Overview

About Wendy

Wendy Goffe has more than 30 years of experience counseling clients on estate planning issues, including representing and collaborating with private collectors, foundations, museums, and art advisors needing legal counsel related to the purchase, sale, gifting, and recovery of fine art and other creative works. Wendy has advised clients on probate and trust administration, estate and gift taxation, charitable giving and nonprofit entities, and issues concerning unmarried couples. She has extensive experience preparing prenuptial, postnuptial, and cohabitation agreements.

Wendy is a Fellow of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and a member of The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law. She is a member of the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils’ Estate (NAEPC) Planning Hall of Fame and a recipient of the NAEPC Accredited Estate Planner (Distinguished) designation.

Wendy is a regular speaker at local, regional, and national events addressing a variety of estate planning topics. She has also been interviewed by and written for many national publications.

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Honors

Honors & Activities

Professional Honors and Activities

  • Included in The Best Lawyers in America® (Trusts and Estates), 2007–2024
  • Listed in Washington Super Lawyers® (Estate Planning & Probate, Nonprofit Organizations), 2003–2023
  • Listed in Washington Super Lawyers® in Top 50 Women Lawyers, 2006–2019, 2021–2023
  • Listed in Washington Super Lawyers® in Top 100 Lawyers, 2008–2014, 2018, 2021–2023
  • Listed in Chambers High Net Worth Guide (Private Wealth Law—Washington), 2016–2023
  • Professional Advisor on Estate Planning Law to the American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education (ALI CLE)
  • Member, National Association of Estate Planners & Councils’ Estate Planning Hall of Fame; recipient, NAEPC Accredited Estate Planner (Distinguished) designation
  • Fellow, The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC); Chair, Family Law Task Force; Member, Digital Property Committee; Member, Fiduciary Administration Task Force
  • ACTEC Liaison to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
  • Member, The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law
  • Member, Nonprofit Corporations Committee, Washington State Bar Association
  • Member, Estate and Gift Tax Committee, Taxation Section, Washington State Bar Association
  • Member, Washington Women in Tax
  • Adjunct Faculty Member, Seattle University Law School, 2002–2008
  • Former member, ABA Taxation Section, Community Property Comment Project
  • Former member, Executive Committee, Estate Planning Council of Seattle
  • Former member, Executive Committee, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, Washington State Bar Association
  • Former member, Editorial Board, Washington State Bar Association, Real Property Probate and Trust Newsletter
  • “League of Justice,” Washington CEO, 2006

Civic Activities

  • Member, Planned Giving Advisory Council, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
  • Member, Professional Advisory Council, The Seattle Foundation
  • Member, African Parks Advisory Council
  • Member, Children’s Legacy Council, Children’s Hospital Foundation
  • Coach, Girls on the Run of Puget Sound
  • Former member, Planned Giving Committee, The Nature Conservancy
  • Former member, Planned Giving Committee, YWCA
  • Former member, Board of Directors; Chair, Executive Committee; Member, Planned Giving Committee, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Greater Washington Chapter
  • Former member, Board of Directors; Co-chair, Grants Committee, Jewish Women’s Endowment Fund
  • Former member, Jewish Federation Professional Advisory Committee
  • Former member, Acquisition Committee, Tacoma Art Museum
  • Former member, Professional Advisory Committee, Northwest Giving Project
  • Former member, Advisory Committee, Woodland Park Zoo
  • Former member, Ethics Committee, Northwest Hospital
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Insights & Presentations

Insights & Presentations

  • View Wendy Goffe’s Social Science Research Network (SSRN) publications at http://ssrn.com/author=471238
  • The Tools & Techniques of Estate Planning for Modern Families, 4th Edition forthcoming (co-executive editor and contributing author), National Underwriter Company, January 2024
  • “Tax Aspects of Collecting Fine Art,” 72nd Annual Tulane Tax Institute, New Orleans, LA, December 2023
  • “Problematic Provisions in Prenuptials,” Settlement Agreements, 68th Annual Estate Planning Seminar, Seattle, WA, November 2023
  • “Planning for Beneficiaries with Addiction and Mental Illness Issues,” AICPA ENGAGE+, September 2023
  • Planning for Family Cabins,” Stoel Rives LLP, revised September 2023
  • “Problematic Provisions in Prenuptials, Settlement Agreements,” New York Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, The Harvard Club, New York, NY, May 2023
  • “Planning for Beneficiaries with Addiction and Mental Illness Issues,” Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Orange County, Newport Beach, CA, February 2023
  • “Planning for the Transgender Adult,” 52nd Annual Estate Planning Seminar, Portland, OR, February 2, 2023
  • Making Gifts this Year and Next,” Stoel Rives LLP legal alert, October 2022
  • Planning for College Kids and Young Adults,” Stoel Rives LLP legal alert, July 2022
  • Agreements by Estate Planning and Family Law Lawyers,” Trust and Estate Talk podcast, ACTEC Foundation, April 2022
  • Gift Planning in 2022,” Stoel Rives LLP legal alert, January 2022
  • Gifts to Irrevocable Trusts Under Proposed Tax Legislation,” Stoel Rives LLP legal alert, September 2021
  • Proposed Legislation to Change Estate and Gift Tax Planning,” Stoel Rives LLP legal alert, September 2021
  • “Drafting Trusts for Beneficiaries with Addiction Issues” (co-author), WSBA Real Property, Probate & Trust Section Newsletter, Spring 2021
  • Opinion: Is now the time to make a large gift?Puget Sound Business Journal, March 2021
  • Post-Inauguration Estate Planning: Should Large Gifts Be Made Now?” Stoel Rives LLP legal alert, January 2021
  • After Passage of Prop 19, Consider Transferring California Real Property to Avoid Property Tax Reassessment,” Stoel Rives LLP legal alert, November 2020
  • “Drafting Trusts for Beneficiaries with Addiction Issues,” Steve Leimberg’s Estate Planning Email Newsletter, November 2020
  • Gift-Giving and Other Planning Under the New Political Landscape,” Stoel Rives LLP legal alert, November 2020
  • Using Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts to Lock in High Estate Tax Exemption Amounts,” Stoel Rives LLP legal alert, August 2020
  • Four Weeks to Undo Your RMD,” Stoel Rives LLP legal alert, August 2020
  • College Kids and Young Adults—What Planning Documents Do They Need?” Stoel Rives LLP legal alert, August 2020
  • Is Now the Time to Use Your Lifetime Exemption?” Stoel Rives LLP legal alert, June 2020
  • Planning for Your Estate in a Time of Social Distancing,” Stoel Rives LLP legal alert, May 2020
  • Low Interest Rates Create Planning Opportunities,” Stoel Rives LLP legal alert, April 2020
  • “Planning for the Unmarried Couple,” Chapter 17, WSBA Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Administration Deskbook, March 2020
  • “Do I Really Have to Have it Appraised?” 44 Tax Management Estates, Gifts, and Trusts Journal 1, July 2019
  • INSIGHT: When Cannabis and Estate Planning Intersect: Make Sure Your Client’s Plan Doesn’t Go Up in Smoke,” Daily Tax Report®, Bloomberg Tax, March 2019
  • “Planning For Unique And Regulated Assets: Wine And Planes (With Form),” 25 Est. Plan. Course Mat’l J. 3, 2019
  • “Alcohol, Guns and Cannabis: Planning With Regulated Assets,” Estate Planning Council of Portland, Portland, OR, May 2018
  • “Planning for Unmarried Couples,” ALI-CLE Estate Planning in Depth, Madison, WI, June 2017
  • “Planning for Cabins to Cannabis—Identifying the Issues and Creative Solutions,” Alaska Chapter, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, September 2016
  • Panelist, “Practical Planning for Truly Unique Assets: From Snowflakes to Marijuana,” 2016 RPTE Spring Symposia, Boston, MA, May 2016
  • “Estate Planning for Unmarried and Non-Traditional Families,” Northern Trust Master Series, Santa Barbara, CA, March 2016
  • Quoted in “Keeping a Vacation Home in Your Family,” AARP Magazine, March 2016
  • “Regulated Assets: What Do You Do When You Find Out Grandma Had a Gun Collection, Wine, Planes and Marijuana,” North Central Washington Estate Planning Council, Wenatchee, WA, December 2015
  • Panelist, Wrap Up Panel, 60th Annual Estate Planning Seminar, Seattle, WA, November 2015
  • “Do I Have to Get Artwork Appraised? Art as an Asset Class,” 60th Annual Estate Planning Seminar, Seattle, WA, November 2015
  • “Nascar Condominiums to Private Mausoleums: Planning for Family Cabins and Vacation Homes,” Denver Estate Planning Council, Denver, CO, May 2015
  • Quoted in “What Every Investor Needs to Know About Basis,” Morningstar.com, March 2015
  • “Estate Planning for Premarital, Cohabitation, Tax and Estate Planning Matters,” Portland Estate Planning Council Annual Seminar, Portland, OR, January 2015
  • “Estate Planning for Non-Traditional Families,” Advanced Wealth Management Conference, San Diego, CA, October. 2014
  • “Planning for Same-Sex Couples,” Skills Training for Estate Planners, ABA Section of Real Property, Trust & Estate Law, New York, NY, July 2014
  • “The Fall of DOMA: Now What, After Windsor and Referendum 74?” WSBA Real Property Probate and Trust Mid-Year, Tulalip, WA, June 2014
  • “Changing Laws Complicate Planning For Gay Couples,” Puget Sound Business Journal, March 21–27, 2014
  • “Ways to Leave Your Loved One—And What You Might Want to Leave Behind,” Probate Practice Reporter, March 2014
  • “50 Ways To Leave Your Loved Ones,” MarketWatch, Wall Street Journal, January 2014
  • “Estate Planning for “Things with Wings,” LISI Estate Planning Newsletter, January 2014
  • “Estate Planning for Liquid Assets of the Vintage Varietal,” LISI Estate Planning Newsletter, December 2013
  • “Estate Planning for New Biology,” 58th Annual Estate Planning Seminar, Seattle, WA, October 2013
  • “Planning for Same-Sex Couples,” Idaho State Bar Annual Advanced Estate Planning Seminar, Sun Valley, Idaho, September 2013
  • “Adoption: Effect of Adoption on Inheritance is Not Child’s Play,” 40 Est. Pl. 32, September 2013
  • “Estate Planning Questions in Light of DOMA’s Unconstitutionality,” Probate Practice Reporter, August 2013
  • “Postmortem Conception Quandary: When Must an Heir Be Here?” Estate Planning Magazine, July 2013
  • Fighting for Flex Time,” HuffPost Live Hosted by Nancy Redd, July 11, 2013
  • I Love Being a Working Mom But I Didn’t Always,” Panelist, HuffPost Live Hosted by Nancy Redd, March 22, 2013
  • “Working Moms Speak Up,” Panelist, HuffPost Live Hosted by Nancy Redd, February 1, 2013



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