First
Multi-generational estate transition
Advised a Washington family on a multi-million-dollar generational estate transition involving a closely-held business and farmland.
Partner · Joined 2022
Kevin T. Nelson
Estate Planning · Business Law · Real Property
Kevin focuses his practice on building plans that hold up over generations — and that the next generation can actually use. Most of his clients are Washington families and small-business owners.
Background
Kevin joined Scheibmeir, Kelly & Nelson in 2022 and focuses his practice on estate planning, business law, and real property. He works closely with Washington families and small-business owners to build plans that hold up over generations.
Before joining SKN, Kevin practiced at a regional firm in Seattle, where he represented family-owned businesses through generational transitions and counseled clients on the integration of estate planning with business succession. He received his J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law (cum laude, 2018) and his undergraduate degree in Political Science from Whitworth University.
Kevin is admitted to practice in Washington State and is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, the Real Property, Probate & Trust Section, and the Lewis County Bar Association.
Outside the office, Kevin coaches youth basketball, volunteers with the Lewis County Historical Museum, and is rebuilding a 1920s Craftsman bungalow a few blocks from the office.
Representative matters
Recent & representative work.
A small sample. Names and amounts redacted; client confidentiality preserved.
Then
Lewis County business sale
Structured the sale of a third-generation Lewis County manufacturing business, including succession planning for the founder's family.
Most recently
Special needs trust drafting
Drafted a special needs trust for a Lewis County family, coordinating with public benefits counsel and a financial advisor.
Education & admissions
Where the work began.
University of Washington
J.D. · 2018 · cum laude
Whitworth University
B.A. · Political Science · 2014
Washington State Bar
Admitted 2018
RPPT Section
WSBA · Active member
A few notes
"I grew up in this part of Washington. My favorite part of this work is sitting at someone's kitchen table and helping them get something done that they've been putting off for years."
— Kevin
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