Joshua L. Brothers
Work in Brothers & Henderson, P.S.
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
Estate Planning, Guardianship, Probate
936 N 34th Street, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98103
About Joshua L. Brothers
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship
- Probate
Education
- University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California, May, 2004Juris Doctorate
- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, May, 2000Bachelor of Science
- Major: Political Science
- Minor: Society & Justice and Jewish Studies
Classes and Seminars
- Margaret Dalton, Clinical Law Professor
- Research Assistant, Center for Public Interest Law, University of San Diego School of Law, 2003 - 2004
- Bernstein Private Wealth Management, “Special Needs Planning for the High Net Worth Family”, March, 2017
- Washington State Association for Justice, Subrogation Seminar, “Resolving Medicaid Liens with the Health Care Authority”, November, 2016
- The Washington Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 2016 Fall CLE & Annual Meeting, “Effective Use of Trust Protectors”, October, 2016
- Washington State Bar Association, Effective Tools for the 21st Century Litigator, “Ethics in Representing Minors and Individuals with Diminished Capacity”, September, 2016
- SeminarWeb (through the Washington State Association for Justice), “The Evolving Impact of the ACA and Medicaid Expansion at Settlement”, June, 2016
- King County Bar Association, Title 11.88 Guardian ad Litem Training, “Anderson v. Dussault Overview”, June, 2016
- North American Brain Injury Society, 29th Annual Legal Conference on Brain Injury, “Ethical Considerations in Brain Injury Cases”, April, 2016
- National Business Institute, Damages in Personal Injury, “Subrogation, Liens and Damages”, November, 2015
- King County Bar Association, Settlement Guardian ad Litem Training, “Resolution of Claims Against the Recovery”, October, 2015
- King County Bar Association, Settlement Guardian ad Litem Training, “Apportionment of Recovery Upon Death”, October, 2015
- University of Washington LL.M Program, Drafting Estate Planning Documents, “Special Needs Planning and Elder Law”, guest speaker, May, 2015
- North American Brain Injury Society, 28th Annual Legal Conference on Brain Injury, “Ethics and TBI Issues: Medicare Set-Asides, Settlement Issues and Coordination of Government Benefits”, May, 2015
- Washington State Bar Association, Elder Law Spring Seminar, “The On-Going Impacts of Anderson v. Dussault”, April, 2015
- King County Bar Association, Advanced Guardianship Issues, “The Use of Guardians ad Litem Post Appointment”, April, 2015
- Washington State Association for Justice, Subrogation Seminar, “Negotiating with HCA under Ahlborn”, March, 2015
- Northwest Region Fragile X Conference, “Special Needs Trusts and ABLE Accounts”, March, 2015
- Academy of Special Needs Planners, “Medicare & Medicaid Lien Resolution” (national webinar), February, 2015
- Washington State Bar Association, The Law of Lawyering, “Clients in Need: Dealing with Clients with Diminished Capacity”, December, 2014
- King County Bar Association, Guardianship and Elder Law Section Meeting, “Anderson v. Dussault”, November, 2014
- Washington State Association for Justice, East King County Roundtable, “Ethics and Malpractice in Catastrophic Personal Injury Settlements”, November, 2014
- Washington State Association for Justice, Legal Staff Section Meeting, “Changes to MSPRC/Medicare”, June, 2014
- Brain Injury Alliance of Washington, Handling the Traumatic Brain Injury Case, “Ethics and TBI Issues: Ethics Hour: Medicare Set-Asides, Settlement Issues and Coordination of Government Benefits in Traumatic Brain Injury Cases”, May, 2014
- Tenth World Congress on Brain Injury, “Ethical Issues in the Preparation and Settlement of the TBI Case: Help the Client and Protect Yourself”, March, 2014
- King County Bar Association, Guardianship & Elder Law Section Meeting, “2013 Legislative Changes to Washington Trust Law”, September, 2013
- King County Bar Association, Eastside Real Property, Probate and Trust Section Meeting, “Emerging Trust Paperwork & Procedures in King County Superior Court”, September, 2013
- Washington State Association for Justice, Preparing for and Litigating Traumatic Brain Injuries Cases, “Ethical Considerations at Settlement”, May, 2013
- Washington State Association for Justice, East King County Roundtable, “Medicare: Future Medicals and the SMART Act”, May, 2013
- Washington State Association for Justice, Legal Staff Seminar, “Negotiating with DSHS/HCA under Ahlborn” and “An Overview of SSI, Medicaid and Medicare”, March, 2013
- Washington State Association for Justice, Medicare and The Personal Injury Claim, “Future Medical Care and Protecting Medicare’s Interest”, October 2012 (Co-Chair)
- National Business Institute, Damages, “Subrogations, Liens and Damages”, September, 2012
- Northwest Trust Conference, “An Introduction to Special Needs Trusts”, September, 2012
- King County Bar Association, Title 11 Guardian ad Litem Training, “Chapter 11.90 RCW: Uniform Adult Guardianship & Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act”, April, 2012
- Washington State Association for Justice, New Members Section, “Don’t Stop Now! An Introduction to the Basics of Settlement Planning”, April, 2012
- King County Bar Association, Guardianship & Elder Law Section Meeting, “Changes in Trust Law”, February, 2012
- National Business Institute, Medicare Set-Asides in Personal Injury Litigation, “Protecting Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid: Special Needs Trusts”, August, 2011
- King County Bar Association, Advanced Issues in Elder Law: So You Think You’re a Fiduciary, “Role of the Court & Regulatory Boards”, March, 2011
- Washington State Association for Justice, Legal Staff Section, “Public Benefits Overview”, March, 2011
- Boeing Employee Credit Union, “Special Needs Trusts”, October, 2010
- Washington State Association for Justice, Putting Out the Flames in Subrogation Claims, “Mitigating the Medicaid Misery: Negotiating with DSHS under Ahlborn”, October, 2010
- Estate Planning Council of South King County, “Special Needs Planning”, July, 2010
- Seattle University, Special Needs and the Law, “Public Benefits”, April, 2006, December, 2006, November, 2008, June, 2010
- King County Bar Association, Advanced Guardianship Issues, “Relocating Incapacitated Persons: Changing Venue”, April, 2010
- King County Bar Association, Guardianship & Elder Law Section Meeting, “Division of Developmental Disabilities Benefits”, April, 2010
- Center for Children and Youth Justice, “Division of Developmental Disabilities Benefits”, April, 2010
- King County Bar Association, Social Security Boot Camp, “Special Needs Trusts” May, 2009 (Co-Chair), March, 2010 (Co-Chair), December, 2013
- King County Bar Association, Medicaid Boot Camp, “Understanding the CARE Tool”, May, 2009 (CoChair), March, 2010 (Co-Chair), May, 2012
- Washington State Association for Justice, Clark County Roundtable, “Disabilities, Public Benefits, Settlements and Special Needs Trusts”, February, 2010
- South Sound Estate Planning Council, “Elder and Disability-Related Issues”, November, 2009
- King County Bar Association, Advanced Guardianship Issues, “Representing ‘Lay’ Guardians”, March, 2007
- Seattle University, An Introduction to Public Benefits Law, “Developmental Disability Programs”, April, 2007
- King County Bar Association, Guardianship & Elder Law Section Meeting, “Understanding and Maintaining COPES and MPC Hours Under the CARE Tool”, September, 2007
- Frequent speaker on disability and settlement issues at parent group meeting and conferences and professional organizations throughout Washington State, including estate planning, trusts, guardianships, public benefits and settlement planning
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Washington, 2004
- U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 2004
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2006
- Oregon, 2017
Other Affiliations
- Academy of Special Needs Planners
- King County Bar Association (Guardianship and Elder Law Section; Real Property, Probate and Trust Section)
- Washington State Bar Association (Elder Law Section; Real Property, Probate and Trust Section)
- Washington State Association for Justice (Eagle Member)
- Arc of Washington State and King County, and the Brain Injury Alliance of Washington
Past Positions
- Participant, Special Education Clinic, University of San Diego School of Law, 2003 - 2004
Articles
Published Works
- Washington State Association for Justice, Washington Subrogation Deskbook, Resolving Medicaid Liens with the Health Care Authority, November, 2016
- Academy of Special Needs Planners, The Future of Medicaid Lien Resolution in Limbo Following Passage of Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, May, 2014
- Every Child Magazine Legislative Update, September, 2005
- Washington Rain, Autism Society of Washington, IDEA Reauthorization, January, 2006
- King County Bar Association Bar Bulletin, Guardianship & Alternatives, October, 2006
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- 14 years of experienceElder Law, Disability, Estate Planning, Probate, Wills, Trusts, Insurance
- 34 years of experienceElder Law, Disability, Estate Planning, Probate, Wills, Trusts, Insurance
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