Stella L. Pitts
Stella Pitts
Seattle
Washington (WA)
Family Law
Profile
Stella entered the legal profession by managing small law firms in Alaska and Texas for over 10 years. At the same time, she earned an undergraduate degree in 1980 from the University of Alaska in Anchorage with a major in Business Administration, and a law degree from the University of Houston Law Center in 1986.
She gained experience as a family law attorney at Keller Rohrback and Casey Gordon Davis, civil litigation firms in the Seattle area. She then opened a partnership practice in Seattle focusing primarily on family law.
In her own family law practice, Stella concentrates on restructuring families through integrity and problem-solving. She believes in the concept of transformational law, which defines law as a healing profession whose purpose is to optimize human well-being in their complicated relationships with other humans.
Selected To
Washington Super Lawyers 2006
About Stella Pitts
Admitted: 1986, Washington
Professional Webpage: www.stellapittslaw.com/profiles/stella-l-pitts/
Honors and Awards:
- Lawyer of the Year, King County Chapter, Washington Women Lawyers, 2007
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Licensed to practice in Washington State
- Licensed to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Licensed to practice in the U.S. District Courts of Western Washington
Bar/Professional Activity:
- President, King County Washington Women Lawyers, 1996
- Member, King County Washington Women Lawyers
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Washington State Bar Association
- Member, King County Bar Association
- King County Bar Foundation, Breakfast with Champions Sponsor
- King County Bar Association, MLK Luncheon Sponsor
- Family Law CASA, Annual Breakfast Sponsor
- Family Law Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Board Member, 2010
Pro bono/Community Service:
- King County Bar Association, Future of the Law Institute, Summer Internship Sponsor, 2010
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Presenter, Family Law Section Midyear, Washington State Bar Association CLE, 2008
- Presenter, Top 10 Rude Awakenings When Your Estate Planning Client Gets a Divorce, East King County Estate Planning Council CLE, 2008
- Presenter, Financial Aspects of Family Law, Washington State Bar Association CLE, 2008
- Presenter, Family Law Boot Camp, Washington State Bar Association CLE, 2009
- Program Co-Chair and Presenter, Family Law 101-Time for a Reality Check, Washington State Bar Association CLE, 2010
Verdicts and Settlements:
- Peterson v. Cuff, 72 Wn.App. 596 (1994)
- In re Marriage of Christel and Blanchard, 101 Wn.App. 13 (2000)
- In re Marriage of Krieger and Walker, 147 Wn.App. 952 (2008)
Educational Background:
- J.D. University of Houston
- B.A. University of Alaska
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