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​Alexandra (Xan) Gerson

​Xan hails from Rouses Point, a tiny, idyllic town in northern New York. After a brief stint in the midwest, Xan landed in Seattle for law school and never looked back.

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Today, Xan lives in Kingston, Washington with her husband and son. When she isn't at work, she can be found doing stereotypical Pacific Northwest things, such as hiking, trail running, walking her dog that looks like a muppet, CrossFitting, cooking delicious food, enjoying any number of local microbreweries and restaurants, and finding new and creative ways to entertain a child indoors during the rainy season. She hasn't been called Alexandra since it was written on her birth certificate.


EDUCATION
Seattle University School of Law
Juris Doctor, cum laude

Michigan State University
Bachelor of Science, Human Biology
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HONORS & AWARDS
​Super Lawyers Rising Star - 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Super Lawyers Top Women Lawyer - 2017, 2018, 2019
Five Star Financial Services Professional - 2015, 2016
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Washington State Bar Association
King County Bar Association
Seattle Philanthropic Advisors Network
Washington Planned Giving Committee
Seattle Estate Planning Council

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Adjunct Professor at Seattle University School of Law
University of Washington, Estate & Gift Planning Council
Past Planned Giving Committee Member - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Past Board Member, PCC Farmland Trust

PRESENTATIONS
​Drafting Wills & Trusts
KCBA CLE: Personal Estate Planning for the 99%​

WA State Estate Tax & Estate Income Tax Issues
KCBA CLE: Personal Estate Planning for the 99%

Estate Planning for Digital Assets
KCBA CLE: Personal Estate Planning for the 99%

What's it all Worth: Valuing and Preserving Your Image Collection
Estate Planning for Photographers & Collectors

Beyond the Fairytale: Estate Planning for Divorced and Blended Families
Kitsap County Estate Planning Seminar

Intro to Estate Planning Issues
MassMutual Financial Group

Introduction to Guardianships
Evergreen Hospital

Protecting Digital Assets through Estate Planning
San Diego County Bar Association

Why Everyone Needs an Estate Plan
Charles Schwab Bank

​Basic Estate Planning & Elder Law Issues
Starbucks Lunch & Learn
ARTICLES & CONTRIBUTIONS
Quoted in "Online, Forever After" by Carrie Arnold
AARP Magazine, February/March 2014

Quoted in "Who Gets Your Digital Fortune When You Die?" by Andrea Coombes
MarketWatch (Wall Street Journal), 2014

Quoted in "How to Give Away Your Digital Fortune" by Andrea Coombes
MarketWatch (Wall Street Journal), 2014

Quoted in "Bequeathing the Keys to Your Digital Afterlife" by Anne Eisenberg
New York Times, 2013

Who Inherits My Facebook? Estate Planning for Digital Assets
Washington CPA, 2012

Who Inherits My Practice? Additional Estate Planning Considerations for Psychologists
Washington Psychologist, 2012

​Who Inherits My Facebook? Estate Planning for Digital Assets
@ Law - The NALS Magazine for Legal Professionals, 2012

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  • WELCOME
  • ABOUT XAN
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