Chelsea Riekkola
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Licensed for 7 years
Law Degree
Awards
Primary Practice Area
Probate
Language
American Sign Language
About
I joined Foley & Pearson, P.C. in September of 2014 and became a shareholder in 2020. My practice emphasizes estate and business planning, probate, wills, and trust administration. While I completed my post-secondary education out of state, I was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. I attended Dimond High School, where I graduated in 2006. I went on to compete as a Division I diver at Missouri State University, where I earned my bachelor's degree in marketing. I received my J.D. from the University of Oregon, were I focused my studies on estate planning and probate law. During that time I also wrote and published an article for the American Bar Association Journal of Real Property, Trust, and Estate Law on handling digital assets after death. In the fall of 2013 I began my clerkship for Anchorage Superior Court Judge, Patrick McKay. I became involved in a number of local organizations, including the Young Lawyers Section of the Anchorage Bar Association, where I served as Vice President in 2013, and President in 2014. I feel it is important to be an active and involved member of my professional community. I am a the Co-Chair of the Executive Committee the Estate Planning & Probate Section of the Alaska Bar Association, a member of the Anchorage Chapter of the Estate Planning Council, the former Treasurer of the Anchorage Association of Women Lawyers, a member of the Anchorage Library Foundation Board of Trustees, and a member of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, WealthCounsel, and YWCA of Alaska.
Practices Areas
Estate Planning
Probate
Language
American Sign Language
Contact
Reviews
Chelsea was a refreshing voice in the noise of navigating a trust and estate. I have specific challenges with a trust being a designated beneficiary and for the first time I found who understood exactly what was happening and some of the options ahead. She was also quick to suggest some alternative resources in the community, suggesting that I may not need a lawyer as much as someone with good estate financial planning skills and she provided a specific person she'd found helpful in the past dealing with the same problems. I'll be back to hire her if we determine we do need an attorney to proceed.
Chelsea was a refreshing voice in the noise of navigating a trust and estate. I have specific challenges with a trust being a designated beneficiary and for the first time I found who understood exactly what was happening and some of the options ahead. She was also quick to suggest some alternative resources in the community, suggesting that I may not need a lawyer as much as someone with good estate financial planning skills and she provided a specific person she'd found helpful in the past dealing with the same problems. I'll be back to hire her if we determine we do need an attorney to proceed.
Chelsea was a refreshing voice in the noise of navigating a trust and estate. I have specific challenges with a trust being a designated beneficiary and for the first time I found who understood exactly what was happening and some of the options ahead. She was also quick to suggest some alternative resources in the community, suggesting that I may not need a lawyer as much as someone with good estate financial planning skills and she provided a specific person she'd found helpful in the past dealing with the same problems. I'll be back to hire her if we determine we do need an attorney to proceed.
Chelsea was a refreshing voice in the noise of navigating a trust and estate. I have specific challenges with a trust being a designated beneficiary and for the first time I found who understood exactly what was happening and some of the options ahead. She was also quick to suggest some alternative resources in the community, suggesting that I may not need a lawyer as much as someone with good estate financial planning skills and she provided a specific person she'd found helpful in the past dealing with the same problems. I'll be back to hire her if we determine we do need an attorney to proceed.