[WSBAPT] Governor's Stay Home order - EP as essential services?

[Brent Williams-Ruth]

I don’t know, but I’m still doing it.

 I’ve got clients who are on the verge of death from other conditions. They have capacity and they have the legal right to determine where their assets will go after death - and it’s not in accordance with the laws of intestate succession. 

I’m staying socially distant. I doing everything I can to abide by the order but we deal with issues that cannot be changed after death with express statutes as to what is valid and what is not. Additionally, no one can create a will for another person. 

Will gladly spend my time after this is over fighting any fines or trouble that may come my way. My clients come first. It was part of my oath of becoming an attorney.

Whether it’s ER doc, dying cancer patient, or neighbor who’s just feeling like they need to get their affairs in order - for as long as I’m able to talk, I will help people create their estate plans.  

Brent Williams-Ruth 
Attorney-At-Law

Law Offices of Brent Williams-Ruth, a division of BWR Consulting, PLLC

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As of July 1, 2019 - I began operating as the Law Offices of Brent Williams-Ruth a division of BWR Consulting, PLLC. Please note the new points of contact Brent at Williams-RuthLaw.com and www.Williams-RuthLaw.com 


> On Mar 24, 2020, at 2:05 PM, Eric Nelsen <Eric at sayrelawoffices.com> wrote:
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> 
> Does anyone know if there has been a petition to add estate planning to the essential services list? I am doing EP for an emergency-room doctor and I know there are several others doing similar work. But it seems there should be, at the least, a listing of essential services such as "estate planning legal services for persons in essential business services." Ideally it would be just "estate planning legal services" without restriction; after all, anyone could become ill.
>  
> Sincerely,
>  
> Eric
>  
> Eric C. Nelsen
> Sayre Law Offices, PLLC
> 1417 31st Ave South
> Seattle WA 98144-3909
> 206-625-0092
> eric at sayrelawoffices.com
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