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Paul

L. Paul Ohainle

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Paul Ohainle counsels individuals and high net worth families on estate and gift planning, estate and trust administration, and business succession issues.

Prior to joining Lane Powell, Paul was Director of Estate Planning Education at a wealth management company, where he applied his estate planning experience from Alaska, California, Oregon, and Washington to guide wealth transfer strategies in relation to estate tax and gift tax planning.

Prior to entering the legal profession, Paul learned to pour the perfect pint as a bartender at Guinness’s St. James’s Gate in Dublin, Ireland.

Professional Experience

Empirical Wealth Management, Director of Estate Planning Education

Socius Law Group, PLLC, Attorney

Schiller Law Group, Attorney

Deloitte Tax LLP, Associate

Community Involvement

Un Mundo, Board of Directors and Treasurer (2008-2015)

Thought Leadership

August 15, 2024News
The Best Lawyers in America© 2025 Recognizes 128 Lane Powell Attorneys
Awards & Honors
January 9, 2024Publication
2024 and the New Corporate Transparency Act
Private Client Services Legal Update
August 17, 2023News
The Best Lawyers in America© 2024 Recognizes 123 Lane Powell Attorneys
Awards & Honors
April 28, 2023Event / CLE
Community Property Considerations
King County Bar Association | Seattle, Washington
January 3, 2023News
Lane Powell Elects New Shareholders
Firm Announcement
December 9, 2022Event / CLE
Ten Things I Hate About Year-End
Washington State Bar Association | Virtual
June 5, 2022Event / CLE
Negotiating and Litigating Prenups and Postnups
Washington State Bar Association | Stevenson, Washington
April 27, 2022Event / CLE
Community Property Considerations
King County Bar Association | Virtual
June 4, 2021Event / CLE
Uniform Electronic Wills Act
Washington State Bar Association | Virtual
October 19, 2020News
Ohainle Joins Private Client Services Team
Firm Announcement
2019Publication
Imperfect Grafts: Legislative and Judicial Additions to California Probate Code Sections 15300 et seq,
California Trusts and Estates Quarterly, Vol. 25, Issue 2
2019Publication
Keeping Your Clients’ Trust Out of a Divorce
WSBA’s Real Property, Probate Trust, Vol. 44 No. 1

Practices & Industries

Private Client Services

Education

University of Washington School of Law, LL.M. in Taxation, 2007
University of California at Davis School of Law, J.D., 2002
- Witkin Award in Taxation of Business Organizations
- Moot Court
- King Hall Pro Bono Program
University of California Berkeley, B.A., History and Economics, 1999
- International Study Abroad:
  - Trinity College, History and Law, 1996-1997
  - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Economics and Business, 1998

Admissions

Washington
Alaska
California
Oregon

Honors

AV Preeminent® in Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™

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