SHERYL S. PHILLABAUM
Partner
PRACTICE AREAS:
Commercial Collections
Estate Planning
Corporate Organization
Secured Collections
Probate
EDUCATION:
Gonzaga University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1989
Eastern Washington University, M.A., 1969
Eastern Washington University, B.A., with honors, 1968
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC INVOLVEMENTS:
Spokane County Bar Association
Washington State Bar Association
Law Clerk Committee Member
Washington Women Lawyers
Charles L. Powell - American Inns of Court
Spokane Estate Planning Council
Habitat for Humanity - Spokane, Board Member, Chair, 1998
ARTICLES AUTHORED AND AWARDS:
Author, To What Extent Can Taxpayers Rely on IRS Regulations and Rulings to Predict Future IRS Conduct, 25 Gonzaga Law Review 281, 1989/1990
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Wills
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Tax Theory
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Corporate Tax
BACKGROUND:
Admitted to Washington Bar, 1989
Admitted to Idaho Bar, 2004
Admitted to Arizona Bar, 2007
Admitted to U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Washington, 1990
Admitted to U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1995
Admitted to U.S. Supreme Court, 1995
Admitted to Idaho District Court
Ms. Phillabaum is a life-long resident of Spokane. She is married and has four children. Her husband, Steve, is an attorney and a partner at Phillabaum, Ledlin, Matthews & Sheldon, PLLC. Ms. Phillabaum has served as a board member for Habitat for Humanity - Spokane and as its president. Since 1995, she has been a member of chair of the Law Clerk Committee of the Washington State Bar Association. She is a member and past president of Washington Women Lawyers.