Sarah B. Bowman

Sarah Bowman is a partner in the Private Client Services practice group and a member of the firm’s Family Office industry group. She has significant experience advising individuals and families on a broad range of estate planning and trust structures. As a fellow of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, a national committee of peer-elected top estate planning lawyers in the nation, Sarah’s practice spans family wealth transfer planning, tax planning, business and entity succession planning, asset strategy protection, privacy planning, and charitable giving. She skillfully addresses multifaceted legal complexities to help clients achieve their personal goals.

Sarah also frequently guides high-earning clients and families in the establishment and management of family offices, often involving complex family, trust, philanthropic, and investment arrangements. Sarah works with owners of growing businesses to assist with estate, tax, and wealth transfer plans, providing a long-term strategy to effectively meet personal and business planning goals.

Additionally, Sarah's experience extends to trust and estate administration, encompassing both probate and nonprobate procedures, as well as litigation in estate and trust matters. Her counsel is sought by beneficiaries, individual fiduciaries, and professional fiduciaries.

Sarah has been ranked several years by Chambers USA for private wealth law. Sarah has also been involved with significant firm and bar association service. She served as co-practice group coordinator of her prior firm’s global tax practice and leader of the firm’s family office industry group and has led firm committees addressing associate reviews and training, professional development, and partner advancement. Sarah has also served as an elected member of the Washington State Bar Association’s Real Property Probate and Trust Executive Committee, the largest section of the Washington State Bar Association. She is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and events.

Also highly engaged in philanthropic work in the local community, Sarah is a member of the Seattle Children's Philanthropic Advisory Council and the community board for the Seattle Children's Hospital Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis Program. She is also the co-founder and president of the nonprofit Butterfly Guild of Seattle Children's Hospital, which aims to fund research to support better treatments and a cure for children with bone marrow failure.