Queenie Lu
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Queenie Lu

Associate
lu.queenie@dorsey.com

Overview

Queenie helps individuals and families achieve their goals through efficient and personal estate planning.  

Queenie focuses her practice on trusts and estates planning, supporting the development and implementation of tailored estate plans using wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, as well as generation-skipping transfer (GST) planning, lifetime gifting, and discounted transfers strategies. She conducts technical tax research and translates complex planning concepts into clear, actionable guidance for clients at every stage of the planning process. With an international background, Queenie brings a global perspective that informs her understanding of the unique planning goals of clients with cross-border connections and multi-jurisdictional considerations.

Outside her client work, Queenie is actively engaged in pro bono service, regularly volunteering with the Asian Bar Association of Washington and Eastside Legal Assistance Program to provide estate planning and probate assistance to underserved communities. In 2023 and 2024, Queenie was a summer associate at Dorsey & Whitney.

Education & Admissions

Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2025), magna cum laude

Johns Hopkins University (B.S., Business Administration, 2016)

Admissions

  • Washington

Languages

  • Mandarin Chinese, Shanghainese

Industries & Practices

  • Tax
  • Trusts & Estates
  • Trusts & Estates Litigation

Professional & Civic

Professional Achievements

  • Member, Washington State Bar Association — Real Property, Probate and Trust Section
  • Member, King County Bar Association — Real Property, Probate and Trust Section
  • Member, Asian Bar Association of Washington
  • Member, Seattle Chinese Bar Association
Queenie Lu