Derek W. Jensen, JD, LLM (Tax)
Washington estate planning attorney, tax LLM, and practical translator of the policy changes that reshape planning decisions. This site exists to connect Derek’s professional background with the ideas that drive his Tax Stack framework.
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In Brief
Derek’s work lives where estate planning, tax law, and real-world decision making overlap. He helps families, business owners, and advisors understand what tax changes actually mean once those changes hit a balance sheet, a family system, or a succession plan.
He writes the same way he advises: direct, practical, and anchored to outcomes instead of abstractions. The goal is not to make planning feel academic. The goal is to make the next decision clearer.
Credentials and Perspective
Tax training matters because the planning consequences usually show up long after the headline moves on.
That experience shows up as pattern recognition: what changes matter, what looks dramatic but is not, and where planning should slow down.
Derek pays close attention to the taxes and policy moves that uniquely shape planning in Washington.
Where This Site Fits
This site is Derek’s personal platform for ideas, frameworks, and commentary. When a reader needs the law firm, the right next step is Jensen Estate Law. When a reader needs Washington estate tax data, calculators, or a deeper tax resource library, the right next step is WashingtonEstateTax.com.