Washington, 1978
______________________________________________________________________Marcia chairs Graham & Dunn's Wealth Management Team and is a former member of the firm’s Board of Directors. She has over 25 years of experience counseling individuals about wealth transfer and succession planning, including estate planning and administration, probate, trusts and related tax matters.
Marcia is a frequent speaker at professional and community conferences about estate planning and administration. She was the chair of the 51st Annual Estate Planning Seminar in 2006, and she chaired the WSBA task force on the 2005 Washington Uniform Estate Tax Apportionment Act.
A complete list of presentations and publications is available upon request.
Author, “Washington Residents May Owe Unanticipated Estate Tax” (May 26, 2009).
Author, “New State of Washington Estate Tax Withstands Repeal Effort” (November 9, 2006).
Author, “How New Washington State Estate Tax May Affect You” (April 28, 2005).
Fellow, The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Member, Washington State Bar Association Estate and Gift Tax Committee
Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, Washington State Bar Association (Former member of Executive Committee)
Member, Estate Planning Council of Seattle (Former member of Executive Committee)
Member, Asian Bar Association of Washington (Former member of Board of Directors)
Member, Washington Women in Tax
Woodland Park Zoo (Former member of Board of Directors)
Nikkei Concerns (Keiro Nursing Home) (Former member of Board of Directors, Endowment Committee and Technical Advisory Committee)
Former Member, University of Washington Estate and Gift Planning Council
Former Member, Seattle University Estate Planning Advisory Council
Former Member of Board of Directors, Asian Counseling and Referral Service
Washington CEO, “League of Justice,” 2006
Washington Law & Politics, “Super Lawyer,” 2002-2010
J.D., with distinction, University of Michigan, 1978
B.B.A, with high distinction, Business Administration, University of Michigan, 1973