Peter W. Bennett


		400 Dayton, Suite A Edmonds, Washington 98020

	(425) 776-0139- FAX (425) 778-6746


		Peter W. Bennett

	Peter was born and raised in Edmonds, Washington, where he graduated from Edmonds High School. He went to Washington State University and graduated in 1978 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and a Minor in English. Peter attended law school at Washburn, University of Topeka, Kansas, where he graduated in 1984 with honors (cum laude).


	After returning from law school, Peter worked for an insurance defense firm in Seattle for a year and a half, and then went to work with this father, a longtime local Edmonds attorney, Chester R. Bennett. Upon the unfortunate and untimely death of his father, Chester, in March of 1998, Peter and his brother Leigh continued to carry on the practice as a partnership.

Peter is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, the Snohomish County Bar Association, the Washington State Trial Lawyer's Association, Snohomish County Legal Aid and American Bar Association. He is admitted to practice in all Washington Courts including the U.S. District Court of Western Washington. As a private attorney, since 1984, he has experience in many areas, however now practices primarily in the areas of: Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Probate, Trust Administration, Guardianships, Elder Law Concerns, Real Estate (Commercial and Residential), Contracts and Land Use.

Outside of the law practice, Peter has been active in the community, having served on many local boards, committees and other related activities, such as, Sno-King Youth Soccer Coach, Edmonds Arts Festival Museum Board, Lambda Chi Alpha (WSU) Alumni Board, Edmonds Community College Planned Giving Advisory Board and Ski Instructor for Clancy's Ski School at Steven's Pass. Peter's personal interests include, his family, windsurfing, skiing, golfing, hiking, mountain climbing and fishing. Peter is married and has one daughter and three sons.

For further contact, please email to bb@edmondslaw.com. Please, no time sensitive email. For emergencies please call us direct at the number provided above. Though we try to check our email daily, we will not be held responsible for any time sensitive email.

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