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It is not uncommon for Bob Kabacy to use a magic trick to make a point about a legal issue. In fact, magic has become a dramatic element in Kabacy鈥檚 presentations about estate planning.

鈥淚 do a lot of speaking as part of my practice, and I will use magic to explain a particular concept, make a certain point or bring the audience back from a boring portion that I鈥檓 talking about,鈥� says Kabacy, who also specializes in probate law, trust administration, asset protection and corporate transactions.

An attorney with Kell, Alterman & Runstein, Kabacy became intrigued with magic tricks as a child. He practiced until he was 12 or 14, then set it aside while excelling as a competitive swimmer through high school and college. At the University of Puget Sound, he set a national NAIA Division II record in the 50-yard freestyle and was a four-year All American.

A couple of years after earning his law degree at Marquette University in 1993, Kabacy rediscovered magic as a hobby.

鈥淚 really didn鈥檛 like watching television, and a wise lawyer told me that it was important to exercise both parts of your brain and that you really should have a hobby,鈥� he says.

In addition to busting out the magic moves during legal presentations, Kabacy performs for charity shows, birthday parties and other events. He currently does his show during intermissions when the Cellar Rats are performing at Ridgefield鈥檚 East Fork Cellars winery in Ridgefield, Wash.

鈥淢agic has been a great way to meet very interesting people and provide entertainment in what is otherwise a pretty somber world,鈥� Kabacy says.

The upside of being a magician? The audience loves it 鈥� as does Kabacy 鈥� when he makes a table mysteriously levitate or he correctly guesses the card someone chose from an invisible deck.

And the downside for Kabacy? Dealing with security while transporting his magician鈥檚 gear through an airport.