Byrd Garrett PLLC

Specialties

At Byrd Garrett PLLC, we believe it’s never too early to prepare for the future. Our professional Estate Planning attorneys have built up a strong reputation for quality customized Estate Plans that serve residents of Seattle, Washington from all different walks of life. Because every family has different financial backgrounds, family dynamics and priorities, our Seattle Estate Planning lawyers are committed to understanding your preferences before the planning process begins. Our attorneys can prepare important legal documents such as Living Trusts, Wills, powers of attorney, and health care directives to ensure that your wishes are put in writing and made official. Additionally, we have advanced knowledge of the Probate process, Trust Administration, Elder Law, nursing home planning, Medicaid planning, GLBT Estate Planning, special needs planning, and all aspects necessary for your Estate Plan.

History

Established in 2008.

Geoffrey H. Garrett purchased assets of the law practice of Stanley R. Byrd in 2008.

Meet the Business Owner

Geoffrey G.

Business Owner

For more than twenty-​seven years, Mr. Garrett pursued two challenging careers simultaneously, as an attorney in an active sole practice and a senior pilot for a major airline, where he achieved the rank of B-​747 captain in the international operation. He has been a frequent speaker on the subject of reorganizing troubled airlines, has written significant papers about airline code sharing and fleet restructuring in bankruptcy, and is co-​author of Estate Planning Basics in Washington. He served in Vietnam and completed a twenty year military career in the Air Force Reserve. In his early legal career, he was a commercial and bankruptcy trial lawyer. Since 1998, he has practiced solely in estate planning. From 2002 to 2006, he served as vice-​chairman of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the multi-​billion dollar bankruptcy of United Airlines. He is married with three grown children, including an adult child with special needs for whom he is both parent and legal guardian.