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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 the Pacific Northwest for law school and never looked back. Today, Xan lives in Kingston, Washington with her husband and son. When she isn't at work, she can be found doing stereotypical PNW things, such as hiking, trail running, walking her dog that looks like a muppet, throwing weights around her garage, cooking delicious food, shellfishing along the Hood Canal, 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. |
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EDUCATION
Seattle University School of Law Juris Doctor, cum laude Michigan State University Bachelor of Science, Human Biology HONORS & AWARDS Super Lawyer - 2021 Super Lawyers Rising Star - 2014-2020 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 |
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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 |
