and foreclosure, residential and commercial lease drafting and litigation, and creation and review of various real property documents.

Bellevue, Wa

Practiced estate planning, probates and trusts, real estate litigation and transactions, and other civil litigation.

Seattle, Wa

Washington practice focusing on estate planning, probate, and elder law; real estate law; family law, and other civil litigation.

Civil litigation contract position focusing on family law: including extensive research and legal drafting, civil discovery and motion practice, and trial work.

Coordinated civil litigation (including but not limited to corporate law, real property, probate and trusts, family law, guardianships and conservatorships, plaintiffs' personal injury law), as well as criminal defense, and transactional practice in real estate and estate planning.

Performed complex civil litigation (including plaintiffs’ personal injury, securities litigation, trust litigation, real property), white-collar criminal defense, and transactional work. Practiced in multiple Northern California counties. Involved extensive research, writing, and civil discovery practice.

Handled active caseload of approximately 500 misdemeanor cases in all phases of the criminal justice system, from arraignment through post-sentencing hearings and the appellate process. Completed approximately 20 jury trials. Conducted client interviews in office and in custody; daily hearings and calendar calls; frequent jury trials; drafting of wide variety of pleadings; legal research and investigation; occasional appearances as needed in juvenile criminal and dependency proceedings.

Legal research and drafting in various civil litigation areas, including corporate, personal injury, probate and trusts, family, construction defect, timber and water law.

Participated in civil litigation, business and estate planning practice. Coordinated various phases of civil litigation process, such as drafting complaints and motions, facilitating discovery, and court appearances; reviewed and prepared estate plans; prepared documents of incorporation.

Assisted law professor in pre-publication work emphasizing estate planning and tax law. Credited as contributor to texts.

Supported Deputy Public Defender in representing felony defendants, including three-strike candidates. Drafted motions, interviewed clients on location, and filed court documents.

Assisted criminal defense firm in preparation of death penalty appeal for the California Supreme Court.

Researched and wrote memoranda regarding civil motions filed with the court.

Juris Doctor, Law

Activities and Societies: Recipient, Emery Scholarship (academic); Tutor, Legal Research and Writing; Quarterfinalist, Santa Clara School.

B.A, Environmental Studies

Activities and Societies: Time period not inclusive; interrupted by stretches of full-time employment. Participated in community.