Nisha Nariya
- Seattle
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Nisha collaborates with individuals, family offices, and tax-exempt organizations on a range of legal issues, offering strategic counsel to enhance financial stability and preserve legacies.
Nisha Nariya represents clients on a broad range of estate planning and nonprofit matters. She is dedicated to understanding each client’s objectives and circumstances, providing clear and practical guidance and building long-term relationships grounded in trust and discretion.
Nisha helps clients protect their wealth, minimize taxes, and reduce the risk of family and business disputes where possible. She regularly counsels business owners on succession planning and has extensive experience in establishing and managing family offices. Nisha also advises on probate and trust administration and represents clients in trust and estate dispute resolution.
In addition, she advises individuals and organizations on the formation and governance of tax-exempt entities, including private foundations, public charities, and donor-advised funds. In 2021, Nisha completed a prestigious secondment at the Obama Foundation, where she provided legal counsel on governance and compliance with tax-exempt rules and regulations related to projects and fundraising.
Nisha’s clients include entrepreneurs, shareholders of public and private corporations, owners of closely held businesses, family offices, C-level executives, entertainers, authors, artists, art collectors, athletes, investors, private foundations, and Section 501(c)(3) organizations.
Nisha is engaged in the local community and currently serves on the board of directors for Seattle Arts & Lectures. She is a member of the Estate Planning Council of Seattle and Northwest Business Advisors, and she regularly participates in Seattle Association of Corporate Growth events.
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., Executive Editor, Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, 2016
- University of Washington, B.A., Business Administration; Economics, cum laude
Bar and Court Admissions
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Washington
Related Employment
- Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Seattle, WA, Associate, 2016-2018
Professional Recognition
Perkins Coie Washington practice ranked Band 1, in Private Wealth Law by Chambers High Net Worth (HNW), 2016-2020
Listed in Super Lawyers Magazine, "Washington Rising Star," 2024-2025
Impact
Professional Leadership
- Serves on the Editorial Board of the WSBA Real Property, Probate & Trust Section Newsletter, 2021-present
- Serves on the University of Washington Honors Advisory Board, 2018-present
- Previously served on the Seattle Center Commission and on the Board of King County Washington Women Lawyers
Professional Experience
Professional Experience
Nisha Nariya regularly advises clients on a wide array of trust, estate, and tax-exempt matters, including:
- Core estate planning documents, such as wills, revocable trusts, powers of attorney, healthcare directives/living wills, and instructions regarding disposition of remains
- Advanced trust planning, including intentionally defective grantor trusts (IDGTs), non-grantor trusts, incomplete non-grantor trusts (INGs), spousal lifetime access trusts (SLATs), grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs), charitable trusts, purpose trusts, and qualified personal residence trusts (QPRTs)
- Family office formation and administration
- Trust modification and decanting
- Private trust companies
- Probate and trust administrations
- Generation skipping transfer tax
- Qualified small business stock
- Privacy planning
- Gift and estate tax reporting
- Philanthropic and charitable planning
- Trust and estate dispute resolution
- Select international estate planning matters
- Charitable entity formation and governance
- Comprehensive planning for specific asset classes, such as crypto, art, IP, royalties, and more
- Entire lifecycle for art, including acquisition, lending, donation, and sale
Thought Leadership and Presentations
- Estate Planning For Authors published in Estate Planning Magazine
- Practical Law Updates Trusts & Estates for Thomson Reuters
- Estate Planning for the 99% presented at the King County Bar Association CLE
- Funding Testamentary Trusts presented at the King County Bar Association Probate Seminar
- Estate Planning and Charitable Giving Presentation for Medic One Foundation
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