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Introduction OAK STREET LAW Group
Find Out Why We Are Called Oak Street
Brinette B. Rounds is the Founder and Managing Member of the Oak Street Law Group, Bellevue, WA. Her estate planning legal practice began at Perkins Coie, LLP and Stoel Rives, LLP. Brinette founded the Oak Street Law Group to provide her clients with unsurpassed client service and practical planning.
Mrs. Rounds is known for her ability to make sophisticated legal issues and tax planning understandable and is highly regarded for her devotion and commitment to the diverse needs of family-owned and other closely-held businesses and their owners, high net worth individuals, and business clients, including corporations, partnerships and tax-exempt entities.
Brinette received her J.D., summa cum laude, from Seattle University School of Law and her M.B.A. from the Albers School of Business and Economics at Seattle University. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Eastside Domestic Violence Program, and is a member of the Seattle University Planned Giving Committee, the Children’s Legacy Council of the Children’s Hospital Foundation, the YWCA Planned Giving Committee, and the East King County Estate Planning Council.
Elizabeth A. Stephan is an Associate Attorney at the Oak Street Law Group. Prior to joining Oak Street, Elizabeth was an attorney at Stoel Rives, LLP where her practice included trust and estate administration, representation of fiduciaries and business planning for closely-held companies, formation of partnerships and corporations, as well as business sales, acquisitions and succession planning. Elizabeth has been named a 'Rising Star' (Best Attorneys in Washington under 40) by Washington Law & Politics.
Elizabeth earned her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and served as Editor-in-Chief, Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review. She served as a member of the executive committee for the Real Property, Probate & Trust section of the Washington State Bar Association, probate council member June 2009-present and Web Editor and Assistant Web Editor (September 2005-June 2009).
Jennifer Nelson is Oak Street's resident Paralegal. She assists clients in the areas of estate planning, estate and trust administration, business formation and administration, and real estate transfers. Prior to joining the Oak Street Law Group, Jennifer was an assistant at Stoel Rives, LLP, where her knowledge of business entity formation and administration, real estate transfers and her preparation of firm audit/opinion letters, maintenance of corporate and business records, and preparation of annual meeting minutes and other corporate documents proved invaluable.
Why did we choose the name Oak Street?
For us, Oak Street represents "world class, high-end legal services at one destination." Its name and meaning is derived from Oak Street in Chicago, known as "the world class destination for shopping, dining, financial and other professional services." It is a street which attracts shoppers from all over the world who seek only the best, and has become a true "destination;" a street of dreams where excitement is generated by sophistication and great taste.
Brinette founded the Oak Street Law Group with the same mission - to attract clients who seek only the best, and to provide those clients with the world class, high-end legal services they deserve at one destination. High net worth individuals and business owners have a variety of legal needs and, through its vast network of exceptional attorneys and by working as a team with the client's other advisors, Oak Street ensures those needs are met in a world class manner. Oak Street Law Group's clients receive the same service promise of excellence - all the best on one [Oak] Street.