Five Star Wealth Managers

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SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION
2013 Five Star Wealth Managers •
2013 Seattle
Five Star
Wealth Managers
FS 1 — www.fivestarprofessional.com
In a consumer study about dynamics between wealth
managers and their clients, Five Star Professional polled
wealth managers and consumers about communications. Both
groups said that connecting three to four times a year is the
right communications strategy, but expectations are not
aligned in all areas:
• 29 percent of consumers want to be contacted by their
wealth manager whenever events require an update; only 7
percent of wealth managers say they contact clients based
on the impact of events.
• 63 percent of consumers say they receive the right amount
of communication from their wealth manager.
strategies. Common examples of wealth managers are
financial advisors, financial planners and investment
advisors.
How do you find a wealth manager with experience, who
has a good base of clients with high retention rates, and
who has undergone a regulatory and complaint review?
And when you find them, are they accepting new clients?
Seattle magazine and Five Star Professional partnered to
find wealth managers who satisfy 10 objective eligibility
and evaluation criteria. (2) Among many distinguishing
attributes, the average one-year client retention rate for this
year’s award winners is more than 96 percent.
From research conducted by Five Star Professional, April 2011.
Wealth managers, broadly defined, are those
individuals who help you manage your financial
world and/or implement aspects of your financial
Don’t listen to other people. Investigate
for yourself. Be wary of advisers who say
they never had a down year.”
— Five Star Wealth Manager
A Select
AWARD
The 2013 Five Star Wealth Managers are a select group, representing less than 7 percent of financial services
professionals in the Seattle area.(1)
Although this list is a useful tool for anyone looking for help in managing their financial world or
implementing aspects of their financial strategies, it should not be considered exhaustive. Undoubtedly, there are many excellent
wealth managers who, for one reason or another, are not on this year’s list.
Award
In order to consider a broad population of high-quality financial services professionals, award
candidates are identified by one of three sources: firm nomination, peer nomination or prequalification based on industry standing. Self-nominations are not accepted. Seattle award
candidates were identified using internal and external research data, including a survey to
more than 4,670 financial services professionals and all identified financial service companies in the area that are registered with
FINRA or the SEC.
CANDIDATES
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Determination
OF AWARD WINNERS
Eligibility Criteria – Required
1. Credentialed as a registered investment adviser (RIA) or a registered investment adviser
representative (IAR).
2. Actively employed as a credentialed professional in the financial services industry for a
minimum of five years.
3. Favorable regulatory and complaint history review.(4)
4. Fulfilled their firm review based on internal firm standards.
5. Accepting new clients.
2013
Evaluation Criteria – Considered
6. One-year client retention rate (the average one-year client retention rate of this year’s
award winners is more than 96 percent).
7. Five-year client retention rate.
The Five Star award goes to no
more than 7 percent of wealth
managers.
8. Non-institutional discretionary and/or non-discretionary client assets administered (this
year’s award winners administer an average of $108 million in client assets).
9. Number of client households served (on average, this year’s award winners serve 204
households).
Research
DISCLOSURES
• Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or
placed on the final list of Five Star Wealth Managers.
Once awarded, wealth managers may opt to purchase
additional profile ad space or related award promotional
products.
• The Five Star award is not indicative of the wealth manager’s future performance.
• Wealth managers may or may not use discretion in their practice and therefore may not manage
their clients’ assets.
• The inclusion of a wealth manager on the Five Star Wealth Manager list should not be construed
as an endorsement of the wealth manager by Five Star Professional or Seattle magazine.
• Working with a Five Star Wealth Manager or any wealth manager is no guarantee as to future
investment success, nor is there any guarantee that the selected wealth managers will be awarded
this accomplishment by Five Star Professional in the future.
• Five Star Professional is not an advisory firm, and the content of this article should not be
considered financial advice. For more information on the Five Star award and the research/
selection methodology, go to www.fivestarprofessional.com.
•
2,978 award candidates in the Seattle area were considered for the Five Star Wealth Manager
award. 597 (approximately 20% of the award candidates) were named 2013 Five Star Wealth
Managers.
(1)
Insights from Five Star
Wealth Managers
Wishful thinking is not
planning. If you plan
for the worst, you will
never be unpleasantly
surprised.”
Clients don’t care how
much you know until
they know how much
you care.”
Only invest in
something that
you understand.”
• (2) The award methodology does not evaluate the quality of services provided.
(3)
(4)
Wealth managers were required to certify that any information they provided was accurate.
As defined by Five Star Professional, the wealth manager has not:
• Been subject to a regulatory action that resulted in a license being suspended or revoked, or payment of a fine.
• Had more than a total of three customer complaints filed against them (settled or pending) with any regulatory authority or
Five Star Professional’s consumer complaint process. Unfavorable feedback may have been discovered through a check of
complaints registered with a regulatory authority or complaints registered through Five Star Professional’s consumer complaint
process.
• Individually contributed to a financial settlement of a customer complaint filed with a regulatory authority.
• Filed for personal bankruptcy.
• Been convicted of a felony.
What matters most is
how you recover from
setbacks.”
Five Star Professional conducts a regulatory review of each nominated wealth manager using the Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (IAPD) website. Five Star Professional also
uses multiple supporting processes to help ensure that a favorable regulatory and complaint history exists. Data submitted through these processes was applied per the above criteria:
• Each wealth manager who passes the Five Star Professional regulatory review must attest that they meet the definition of favorable regulatory history, based upon the criteria
listed above.
• Five Star Professional promotes via local advertising the opportunity for consumers to confidentially submit complaints regarding a wealth manager.
• Five Star Professional contacted approximately 1 in 12 households identified as having a high propensity to use the services of wealth managers in order to provide consumers the
opportunity to submit complaints regarding a wealth manager. More than 12,500 households in the Seattle area were contacted.
10. Education and professional designations.
Award candidates who satisfied 10 objective eligibility and evaluation criteria were named
2013 Five Star Wealth Managers.(2)(3)
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Award winners are listed by primary services and alphabetically by last name. Names in bold purchased a profile ad, and their ad appears
on the page indicated. The profile ad provides readers more information about the award winner’s practice and services.
Business Planning
Michael Brown · ClearPoint Financial
Margaret Boyle · Dental Group
Ken Butler · Verity Credit Union/Cuso
Financial Services Page 22
Robert Gruber · The Rainier Group
Marty Calvert · RBC Capital Markets
Michael Napier · Morgan Stanley
Mark Dennie · Ameriprise Financial Services,
Inc.
Darrell Douglas · Ameriprise Financial
Services, Inc.
Claudina Campbell · Paracle Advisors
Thomas Drouin · Ameriprise Financial
Services, Inc.
Estate Planning
M. Colin Campbell · Pacific Capital
Resource Group Page 16
Benjamin Duenwald · Merrill Lynch Wealth
Management
Raymond Adams · Capital Enhancement
Group
Samuel Capps · Thrivent Financial
Duane Duim · Paracle Advisors
Jim Carney · Morgan Stanley
Russell Dunn · Ameriprise Financial Services,
Inc.
James Raabe · Raabe & Associates
Edwin Day · Heritage Benefits Financial
Service
Wayne Lew · Sagemark Consulting
Page 27
John “Jack” P. Carney · ICON Consulting
Page 13
Brett Carolan · Brighton Jones
Page 11
Bill Sydor · Householder Group
Jeffrey Casey · MetLife
Financial Planning
Yong Chang · U&T Capital Management
Page 25
Robert Abrams · Quality Financial Services
Group
Sherryl R. Adair · Thrivent Financial
Gavin Chinn · Verity Credit Union
John Christianson · Highland Private Wealth
Management
Gina Anderson · Ameriprise Financial
Services, Inc.
Kevin Clouse · Morgan Stanley
Patricia Anderson · Merrill Lynch Pierce
Fenner & Smith
Deborah Clyne Oishi · Ameriprise Financial
Services, Inc.
Tom Argites · First Tech Federal Credit Union
Russell Cole · Sage Advisors
Ira Armad · U.S. Bancorp
Alexander B. Collins · Pacific Capital
Resource Group Page 16
Page 9 & 10
Lori Arnevick · Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner
& Smith
Robert Arnold · 1st Global
Page 21
Austin Collins · Ameriprise Financial Services,
Inc.
Andrew Baker · MetLife
Edward Conti · Ameriprise Financial
Services, Inc. Page 18
Kirk Balin · Securities Service Network
Bill Cook · VALIC Financial Advisors
Jim Beatty · Sound Consulting Services
Page 28
Donald Coplin · Edgecombe & Coplin Wealth
Strategies
James Bennett · Ameriprise Financial
Corey Cox · Thrivent Financial
Brad Berger · Cornerstone Financial Strategies
George Cox · Morgan Stanley
Amy Bernstein · TIAA-CREF
Rodney Coyan · Personal Investment
Management
James Bocinsky · Mass Mutual Financial Group
Barrie Culver · LPL Financial
Ryan Boone · Morgan Stanley
Cheryl Curran · Merriman
Fredrick Bowman · Bowman Price
Justin Cykler · AXA Advisors
Clint Boxman · Morgan Stanley
Page 28
Matt Bridge · Morgan Stanley
Karen Briggs · Householder Group
Charles Brighton · Brighton Jones
Page 11
Howard Brinkman · First Command Financial
Planning
Ethan Broga · Empirical Wealth Management
Arthur Eads · Weath Management Northwest
Thomas Edwards · U.S. Bancorp
Page 9 & 10
Paul Ellis · Merrill Lynch
Matt Englizian · Laird Norton Tyee
Page 14
Curtis Erickson · Erickson Wealth and Tax
Management
Michael Ernst · Morgan Stanley
Brian Evans · BondStreet Wealth Management
Dallas Evans · Evans Capital Management
Associates
Lorelle Farber · Pacific Capital Resource
Group Page 26
Michael Fauser · Ameriprise Financial
Services, Inc.
Kevin Fitzwilson · Coldstream
John Flavin · Synergy Financial Management
Ryan Fleming · Pacific Capital Resource
Group Page 16
Jason Formo · RBC Wealth Management
James Forsyth · Commonwealth Financial
Page 20
Steve Fortescue · Fortescue Financial
Kyle Fukuchi · Pacific Capital Resource
Group Page 16
James Furrow · Senior Financial Advisors
Maris Galins · MG Financial
Michelle Czech · Morgan Stanley
Larry Garcia · Pacific Wealth Management/
Morgan Stanley
Sam Dahl · Morgan Stanley
Hans Gasser · Morgan Stanley
Daniel Dake · ING Financial Partners
Tommaso Genzale · MetLife
Stephen Dart · Conlon & Dart Wealth
Management
Frederick Gibbs · Ameriprise Financial
Services, Inc.
Robert Davis · Ameriprise Financial
Kristofer Gray · Integrity Financial
Corporation
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Kathleen M. Hobart
We work closely with you,
your family and your other
trusted advisors
• Team approach to wealth management during uncertain times and changing environments
• Tactical pre- and post-retirement planning and income replacement strategies
• Access to lending and insurance services; corporate and endowment services
We seek to provide personalized wealth management services
to assist individuals, families, professionals and business owners
in preserving and growing their wealth and managing cash
flows, while caring for others and maintaining their lifestyles.
Our practice is built on personal relationships and is shaped by
the advisory and investment capabilities of one of the world’s
largest wealth management firms. Using the firm’s suite of wealth
management services and my team’s experience, we strive to give
our clients the comfort of knowing that they are receiving the best
possible advice.
500 108th Avenue Northeast, Suite 1900 • Bellevue, WA 98004
Office: (425) 451-3318 • Fax: (425) 453-5802
[email protected] • www.morganstanleyfa.com/thehobartgroup
© 2013 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. Member SIPC.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC offers insurance products in conjunction with its licensed insurance agency affiliates.
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The Five Star Wealth Manager award, administered by Crescendo Business Services, LLC (dba Five Star Professional), is based on 10 objective
criteria: 1. Credentialed as a registered investment adviser (RIA) or a registered investment adviser representative (IAR); 2. Actively employed as a
credentialed professional in the financial services industry for a minimum of five years; 3. Favorable regulatory and complaint history review (please
note unfavorable feedback may have been discovered through a check of complaints registered with a regulatory authority or complaints registered
through Five Star Professional’s consumer complaint process — see page FS-2 for more information); 4. Fulfilled their firm review based on internal
firm standards; 5. Accepting new clients; 6. One-year client retention rate; 7. Five-year client retention rate; 8. Non-institutional discretionary and/or
non-discretionary client assets administered; 9. Number of client households served; 10. Education and professional designations. Wealth managers
do not pay a fee to be considered or awarded. Once awarded, wealth managers may opt to purchase additional profile ad space or related award
promotional products. The award methodology does not evaluate the quality of services provided. The award is not indicative of the award winner’s
future performance. 2,978 Seattle wealth managers were considered for the award; 597 (approximately 20 percent of the award candidates) were
named Five Star Wealth Managers. This represents no more than 7 percent of the financial services professionals in the Seattle area.
Left to right: Denise Leong, Registered Marketing Associate, Financial Planning Associate;
multi-year winner Kathleen Hobart, CIMA®, Senior Vice President – Wealth Management, Financial Planning Specialist,
Senior Investment Management Consulting, Financial Advisor; Tara King, Registered Associate
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Providing Comprehensive Wealth Management and Planning Services
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ICON Consulting
Symbiotic Wealth Management
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The ICON Consulting team
includes five awardwinning personal CFOs
Left to right: Back row: Shannon Tremper; multi-year winner Aimée Huff, CFP®, CFA;
multi-year winner Matt McKellar, ChFC®, CFP®; multi-year winner Jack Carney, MBA, AAMS, AIF®
Front row: Multi-year winner David Moretsky, ChFC®, CFP®; 2013 winner Bobby Reamer, MBA, CFP®; Iris Fu; Carna Lapping
• Bringing vision and direction to the lives of our clients and their families
• ICON investment strategies help minimize portfolio risk, taxes and fees
• Custom retirement income distribution strategies crafted with your own personal CFO
With more than 70 years of combined experience, ICON Consulting
is one of the Northwest’s most sought after independent, fee-based
financial planning and wealth management firms. As leaders in
our industry with respect to strategic consulting and independent
advice, we serve our clients and their families as their trusted
personal CFO. Gaining and retaining wealth requires education, and
it is difficult to navigate the financial world without someone you
can trust to protect and look out for your best interests.
Welcome to ICON. We are here to help.
Our Philosophy:
Personalized consulting and independent advice
Our Experience:
More than 70 years combined industry experience
Why Our Clients Choose ICON:
Small, locally-owned company, large-firm resources, family feel
The Most Important Part of Our Relationships:
Protecting and looking out for our clients’ best interests
ICON Consulting
SM
Symbiotic Wealth Management
SM
10655 Northeast 4th Street, Suite 704 • Bellevue, WA 98004
Phone: (425) 562-ICON (4266)
[email protected] • www.ICONconsultingllc.com
Our fee-based consulting and advisory services are offered to our clients through ICON Consulting, an independently owned and operated Registered Investment Advisor.
Securities and advisory services are offered through LPL Financial, member FINRA/SIPC.
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The UW Group
at Morgan Stanley
Preserve and Grow Your Wealth
• Retirement planning
• Premier client service
2013 winner Dan Becraft, Financial Advisor
Dan Becraft, 2013 Five Star award winner, leads the UW Group at Morgan Stanley
as a financial advisor with a vision for growth and performance in the midst
of a secular sideways market.* Dan provides an investment philosophy and
premier service that has proved invaluable for clients. The UW Group focuses
on customizing investment portfolios and retirement plans for high-net-worth
individuals and businesses.
601 Union Street, Suite 5200 • Seattle, WA 98121
Dan Becraft: (206) 628-4852
Kevin Forrest: (206) 628-8871
[email protected]
www.morganstanleyfa.com/theuwgroup
Lorelle Farber
Financial Advisor, CRPC®
Chartered Retirement
Planning CounselorSM
777 108th Ave. NE, Ste. 2400
Bellevue, WA 98004
Phone: (425) 450-4325
[email protected]
www.wfadvisors.com/ezra.altaras
10900 NE 8th St., Ste. 1550
Bellevue, WA 98004
Direct: (425) 214-0432
Office: (425) 641-8788, Ext. 232
[email protected]
www.lorellefarber.com
Personal Financial Advice
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Ezra John Altaras
Improving the Lives of My Clients
• Investment advice
• Retirement, income and legacy planning
• Preservation and risk management services
• Working for you and your loved ones
• Build, protect and use your wealth wisely
• More than 30 years of ﬁnancial experience
With nearly a decade of wealth management experience, Ezra
is committed to helping his clients customize and maintain a
comprehensive plan for achieving their retirement, income, growth
and legacy goals. Ezra is dedicated to excellent service and care and
has the skill, passion and resources to help you succeed.
I am grateful once again for your confidence in me as I receive this
award. I work with real people of all backgrounds, ages and lifestyles
because financial planning is really about “lifestyle planning.” Let’s
have strategic fun planning your 30- to 40-year vacation from work
now. Let’s eradicate senior poverty by making plans now. Let’s bring
your finances into alignment with your values now.
Advisor selection is not reflective of individual client satisfaction or future performance.
Please see the introduction section for important information on the scope of the award and
the Five Star selection process. Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, Member SIPC. [CAR 0113-04817].
Registered Representative of, and Securities and Investment Advisory Services offered exclusively
through, Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc. a Registered Investment Advisor, member FINRA/SIPC.
Pacific Capital Resource Group, Inc. is independent of Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc. and is a
licensed insurance agency. A3JC-0208-08E2.
*GIC Weekly.
• Portfolio management
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Perry L. Smith
Monte Snider
David Robert Spring
Wealth Advisor, CLU®, ChFC®, MS (Tax)
President, ChFC®, LUTCF®
Ph.D., CFP®
We take the time to understand you. With
30 years of knowledge and experience, we
match client values with wealth strategies and
establish fiduciary relationships.
Our mission is to help build confidence
through innovative financial strategies and to
provide our clients with a personal experience
that exceeds their expectations.
Registered Representative, Securities offered through Cambridge
Investment Research, Inc., a Broker/Dealer, Member FINRA/
SIPC. Investment Advisor Representative, Cambridge Investment
Research Advisors, Inc., a Registered Investment Advisor.
Cambridge and Perry L. Smith Consulting are not affiliated.
Securities offered through LPL Financial, member FINRA/SIPC.
Investment Advice offered through Snider Financial Group, Inc. (SFG), a
registered investment advisor and separate entity from LPL Financial.
[email protected]
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[email protected]
12505 Bel-Red Rd., Ste. 200
Bellevue, WA 98005
Office: (425) 453-7080
[email protected]
www.SniderFinancialGroup.com
KMS Financial
Services, Inc.
349 NW 177th St.
Shoreline, WA 98177
Phone: (206) 546-9423
KMS.com
With 29 years of experience, David puts the
client first. He is knowledgeable of financial
plan reviews and always considers client costs.
Poonum Vasishth
Kurt S. Wanner
Vice President, Financial Advisor
LPL Financial Branch Mgr., CFP®
1301 A St., Ste. 300
Tacoma, WA 98402
Direct: (253) 593-5033
Toll-free: (800) 755-5720
[email protected]
[email protected]
My goal is to understand your financial needs
and align resources to help meet or exceed
them. I can help evaluate near-term concerns,
plan for long-term goals and be a sounding
board for investment ideas.
© 2013 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. Member SIPC. Certified
Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks
CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and federally registered CFP (with
flame design) in the U.S.,which it awards to individuals who successfully
complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.
My goal is to thoroughly understand your
financial needs and then align the resources
to help you meet or exceed them.
I will assist you in developing and executing
a strategy that is precisely your own
and helps you meet your needs. Visit
www.morganstanleyfa.com/poonum.vasishth
for more information.
2601 59th St. SW
Everett, WA 98203
Office: (425) 349-2527
Toll-free: (877) 300-2767
[email protected]
www.Crosswindadvisors.com
Managing your wealth in line with your life,
Kurt has built a clientele comprised mainly of
executives, medical professionals and business
owners. Emphasis is placed on providing the
education and clarity that clients need to make
intelligent decisions. Kurt works closely with
each individual and their advisors to develop
comprehensive financial plans.
Securities offered through LPL Financial. Member FINRA/SIPC.
“You will never
get rich by just
saving money —
you must invest in
opportunities to
build wealth.”
— Five Star award winner
2727 Holycroft St., Ste. 330
Gig Harbor, WA 98335
Phone: (253) 853-5764
Toll-free: (800) 714-7989
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Rebecca Stay
Financial Advisor, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
Perry L. Smith
Consulting, LLC
800 Bellevue Way NE, Ste. 400
Bellevue, WA 98004
Office: (425) 462-2072
Cell: (206) 369-7266
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2013 Seattle
Five Star Estate Planning Attorneys
2013 Five Star Estate Planning Attorneys •
How do you find an estate
planning attorney with
experience, who has a good
base of clients with high
retention rates, and who has
undergone a regulatory and complaint review? And
when you find them, are they accepting new clients?
A Select
AWARD
find estate planning attorneys who satisfy 7 objective
eligibility and evaluation criteria. (2) Among many
distinguishing attributes, the average one-year client
retention rate for this year’s award winners is more than
96 percent.
The 2013 Five Star Estate Planning Attorneys are a select group, representing less than 4 percent of the
estate planning attorneys in the Seattle area.(1)
Although this list is a useful tool for anyone looking for help in managing their estate, it should not be
considered exhaustive. Undoubtedly, there are many excellent estate planning attorneys who, for one
reason or another, are not on this year’s list.
Self-nominations are not accepted. Seattle award candidates were identified using internal and external research data.
Determination
OF AWARD WINNERS
Award candidates who satisfied 7 objective eligibility and evaluation criteria were
named 2013 Five Star Estate Planning Attorneys.(2)(3)
1. Credentialed as a licensed attorney.
2. Actively employed as a credentialed attorney for a
minimum of five years.
3. Favorable regulatory and complaint history review
(unfavorable feedback may have been discovered
through a check of complaints registered with a
regulatory authority or complaints registered through
Five Star Professional’s consumer complaint process).(4)
Research
DISCLOSURES
Evaluation Criteria – Considered
5. One-year client retention rate (the average one-year
client retention rate of this year’s award winners is more
than 96 percent).
• Estate planning attorneys do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of Five
Star Estate Planning Attorneys. Once awarded, estate planning attorneys may opt to
purchase additional profile ad space or related award promotional products
• The Five Star award is not indicative of an estate planning attorney’s future performance.
• The inclusion of a estate planning attorney on the Five Star Estate Planning Attorney list should not be construed as an endorsement of
the estate planning attorney by Five Star Professional or Seattle magazine.
• Five Star Professional is not an advisory firm, and the content of this article should not be considered financial advice. For more information
on the Five Star award, go to www.fivestarprofessional.com.
• (1) 187 award candidates in the Seattle area were considered for the Five Star Estate Planning Attorneys award. 41 (approximately 21
percent of the award candidates) were named 2013 Five Star Estate Planning Attorneys.
(3)
(4)
Estate planning attorneys were required to certify that any information they provided was accurate.
As defined by Five Star Professional, the estate planning attorney has not:
• Had more than a total of three customer complaints filed against them (settled or pending) with any regulatory authority or Five Star Professional’s consumer complaint
process.
Five Star Professional conducts a regulatory review of each nominated estate planning attorney using the WA State Bar Association website. Five Star Professional also uses
multiple supporting processes to help ensure that a favorable regulatory and complaint history exists. Data submitted through these processes was applied per the above
criteria:
• Each estate planning attorney who passes the Five Star Professional regulatory review must attest that they meet the definition of favorable regulatory history, based
upon the criteria listed above.
• Five Star Professional promotes via local advertising the opportunity for consumers to confidentially submit complaints regarding an estate planning attorney.
• Five Star Professional contacted approximately 1 in 12 households identified as having a high propensity to use the services of estate planning attorneys in order to
provide consumers the opportunity to submit complaints regarding an estate planning attorney. More than 12,500 households in the Seattle area were contacted.
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Award winners listed by primary service and listed alphabetically by last name. Names in bold purchased a profile ad, and their ad
appears on the page indicated. The profile ad provides readers more information about the award winner’s practice and services.
Thomas Gores · Perkins Coie
Ryan Rehberg · Rehberg Law Group
Mark Albertson · Hanis Irvine Prothero
David Ketter · Simburg Ketter Sheppard & Purdy
Dana Reid · Davis Wright Tremalne
Kirsten Ambach · Karr Tuttle Campbell
Richard Klobucher · Davis Wright Tremaine
Mark Reinhardt · Rehberg Law Group
Sean Bleck · Isenhour Bleck
Walter Krueger · Walter R. Krueger
Sheila Ridgway · Ridgway Law Group
C. Dennis Brislawn, Jr. · The Private Client Law Group
Frederic Kutscher · Kutscher Hereford Bertram
Burkart
Stuart W. Scarff · Scarff Law Firm
Lawrence Brown, Jr. · Brown & Sterling
Timothy Burkart · Kutscher Hereford Bertram Burkart
Vivien Chang · Chang Law Group
T. Gary Connett · PPA Law Group
Casey J. Little · Fahlman Olson & Little
Pamela McClaran · Foster Pepper
Patrick McGowan · Patrick J. McGowan, Attorney at
Law
Barbara Sherland · Stoel Rives
Milton Smith · Carney, Badley, Spellman
Peter Triandafilou · Seattle Law Office
Amy Tucker · Perkins Coie
Ryan Montgomery · Montgomery Purdue Blankinship
& Austin
Michael Turnbull · Turnbull & Born
Janis Cunningham · Perkins Coie
James Davies · Rehberg Law Group
Malcolm Moore · Davis Wright Tremaine
Eric J. Wikstrom · Brighton Jones
Eric Fahlman · Fahlman Olson & Little
David Myre, Jr. · Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson
Jan Zager · Rehberg Law Group
Christopher Frost · Christopher P. Frost
Robert Pittman · Law Offices of Robert C. Pittman
Laura Zeman · Zeman Law Group
Joseph Gaffney · Dorsey & Whitney
Glenn Price · Price & Farrington
John Creahan · Cairn Law
Gary Wiese · Gary S. Wiese
Mark Albertson
David E Ketter
Attorney/Partner
Attorney at Law/Estate Planner
What matters
6703 S 234th St., Ste. 300
Kent, WA 98030
Phone: (253) 520-5000
[email protected]
www.markalbertson.com
recover from
setbacks.
Simburg Ketter
999 Third Ave., Ste. 2525
Seattle, WA 98104
Office: (206) 382-2600
Cell: (425) 766-0163
[email protected]
www.sksp.com
David provides a highly personalized
experience for all clients. From the initial
intake (even at your home) to the final
documents, you work directly with David. He
is also available to serve as trustee in selected
family situations.
Ryan Y. Rehberg
Stuart Scarff
Peter Triandafilou
Attorney
Principal
Attorney at Law
Rehberg Law Group
18000 Int’l Blvd., Ste. 550
SeaTac, WA 98188
Phone: (206) 246-8772
Office: (425) 462-6132
[email protected]
www.rehberglaw.com
Each of our four attorneys is honored to
receive the 2013 Five Star Estate Planning
Attorney award. Since 1968, Rehberg Law
Group has provided individuals and their
families with legal counsel in the areas of
estate planning, probate, elder law, estate
administration and asset protection.
3035 Island Crest Way
Mercer Island, WA
Office: (206) 236-1500
[email protected]
www.scarfflaw.com
I want to thank my clients and my peers for
their trust and continued business. We at
Scarff Law Firm pride ourselves in providing
quality estate and business succession
planning services for a reasonable price.
Seattle Law Office
1421 34th Ave., Ste. 200
Seattle, WA 98122
Office: (206) 219-1403
Cell: (206) 720-0488
[email protected]
www.Seattle-Law-Office.com
Peter is a skilled counselor, negotiator,
litigator and trial attorney. His practice of 30
years focuses on the financial issues involved
in succession planning, estate probate and
administration, dissolution, commercial
disputes and real estate matters.
Bar Admissions in NY and WA; CPA background.
The Five Star Estate Planning Attorney award, administered by Crescendo Business Services, LLC (dba Five Star Professional), is based on 7 objective
criteria: 1. Credentialed as a licensed attorney; 2. Actively employed as a credentialed attorney for a minimum of five years; 3. Favorable regulatory and
complaint history review (please note unfavorable feedback may have been discovered through a check of complaints registered with a regulatory
authority or complaints registered through Five Star Professional’s consumer complaint process — see page FS-31 for more information); 4. Accepting
new clients; 5. One-year client retention rate; 6. Five-year client retention rate; 7. Education and professional designations. Estate planning attorneys do
not pay a fee to be considered or awarded. Once awarded, estate planning attorneys may opt to purchase additional profile ad space or related award
future performance. 187 Seattle estate planning attorneys were considered for the award; 41 (approximately 21 percent of the award candidates)
were named Five Star Estate Planning Attorneys. This represents no more than 4 percent of the estate planning attorneys in the Seattle area.
Mark Albertson is an estate planning and
elder law attorney with 25 years of experience.
Licensed in Washington, Oregon and Alaska,
Mark serves clients in all three states. His
mission is to provide a high-quality and caring
professional service to his clients.
most is how you
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Estate Planning
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2013 Seattle
Five Star Certified Public Accountants
2013 Five Star Certified Public Accountants •
How do you find a Certified
Public Accountant with
experience, who has a good
base of clients with high
retention rates, and who has
undergone a regulatory and complaint review? And
when you find them, are they accepting new clients?
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AWARD
find Certified Public Accountants who satisfy 7 objective
eligibility and evaluation criteria. (2) Among many
distinguishing attributes, the average one-year client
retention rate for this year’s award winners is more than
96 percent.
The 2013 Five Star Certified Public Accountants are a select group, representing less than 1 percent of
the Certified Public Accountants in the Seattle area.(1)
Although this list is a useful tool for anyone looking for help with personal accounting, tax and advisory
services, it should not be considered exhaustive. Undoubtedly, there are many excellent Certified Public
Accountants who, for one reason or another, are not on this year’s list.
Self-nominations are not accepted. Seattle award candidates were identified using internal and external research data.
Determination
OF AWARD WINNERS
Award candidates who satisfied 7 objective eligibility and evaluation criteria were
named 2013 Five Star Certified Public Accountants.(2)(3)
1. Credentialed as a CPA.
2. Actively employed as a credentialed Certified Public
Accountant for a minimum of five years.
3. Favorable regulatory and complaint history review
(unfavorable feedback may have been discovered
through a check of complaints registered with a
regulatory authority or complaints registered through
Five Star Professional’s consumer complaint process).(4)
Research
DISCLOSURES
Evaluation Criteria – Considered(2)
5. One-year client retention rate (the average one-year
client retention rate of this year’s award winners is more
than 96 percent).
• Certified Public Accountants do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of Five
Star Certified Public Accountants. Once awarded, Certified Public Accountants may opt to
purchase additional profile ad space or related award promotional products
• The Five Star award is not indicative of a professionals future performance.
• The inclusion of a Certified Public Accountants on the Five Star Certified Public Accountant list should not be construed as an
endorsement of the Certified Public Accountant by Five Star Professional or Seattle magazine.
• Five Star Professional is not an advisory firm, and the content of this article should not be considered financial advice. For more information
on the Five Star award, go to www.fivestarprofessional.com.
• (1) 254 award candidates in the Seattle area were considered for the Five Star Certified Public Accountants award. 21 (approximately 8
percent of the award candidates) were named 2013 Five Star Certified Public Accountants.
(3)
(4)
Certified Public Accountants were required to certify that any information they provided was accurate.
As defined by Five Star Professional, the Certified Public Accountant has not:
• Had more than a total of three customer complaints filed against them (settled or pending) with any regulatory authority or Five Star Professional’s consumer complaint
process.
Five Star Professional conducts a regulatory review of each nominated Certified Public Accountant using the WA State Board of Accountancy website. Five Star Professional
also uses multiple supporting processes to help ensure that a favorable regulatory and complaint history exists. Data submitted through these processes was applied per the
above criteria:
• Each Certified Public Accountant who passes the Five Star Professional regulatory review must attest that they meet the definition of favorable regulatory history, based
upon the criteria listed above.
• Five Star Professional promotes via local advertising the opportunity for consumers to confidentially submit complaints regarding a Certified Public Accountant.
• Five Star Professional contacted approximately 1 in 12 households identified as having a high propensity to use the services of Certified Public Accountants in order to
provide consumers the opportunity to submit complaints regarding a Certified Public Accountant. More than 12,500 households in the Seattle area were contacted.
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Award winners listed by primary service and listed alphabetically by last name. Names in bold purchased a profile ad.
The profile ad provides readers more information about the award winner’s practice and services.
John Gunning · Gunning Stenson & Price
Steven Paul · Steven Paul, CPA
David Hawthorne · Hawthorne & Company,
CPAs
Jeff Hautala · Tate & Oellrich
Paul Rehberger · McGladrey Wealth
Management
Taxation
Reed Bettinger · Bettinger Mifflin Rich, CPA
Group
Loren Hostek · Loren Hostek, CPA
Jane Hren · Jane H. Hren
Dan Kovarik · Kovarik & Kim
Harley Broe · Harley F. Broe, CPA
Ross McIvor · Bauer Evans
Nancy Campbell · Tate & Oellrich
Rodger Mulholland · Rodger P. Mulholland,
CPA
Charlene Fleming-Knutson · KE
Productions
Scott Nordberg · Nordberg Hammack
Kolp & Cash
Lori Russell · Sweeney Conrad
Catherine Silva · Virtual CFO Solutions
Chris Strand · Bader Martin
Mary Wilkes · CliftonLarsonAllen
Roxie Wilson · Roxie Wilson, CPA
Stephen Zevenbergen · Willett Zevenbergen
& Bennett
Scott Nordberg
CPA Licensed in Washington, Oregon and Montana
Nordberg Hammack
Kolp & Cash, PS
915 118th Ave. SE, Ste. 280
Bellevue, WA 98005
Phone: (425) 450-9995
[email protected]
As managing partner of NHKC, Scott’s mission
is to deliver a higher standard of service.
Scott’s commitment to success is achieved
by working with his clients, ensuring a
comfortable and engaging client relationship.
“Success requires
patience,
discipline and
diligence.”
2013 Five Star Certified Public Accountants •
Business Planning
“Wishful thinking
is not planning. If
you plan for the
worst, you will never
be unpleasantly
surprised.”
The Five Star Certified Public Accountant award, administered by Crescendo Business Services, LLC (dba Five Star Professional), is based on
7 objective criteria: 1. Credentialed as a Certified Public Accountant; 2. Actively employed as a credentialed Certified Public Accountant for a
minimum of five years; 3. Favorable regulatory and complaint history review (please note unfavorable feedback may have been discovered
through a check of complaints registered with a regulatory authority or complaints registered through Five Star Professional’s consumer
complaint process — see page FS-33 for more information); 4. Accepting new clients; 5. One-year client retention rate; 6. Five-year client
retention rate; 7. Education and professional designations. Certified Public Accountants do not pay a fee to be considered or awarded. Once
awarded, Certified Public Accountants may opt to purchase additional profile ad space or related award promotional products. The award
methodology does not evaluate the quality of services provided. The award is not indicative of the award winner’s future performance. 254
Seattle Certified Public Accountants were considered for the award; 21 (approximately 8 percent of the award candidates) were named Five
Star Certified Public Accountants. This represents no more than 1 percent of the Certified Public Accountants in the Seattle area.

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