COVID-19 UPDATE: In consideration of our clients and family members who are high risk for COVID, our office requires masks to be worn for indoor meetings. We also have an outdoor meeting space available by appointment in NE Seattle.

Michelle is scheduling zoom (video conference) and phone conferences with clients unless an in-person meeting is necessary. Thank you for your patience, and we wish you health and safety in this time of uncertainty.

Michelle Geri Farris is an attorney and Title 11 Court Visitor (formerly called a “guardian ad litem.”)

Her practice is focused on estate planning, guardianship/conservatorship, probate and elder law. Michelle is a sole practitioner and opened her law office in 2004. She serves clients in King, Snohomish, Skagit, Island and Whatcom Counties.



Michelle's services include:

  • Planning and drafting wills, trusts, powers of attorney and medical directives.

  • Representing clients in probate proceedings after the death of a family member.

  • Representing clients in Guardianship proceedings, including petitioning for guardianship, maintaining a guardianship, annual reporting and guardianship litigation.

  • Serving as a Court Visitor in guardianship and probate matters.


She is registered as a Title 11 Court Visitor in King, Snohomish, Island, Skagit and Whatcom Counties, and has served as a CV/GAL in over 260 cases, including complex guardianship matters and Vulnerable Adult Protection Orders. She was a member of the planning committee for the Court Visitor Training seminar in King County from 2018-2021, and has been a speaker at King County’s GAL training annually since 2016.

Michelle is also a provider attorney in the ARAG network.

 

This website and its contents do not constitute legal advice. No attorney-client relationship can be formed until the attorney and client meet, discuss the client’s case, and sign a written fee agreement. Michelle is not a tax expert, and nothing in this website can be construed as tax advice. If you’d like to hire Michelle, please contact the office at 206-522-4638. Thank you! © Michelle Farris 2019