About Dave McGurgan

With a Will Comes Peace of Mind

Barbara Sherland’s official job is working as an estate planning attorney at Stoel Rives in Seattle. In reality, she takes on many additional roles: therapist, confidante, life coach. Her mission: to help clients plan for the inevitable and make sure their wishes are carried out after they die. Every day, clients come into Sherland’s office and reveal not only their personal financial information but their most intimate thoughts about life. Death and Taxes “Sometimes I meet with a client …