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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Someone with special skills is entitled to a special rate above the ordinary. I say that a lawyer serving as a PR is entitled to their default billing rate.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">My 2 cents.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f4e79">Sincerely,</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1f497d"><br></span><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#3333ff"><br></span></b><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:#3333ff">Chris J. Moore</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1f497d"><br></span><span style="color:#1f4e79">Christopher J. Moore, JD, CPA - Inactive, AEP®, EPLS*<br>Creason, Moore, Dokken & Geidl, PLLC<br>Lawyers<br></span><span style="color:#3333ff"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/1219+Idaho+St,+Lewiston,+ID+83501/@46.4170263,-117.0192992,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x54a0354b7ccf3e63:0xfee7451c99c186e8!8m2!3d46.4170263!4d-117.0171105" target="_blank"><span style="color:#3333ff">1219 Idaho Street,</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#3333ff"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/1219+Idaho+St,+Lewiston,+ID+83501/@46.4170263,-117.0192992,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x54a0354b7ccf3e63:0xfee7451c99c186e8!8m2!3d46.4170263!4d-117.0171105" target="_blank"><span style="color:#3333ff">Lewiston, Idaho 83501</span></a></span><span style="color:#1f4e79"><br>Phone: 208-743-1516; Fax: 208-746-2231<br>Website: </span><span style="color:#3333ff"><a href="http://www.cmd-law.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#3333ff">www.cmd-law.com</span></a></span><span style="color:#1f4e79"><br><br>*Certified as an Estate Planning Law Specialist by the Estate Law Specialist Board, Inc., the only estate planning certification entity approved by the ABA and the Idaho State Bar Association.<br>_______________________________________________<br><b>-- Note -- </b>The information contained in this e-mail transmission is confidential and may also be a legally privileged communication. This information is intended for the exclusive and private use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, disclosure, dissemination, distribution (other than to the addressee(s)), copying or taking any action because of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately. Thank you.<br>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Katrina Durkin<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 28, 2018 4:56 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] lawyer as PR</p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2f5496">Roger,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2f5496"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2f5496">Did you get any responses to this? We’ve had some of these come up lately and given all the fuss over PR rates lately I’d love to have some support!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2f5496"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2f5496">Thanks,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2f5496"> </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#2f5496">Katrina B. Durkin</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2f5496">Attorney at Law</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2f5496">Brothers & Henderson, P.S.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#2f5496">2722 Eastlake Avenue East, Suite 200</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#2f5496">Seattle, Washington 98102</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#2f5496">Phone: (206) 324-4300 x123</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#2f5496">Fax: (206) 324-3106</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#2f5496">e-mail: <a href="mailto:katrinad@brothershenderson.com">katrinad@brothershenderson.com</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#2f5496"><a href="http://www.brothershenderson.com/">www.brothershenderson.com</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2f5496"><img border="0" width="196" height="56" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D49ED1.3233B530" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01D3393F.8195D700"></span><span style="color:#2f5496"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2f5496">The information transmitted in this e-mail message and attachments is attorney-client information, is privileged or confidential material and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. You are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, review by or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this e-mail information by unauthorized persons is strictly prohibited. All personal messages are solely the views of the sender and are not to be attributed to Brothers & Henderson, P.S. If you have received this transmission in error, immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail and permanently delete this transmission and all copies including attachments.</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2f5496"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> <<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Roger Hawkes<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 19, 2018 4:00 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] lawyer as PR</p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Does anyone have relevant authority about whether a lawyer serving as PR is entitled to be paid normal lawyer rates? Assume not specific contract about rates.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Roger Hawkes, WSBA 5173</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hawkes Law Firm, P.S.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">19944 Ballinger Way NE, Suite #100</p><p class="MsoNormal">Shoreline, WA 98155</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.hawkeslawfirm.com/">www.hawkeslawfirm.com</a></p><p class="MsoNormal">206 367 5000 Office</p><p class="MsoNormal">206 367 4005 Fax</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>