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Jennifer C. Rydberg 
Kent, Washington
Sole Practitioner, since May 31, 1978
phone 425-988-6574
866-213-7556
fax 253-852-0400
email Email Me

JENNIFER C. RYDBERG is a graduate of the University of Puget Sound (BS Chemistry, 1973) and the University of Puget Sound School of Law (1977). Her family oriented law practice includes estate planning, probate, and family law. She is a trained mediator, and uses a solutions oriented approach to family law and probate proceedings. In addition to traditional legal services and compassionate collaborative law procedures, legal guidance services ("unbundled legal services") are provided to clients wishing to represent themselves to lower expense and avoid conflict. Ms. Rydberg presides over settlement conferences and mediations, as well as represents clients in alternative dispute resolution proceedings. Ms. Rydberg is a frequent speaker on legal topics.

Ms. Rydberg resides in South King County with her husband. Both of their sons are Eagle Scouts. She enjoys numerous outdoor activities, tailoring, classical violin and fiddling, and traveling. She and her family have been actively involved in Boy Scouts for years, and she currently coaches Life Scouts as they become Eagle Scouts.

Year Joined Organization:
1978
Areas of Practice:
Child Support
Custody & Visitation
Divorce
45% Estate Planning
45% Family Law
10% Probate
Probate & Estate Administration
Trusts
Wills
Bar Admissions:
Washington, 1978
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington, 1978
U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 1978
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1979
U.S. Supreme Court, 1990
Education:
University of Puget Sound School of Law, Tacoma, Washington, December, 1977
J.D.


University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington, August, 1973
B.S.
Honors: Cum Laude
Major:  Chemistry


Published Works:
2006 Washington Family Law Deskbook, Chapter 57, Emerging Concepts in Legal Services: Unbundled Legal Services, Washington State Bar Association, 2006


Representative Clients:
Families
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Living Trusts, Washington State Bar Association, August 23, 2007


Unbundled Legal Services -- How do attorneys deal with this new and growing concept; Why do clients want it; Successes to achieve and pitfalls to avoid, Washington State Bar Association, Family Law Section, Mid-Year Meeting, 2004


Unbundled Legal Services, Washington Family Law Reporter, 2003


Setting up a Family Law Practice and Operating on a Low Budget, Best of CLE, Washington State Bar Association, 2001


Basics of Family Law -- When a New Client Walks in the Door ... What do you do next?, Washington State Bar Association, 2001


Retirement Plans & Divorce -- What Professional Advisors need to know, Eastside Estate Planning Council, 1999


Essentials of Client Intake and Evaluation, 1998


Mediation Training, Basic and Advanced, Northwest Mediation Service, Seattle, WA, USA


Family Law, Guardian ad Litem training, King County Bar Association, Seattle, WA, USA


Honors and Awards:
District Award of Merit, Boy Scouts of America, Chief Seattle Council, Foothills District, July 19, 2007


AAUW Named Gift Honoree, June 5, 2004


Couples Award by the Green River District of the Chief Seattle Council, Boy Scouts of America, July 8, 1993


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Association of University Women (AAUW), 1989 - Present
Member and Past President


American Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1978 - 1992
Member


American Civil Liberties Union, 2001 - Present
Member


Boy Scouts of America, Chief Seattle Council, 1992 - Present
Merit badge counselor


Boy Scouts of America, Chief Seattle Council, Foothills District, 2003 - Present
Eagle Scout Advancement Committee


Domestic Abused Women's Network (DAWN), 1997 - 1998
Board Member


East King County Bar Association, 1995 - 1997
Member


FLOCK, Family Law Officers of the Court, King County, 1996 - Present
Member and Newsletter Editor


Kent Chamber of Commerce Foundation, 1986 - 1989


Kent Valley Youth Services, 1984
Associate member, Board of Directors


King County Bar Association, May 31, 1978 - Present
Member


Maple Valley Cub Scout Pack 712, 1988 - 1994
Committee Chair & Den Leader


Maple Valley Cub Scout Pack 715, 1986 - 1987
Committee Chair


Northwest Women's Law Center, 1985 - Present
Member


Rainier Symphony, 1980 - 1996
Violinist, Concertmaster, Principal 2nd, & Board of Directors Member


Rotary Club of Kent Sunrise, 2002 - Present
Member


South King County Bar Association, 1978 - Present
Member


Tahoma School District, 1991 - 1995
Board of Directors Member, President 1 Year


Tahoma Schools Foundation, 1988 - 1991


Voice of Tahoma Education (V.O.T.E.), 1988 - 1990
Co-Chair


Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association, 2005 - Present


Washington State Bar Association, May 31, 1978 - Present
Member


Washington Women Lawyers, 1978 - Present
Member


Past Employment Positions:
U. S. Attorney, Seattle, WA, Law Clerk, 1976 - 1977


Pro Bono Activities:
Volunteer, Family Law Settlement Conference Moderator, 1996 - Present