RIDGWAY LAW GROUP - Key Persons
Melanie Leary is a civil litigator with 30 years of experience in disputes involving real property, contracts, and fraud and misrepresentation. Since joining Ridgway Law Group, Ms. Leary has been focusing her practice on the litigation of trust, probate, and guardianship matters.
Education
University of Kansas School of Law
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Leader in the State of Washington
Sheila Ridgway is widely known throughout Washington for her knowledge of and background in estate and trust litigation, including the use of alternative dispute resolution techniques such as mediation and arbitration. Sheila has been named a Super Lawyer® for the last five years in a row and she was also named a Top Lawyer in the July 2010 issue of Seattle Met Magazine as well as a top Seattle wealth manager by Seattle Magazine in 2012 and 2013. Sheila has practiced in the areas of trust, estate and elder litigation since 1996. Prior to that, her practice included general civil litigation.
Sheila Ridgway has served on the Litigation Subcommittee of the Washington State Bar Association's Real Property, Probate and Trust Section since its inception. The subcommittee focuses on updating and improving "TEDRA," Washington's Trust and Estate Dispute Resolution Act, that governs estate, trust and guardianship litigation matters.
Sheila Ridgway has extensive experience in the litigation of trust, probate and guardianship matters. For more than 30 years, Ms. Ridgway has led clients through complex challenges in the care of elderly family members and their estates.
Ms. Ridgway is a recognized leader in the state of Washington in the practice area, serving on a special committee to guide legislators in updating TEDRA, Washington's law governing trust and estate dispute resolution. Ms. Ridgway frequently participates in educational programs for lawyers practicing in the field.
Sheila Ridgway is licensed to practice law in the states of Washington and Oregon and is a member of the Bar Associations of both states. She is an a member of the executive committee of the Washington State Bar Association's Real Property Probate and Trust Section. She frequently speaks at seminars on trust and estate litigation and probate.
Education
Gonzaga University School of Law, Spokane, Washington, 1984
Sheila Ridgway has been named a Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers® magazine for five years running and was recently named one of the top wealth managers in Seattle and has been featured in Seattle Magazine as such. She was also named in the July 1, 2010, Seattle Met Magazine as a top lawyer. She is also on the Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers.
Tiah Johnson has experience representing clients in family law and criminal defense matters.
She now focuses her practice on Probate and Trust litigation and Guardianship matters.
Education
Seattle University School of Law, May 2022