Dennis' E-mail:dwilliams@barronsmithlaw.com

Paralegal:
Deb Flory:dflory@barronsmithlaw.com
Stephanie Ashton:sashton@barronsmithlaw.com

Education:

• Seattle University (B.A. cum laude, 1963)
• University of Montana School of Law (J.D., 1966)
• Graduate studies in accounting, Northwestern University, Chicago (1968)

Practice Areas:

• Business transactions
• Estate Planning

Professional Experience:

• Attorney General's Office, State of Montana, Helena, Montana, 1966-67
  Assigned to the Highway Department as a right-of-way attorney, responsible for negotiating and prosecuting land condemnation cases for highway construction.
• Arthur Young & Company, Seattle, New York and San Jose, California, 1967-74. Tax manager in the tax department of a "Big 8" Certified Public Accounting firm.
• Larson, Gross, Thomson & Nightingale, Bellingham, Washington, 1974-81. Partner and director of the tax department in a local Certified Public Accounting firm.
• Brett, Brinn, Daugert, Erickson & Williams, Bellingham, Washington, 1981-87. Partner in local law firm with a practice focused on estate planning, business transactions and taxation.
• Allsop, Inc., Bellingham, Washington, 1987-92. Corporate counsel for a manufacturing firm with operations in the U.S. and Ireland.
• Dennis R. Williams, Attorney at Law, P.S., Bellingham, Washington, 1992-2007. Sole Practitioner with a practice focused on estate planning and business transactions.

Admitted to Practice:

• Washington State Bar
• U. S. Tax Court
• Montana State Bar (inactive)

Certification:

• Certified Public Accountant (inactive)

Community Service:

• LAW Advocates, pro bono/access to justice, Treasurer and Board Member
• St. Lukes's Foundation, support for community health-care issues, President and Board Member