Aleksander Schilbach focuses his practice on estate planning and estate-related litigation, including TEDRA litigation for high-net-worth families and individuals.
Sascha has experience drafting wills, powers of attorney, health care directives, trust amendments, and TEDRA agreements. He also has experience with TEDRA disputes, commercial litigation, probate litigation, estate tax challenges, and appeals.
Before practicing law, Sascha clerked for the Honorable David S. Mann at Division I of the Washington Court of Appeals. As a clerk, he drafted bench memorandums and draft opinions on a variety of civil and criminal matters.
Professional Highlights
Professional Activities
Washington State Bar Association’s Real Property, Probate & Trust Section Newsletter, Editorial Board Member, 2023-Present
Washington State Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section
King County Bar Association
Recognition & Accomplishments
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Trusts and Estates Litigation, 2023-2025; Commercial Litigation, 2024-2025
Thomson Reuters, "Washington Rising Star," Estate & Probate, 2022; Estate & Trust Litigation, 2023-2024
Speaking Engagements
Presenter, “Estate Planning Basics and Recent Changes,” Washington State Bar Association Reinstatement Course, February 8, 2024
Presenter, “Estate Planning Basics and Recent Changes,” Washington State Bar Association Reinstatement Course, February 10, 2023
Presenter, “The Ties That Bind: Virtual Representation & Binding Nonparties,” Washington State Bar Association’s 19th Annual Trust and Estate Litigation Seminar, April 22, 2022
Judicial Clerkships
Hon. David S. Mann, Washington Court of Appeals, Division I, 2016-2018
Credentials
Education
Willamette University College of Law (J.D. 2016)
Willamette Law Review, Editor in Chief
University of Washington (M.A. 2013)
Willamette University (B.A. 2010)
Admissions
Washington