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Pew, V - Joseph N. Pew V Partner Phone: 206-236-1500 Fax: 206-905-5912 Email: joe@scarfflaw.com Areas of Practice Business Estate and Business Succession Planning Real Estate Probate/Trust Administration and Litigation Bar Admissions Washington, 2012 Minnesota, 2008 Education University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, MN – J.D., 2008 Williams College, Williamstown, MA – B.A., 1995 Professional Honors and Memberships Member, Washington State Bar Association, Real Property Probate & Trust Section Member, Washington State Bar Association, Business Law Section Member, King County Bar Association, Real Property Probate & Trust Section Member, King County Bar Association, Business Law Section Member, Mercer Island Chamber of Commerce Past Employment Positions Seattle Mariners, Contract Attorney, 2012 Saint Paul City Attorney’s Office, Assistant City Attorney, 2008 – 2011 Saint Paul City Attorney’s Office, Law Clerk, 2007 – 2008 Hon. Paulette K. Flynn, 2nd Judicial District of Minnesota, Law Clerk , 2008 https://www.scarfflaw.com/our-team/stuart-w-scarff daily 0.75 2025-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62b345a7c136f00f0d4d52b2/1655915965904-2F9WBZJ0BBWO4DBST2BP/Picture+SWS.jpg Stuart W. Scarff - Stuart W. Scarff Founding Partner Phone: 206-236-1500 Fax: 206-905-5912 Email: stuart@scarfflaw.com Areas of Practice Business Estate and Business Succession Planning Real Estate Probate/Trust Administration and Litigation Bar Admissions Washington, 1987 U.S. Federal Courts, 1987 U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit Education University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington – J.D., 1987 University of Washington, Seattle, Washington – B.A., Cum Laude, Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, 1984 Professional Associations and Memberships Member, Washington State Bar Association, Real Property Probate & Trust Section Member, Washington State Bar Association, Business Law Section Member, King County Bar Association, Real Property Probate & Trust Section Member, King County Bar Association, Business Law Section Member, Mercer Island Chamber of Commerce Recent Press and Editorial Comments Super Lawyers, Featured as a 2022 Super Lawyer Business Examiner, “Business Succession Needs a Plan for Success” (October 2013) Seattle Magazine, Featured as a 2013 Five Star Estate Planning Attorney by Five Star Professional (April 2013) Past Employment Positions Warren, Samples, Scarff & Duggan, Seattle, WA, Partner, 1989 – 1995 Neubauer & Hunsinger, Seattle, WA, Associate Attorney, 1987 – 1989 Volunteer Activities Rotary Club of Mercer Island https://www.scarfflaw.com/practice-areas/real-estate daily 0.75 2022-06-22 https://www.scarfflaw.com/contact-us daily 0.75 2022-06-30 https://www.scarfflaw.com/practice-areas/business-law daily 0.75 2022-06-22 https://www.scarfflaw.com/home daily 1.0 2025-03-24 https://www.scarfflaw.com/practice-areas/trust-preparation daily 0.75 2022-06-22 https://www.scarfflaw.com/our-team daily 0.75 2025-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62b345a7c136f00f0d4d52b2/1655915969865-8KZU7Y0IVPMCJPXL982Z/Picture+SWS.jpg Meet Our Team - Stuart W. Scarff, Founding Partner Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62b345a7c136f00f0d4d52b2/1655915969874-5OYMH5ROTBSMFPX0SRSF/Joe+Pew+V+-+Preferred.jpg Meet Our Team - Joseph N. Pew, V, Partner Joe worked as a prosecutor in Saint Paul, Minnesota prior to moving to Washington with his family in 2011. 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(REI) 2003-2021 https://www.scarfflaw.com/our-team/jade-coppieters daily 0.75 2025-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62b345a7c136f00f0d4d52b2/85d99211-96b7-469e-9bae-8d2d2d92b517/Coppieters_ProfilePic.jpg Jade Coppieters - Jade Coppieters Counsel Phone: 206-236-1500 Fax: 206-905-5912 Areas of Practice Estate and Business Succession Planning Probate/Trust Administration and Litigation Gift, Estate, and GST Tax Return Compliance Charitable Giving and Tax Exempt Entities Bar Admissions Washington, 2019 New York, 2020 Alaska, 2021 U.S. Tax Court, 2019 Education Georgetown University, Washington, DC – LL.M. (Taxation), 2018 Georgetown University, Washington, DC – J.D., 2018 Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA – B.A., 2014 Professional Associations and Memberships Washington State Bar Association Real Property, Probate, & amp; Trust (RPPT) Section Taxation Section King County Bar Association Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law (RPPT) Section Society of Trust and Estate Planners (STEP) Estate Planning Council of Seattle Estate Planning Council of Canada (EPCC) American Academy of Attorney–CPAs (AAA-CPA) Washington Society of CPAs Recent Publications Washington’s Capital Gains Tax is Here to Stay — For Now, Puget Sound Business Journal (Mar. 5, 2024) Trust Planning and the New Washington Capital Gains Tax, Seattle University Law Review (Supra) (2021) The Omitted Spouse: New Estate Planning Techniques for Jewish Clients, Student Note (2017) Recent Presentations Co-Panelist, Step-up and Beyond: Deductions and Energy Incentives for Trusts and Estates, Estate Planning Council of Seattle, 70th Annual Estate Planning Seminar (Oct. 30, 2025) Presenter, Gift Tax Returns: Form 709 Reminders, Technical Issues, and FAQs, Eide Bailly LLP, Live Online Webinar (Aug. 20, 2025) Presenter, The Latest in Estate Planning: A Heckerling Institute Debrief, Eide Bailly LLP, Live Online Webinar (Feb. 7, 2025) Past Employment Positions Eide Bailly LLP, 2023 – 2025 Scarff Law Firm, PLLC, 2021 – 2023 Reed Smith LLP, 2019 – 2021