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Oliver Spencer

  • Estate Planning, Real Estate Law, Landlord Tenant
  • Washington
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Oliver Spencer is a Seattle estate planning lawyer, Seattle real estate lawyer, and Seattle landlord-tenant lawyer. He has twenty-two years of experience as an attorney practicing in these areas of the law. He has also volunteered as a mediator for disputes in the King County District Court’s Small Claims Court in Seattle for landlord-tenant, commercial, construction, towing, breach of contract, personal injury, and merchant-consumer disputes, and is a graduate of the King County Dispute Resolution Center’s Mediation Practicum. He serves as a volunteer mediator for the King County Dispute Resolution Center and has mediated landlord-tenant disputes at the Center.

He was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. He attended Walnut Hills High School. He graduated Cum Laude from the Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. He majored in journalism and double minored in French language and Asian Studies. After undergraduate school he worked as a newspaper and magazine reporter for SESH Communications in Cincinnati, Ohio before moving to Seattle to attend the University of Washington School of Law. He is one of the founding members of the Center for Human Rights and Justice at the University of Washington School of Law.

He worked as an attorney for K&L Gates, LLP, formerly Preston, Gates & Ellis, LLP and Bank of America, Probate And Wealth Transmission Department in Seattle, Washington. He worked as an attorney for the Law Offices of James Deal, the Law Offices of David Reed, and the Law Offices of Ricardo Vasquez in Seattle, Washington. He worked for the Law Offices of Stanley Byrd and the Law Offices of Kathryn Ellis in Seattle, Washington. He worked for Landesa, formerly the Rural Development Institute, University of Washington Student Legal Services, and the Northwest Indian Law Center at Northwest Justice Project in Seattle, Washington. He worked for General Electric Aircraft Engines, Legal Operation and Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP.

Practice Areas
Estate Planning
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Real Estate Law
Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
Landlord Tenant
Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights
Fees
  • Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
    $300 per hour
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Washington
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Languages
  • French: Spoken, Written
  • Mandarin: Spoken, Written
  • Spanish: Spoken, Written
Education
University of Washington School of Law
J.D. (2001) | Law
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Ohio University
B.S. (1997) | Journalism
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Honors: Cum Laude
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Professional Associations
KCBA Real Property, Probate, And Trust Law Section Membership
Member
- Current
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King County Dispute Resolution Center
Volunteer Mediator
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KCBA Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
Member
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KCBA Solo And Small Firm Practice Section
Member
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WSBA Real Property, Probate And Trust Law Section
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WSBA Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
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WSBA Solo And Small Firm Section
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King County Bar Association Diversity Committee
Member
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Loren Miller Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Committee
Member
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King County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Committee
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University of Washington School of Law Mentorship Program
Mentor
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Loren Miller Bar Association Mentorship Program
Mentor
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Washington State Bar  # 33182
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King County Bar Association Ethnic Diversity In The Legal Profession Committee
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Seattle University School of Law Mentorship Program
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Washington State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Trial Advocacy Program Planning Committee
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Speaking Engagements
University of Washington School of Law Solo And Small Firm Practice Class, Seattle, Washington
University of Washington School of Law
Presented at University of Washington School of Law solo and small firm practice class regarding career paths, business plans, and how to maintain the health of law firms over time.
University of Washington School of Law Solo And Small Firm Practice Class, Seattle, Washington
University of Washington School Of Law
presentation regarding developing business plans and marketing
University of Washington School of Law Solo And Small Firm Practice Class, Seattle, Washington
University of Washington School of Law Solo And Small Firm Practice Class
University of Washington School of Law Solo And Small Firm Practice Class, University of Washington School of Law Solo And Small Firm Practice Class, Seattle, Washington
University of Washington School Of Law
University of Washington School of Law Solo And Small Firm Practice Class, University of Washington School of Law Solo And Small Firm Practice Class, Seattle, Washington
University of Washington School of Law
University of Washington School of Law Solo And Small Firm Practice Class, University of Washington School of Law Solo And Small Firm Practice Class, Seattle, Washington
University of Washington School of Law
Washington State Bar Association, Washington Young Lawyers Division, Trial Advocacy Program, Seattle
Washington State Bar Association
Youth And The Law Forum, Seattle
Loren Miller Bar Association
University of Washington School of Law Solo And Small Firm Practice Class, Seattle
University of Washington School of Law
Websites & Blogs
Website
Website
Contact & Map
1833 North 105th Street, Suite 101
Seattle, WA 98133
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Telephone: (206) 375-6750