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Karen Oakes
Medford, OR Estate Planning Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Bankruptcy
University of Idaho College of Law
Karen Oakes was raised as an Army officer’s daughter — living in various areas of the United States and Panama. Ms. Oakes was born in Michigan and has lived in Georgia, California, South Carolina, Virginia, and Idaho. While living in California as a young adult, she married and began her family. The family expanded dramatically in 1984 when three nieces/nephew were added to the family.
During her third year of law school, Ms. Oakes was selected for a national position with the American Bar Association/Law Student Division as the student director of the national...
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James Oberholtzer
Portland, OR Estate Planning Attorney with 45 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Real Estate, Securities and Tax
DePaul College of Law and Washington and Lee University School of Law
James Oberholtzer has provided legal services to clients for over 35 years. He has provided legal representation to: Families. Estate planning, family wealth planning, wills and trusts, taxation of wills and trusts, guardianship and conservatorships, creation and administration of trusts, and probate of estates. Entrepreneurs. Closely held companies, family partnerships and individual entrepreneurs in formation and finance of enterprises, acquisitions and joint ventures, strategic planning and executive compensation, entity governance, integration of tax, legal and business objectives, protection of intellectual property and selection and supervision of local counsel. Senior Housing. Senior housing owners and operators...
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Wesley Fitzwater
PORTLAND, OR Estate Planning Attorney with 43 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder and Probate
My practice emphasizes the legal and crisis issues faced by the elderly and their families, including incapacity, guardianship, long-term care, and end-of-life concerns. In my 30+ years of practice, I have truly enjoyed the relationships I have developed with my clients and their families. I have the privilege of helping and protecting them – often at one of the most difficult times in their lives. I count myself very fortunate because I like my job. I enjoy the wonderful group of attorneys and staff I work with every day. Most importantly, I get to help clients who need and appreciate...
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Matthew McKean
Hillsboro, OR Estate Planning Attorney with 20 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder, Probate and Real Estate
Lewis & Clark Law School
Nothing makes me happier than to help clients through a complicated legal issue and have them come out the other side ready to move on with their lives. Whether you are going through a probate, guardianship, adoption, need an estate plan, or starting a business, I can help you through the process. As a sole practitioner I like to work closely with my clients. Your legal issues are important to me and I want to be accessible. I am also Of Counsel with the Harris Law Firm and can tap into a team of outstanding attorneys that can...
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Douglas A Kincaid
Klamath Falls, OR Estate Planning Attorney with 12 years of experience
Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
University of Oregon
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Sean M Neary
Redmond, OR Estate Planning Attorney with 12 years of experience
Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Business and Probate
Willamette University College of Law
Sean was raised in the Portland area then attended college at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, where he met his wife Danielle. After college, Sean worked for Enterprise Rent A Car in Spokane and Coeur D’Alene. Managing the various aspects of contracts inspired Sean to seek a law degree. He moved back to the Portland area to attend Willamette University College of Law. There, Sean was an Associate Editor of the Law Review, received a certificate in dispute resolution and graduated with honors.
Prior to moving to Redmond in 2013, Sean worked for the Marion...
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Mack Shively
Portland, OR Estate Planning Attorney with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business, Probate and Tax
New York University School of Law and Lewis & Clark Law School
Masters in Taxation, New York University School of Law
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Richard Brooks Schneider
Portland, OR Estate Planning Attorney with 43 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder and Probate
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Mr. Schneider established his law practice in Portland, OR in 1997. He has made a long-term commitment to providing first-class estate planning legal services to families and individuals within the Portland metropolitan area and the surrounding SW Washington region. He is pleased to have become a respected member of the Portland/Vancouver legal and business community.
Mr. Schneider is a member of the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Estate Planning Council of Portland and is on the board of directors of the the Rental Housing Association of Greater Portland. He is admitted...
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Jason Pierson
Portland, OR Estate Planning Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Estate Planning, Divorce, Family and Probate
University of Oregon School of Law
Jason Pierson became a lawyer to be a voice for people who feel trivialized by divorce-especially children. During a divorce, a child can sometimes feel as though their opinion doesn’t matter. Jason’s passion is to advocate for his client's children and help them succeed. Prior to attending law school, Jason worked as a paralegal in Las Vegas mostly in construction defect law firms for about eight years.
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Brent H Smith
La Grande, OR Estate Planning Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Estate Planning, Insurance Defense and Personal Injury
The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
BRENT SMITH
Brent Smith is an Eastern Oregon civil litigation lawyer. He regularly tries cases to judge and jury in both state and federal courts. He uses litigation experience to give clients strategic advice about their legal problems and help them arrive at a solution. Brent’s goal is to make sure people who live in Eastern Oregon can obtain expert advice from a lawyer living in their region.
PRACTICE AREAS
Civil Litigation
Eminent Domain
Personal Injury
Insurance Defense
Estate Planning and Administration
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Oregon State Bar
United States District Court of Oregon
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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University...
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Beau Ellis
Lake Oswego, OR Estate Planning Lawyer with 14 years of experience
(503) 594-8116
17355 SW Boones Ferry Road
Suite A
Lake Oswego, OR 97035
Estate Planning, Business, Probate and Real Estate
Gonzaga University School of Law
Beau is accomplished in business, probate, real estate, and litigation, representing clients in numerous forums and within many practice areas. Beau has the knowledge and experience to assist in resolving your legal issues.
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Wendy S Fay
Portland, OR Estate Planning Attorney with 18 years of experience
(503) 295-6191
680 Umpqua Bank Plaza
One SW Columbia Street
Portland, OR 97258
Estate Planning, Family and Probate
Willamette University College of Law
Wendy’s practice includes dissolution of marriage proceedings, legal separations, modifications of child custody, child support and spousal support, and contempt and enforcement proceedings. Wendy’s practice also includes probate administration, estate planning, and protective proceedings.
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Benjamin Taylor Ybarra
Oregon City, OR Estate Planning Attorney with 11 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Consumer and Employment
Gonzaga University School of Law
Benjamin Ybarra, Attorney at Law is a general practice that serves the Portland metropolitan area. I work with individuals and businesses in a variety of transactional areas and legal disputes.
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Larry Gray
Newberg, OR Estate Planning Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Estate Planning, Divorce, Elder and Probate
Lewis & Clark Law School
College Degree in Education, emphasis in science, from Humboldt State University in 1976. While attending Humboldt State University, Larry Gray started and managed a successful family business. This business experience laid the foundation for Larry's appreciation of the interplay of the law, business, and personal finance.
Law Degree from Northwest School of Law, Lewis & Clark in 1980. Passed the Oregon State Bar in 1980
Started private practice in Newberg, Oregon immediately after passing the Oregon State Bar.
Over the last 30 years, Larry Gray has helped many families and individuals with a broad range...
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Kathy Proctor
Beaverton, OR Estate Planning Lawyer
Estate Planning, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Divorce
Willamette University
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Jill Brittle
Portland, OR Estate Planning Lawyer
Estate Planning, Divorce and Family
Lewis & Clark Law School
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David W. Haskett
Bend, OR Estate Planning Lawyer with 6 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business and Family
Lewis & Clark Law School and University of Arkansas School of Law
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Curtis Jeffrey Abbott
West Linn, OR Estate Planning Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Real Estate and Tax
Willamette University College of Law
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Jerold W Hilary
Portland, OR Estate Planning Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Elder and Probate
Lewis & Clark Law School
Jerold W. Hilary is a graduate of University of Oregon and Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College. He is an active member in the Tigard, Oregon business community and is a past president of the Tigard Chamber of Commerce. His practice focuses on business law, estate planning and probate and trust administration. He volunteers with Legal Aid Services for Senior citizens and is a volunteer judge with the Tigard Peer Court. In 2002 he received the Community Partnership’s Pro Bono Award for his volunteer work. He is a member of the Oregon State Bar,...
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Allen Drescher
Ashland, OR Estate Planning Attorney with 51 years of experience
21 S 2nd St
Ashland, OR 97520
Estate Planning, Business and Real Estate
Columbia Law School
Admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in Oregon, Allen Drescher has provided legal services in Southern Oregon since 1973 with an emphasis in the areas of estate planning, real estate and business law, elder law, wills, trusts, probate, guardianships, conservatorships, leases, sales, transactions and disputes.
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Wyatt S Baum
La Grande, OR Estate Planning Attorney with 13 years of experience
Estate Planning, Administrative, Family and Municipal
Willamette University College of Law
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Wyatt was raised in Eastern Oregon and has close ties to the community. He regularly attends public meetings to advise Councils and Boards. He assists public bodies solve their legal problems. He is committed to helping local businesses grow. He provides proactive advice to help businesses and public bodies avoid legal problems. He is a member of the Oregon City Attorneys Association, Oregon County Counsel Association, Oregon School Boards Association, and Oregon Family Lawyers Association. Wyatt is trained in dispute resolution and assists the public bodies he represents to accomplish their mission while avoiding needless controversy. He is...
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Sara Butcher
Portland, OR Estate Planning Lawyer
Estate Planning and Family
University of Oregon School of Law
With experience planning and administering Oregon estates of all sizes, I am a firm believer that quality representation can be both comprehensive and affordable. Consideration for each client's unique financial, family, and health interests is the key to determining the best way to protect those interests. I work closely with each of my clients to ensure their needs come first, whether preparing a will or assisting after the death of a loved one. I am committed to providing my clients with experienced representation that is personalized and affordable for everyone.
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- Probate
- Wills
- Trusts
- Tax & Estate...
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Christopher Kane
Portland, OR Estate Planning Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Bankruptcy, Business and Real Estate
Lewis & Clark Law School
Mr. Kane grew up in Oregon and obtained his bachelor's degree in Economics from Portland State University in 1991. He went on to earn his Juris Doctorate degree from Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark College in 1994 and became a member of the Oregon State Bar in 1995. He is admitted to practice in both state and federal courts in the State of Oregon. Mr. Kane has always focused on helping "the little guy" and has represented hundreds of individuals and small businesses in many areas of the law in both state and federal courts, including...
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Robert LeChevallier
Lake Oswego, OR Estate Planning Lawyer
Estate Planning, Business and Real Estate
Rob Le Chevallier practices business law, business formation, estate planning, trust administration, real estate law, and corporate financing. Rob serves as corporate counsel for a variety of manufacturing and service companies. He has been described by the Oregonian as “the legal profession’s equivalent of a midwife” to hundreds of businesses in the Portland area.
Rob particularly focuses on the estate planning needs of business owners, who are often so preoccupied with their business that they neglect their own succession issues. Rob prepares estate plans for business owners and other high net-worth individuals and their families with an...
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Sam Friedenberg
Portland, OR Estate Planning Attorney with 39 years of experience
Estate Planning
Lewis & Clark Law School
Sam began his legal career auditing court guardianships, conservatorships and probate estates in Multnomah County Circuit Court. He joined the firm in 1987 to focus on those issues, long-term care cost planning (including Medicaid) and to advise on trust and estate administration. Currently he also has many clients for estate planning and inheritance/estate tax advice. Sam is one of the original members of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
Sam has always devoted a lot of time to public policy issues. Sam has served on committees that drafted the guardianship and conservatorship statutes, drafted the probate accounting rules, prepared the...
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Paul T Loney
Ashland, OR Estate Planning Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business, Cannabis Law and Criminal Defense
Paul Loney has practiced law for over 27 years. In 2009, Mr. Loney developed the legal blueprint for Oregon’s first private cannabis club, “Highway 420,” and the first National high-profile cannabis café, “Oregon NORML’s Cannabis Café.” Mr. Loney’s practice focuses on a variety of legal issues associated with cannabis and hemp, specifically in the areas of business law and regulatory compliance.
Paul Loney has served as Oregon NORML’s legal counsel for over 13 years and has helped draft numerous cannabis-related legislative initiatives involving Oregon’s medical marijuana and recreational marijuana issues. He has assisted clients in drafting language for proposed additions...
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Ms. Alexandria C Streich
Brookings, OR Estate Planning Attorney with 25 years of experience
Estate Planning
University of Idaho College of Law
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Timothy J O'Donnell
Milwaukie, OR Estate Planning Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder, Probate and Real Estate
Golden Gate University School of Law
Born and raised in Clackamas County, attended Law School in San Francisco, came back to Oregon in 2012. Father of two boys. My practice is primarily civil litigation with an emphasis on real estate. I also handle personal injury actions, estate planning and probate, and landlord-tenant law.
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Neal Metler
Klamath Falls, OR Estate Planning Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Personal Injury
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
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Grant Richard Burton
Hillsboro, OR Estate Planning Lawyer with 22 years of experience
161 NW Adams Ave #300
Hillsboro, OR 97124
Estate Planning, Business, Divorce and Family
I am the President of Hillsboro Law Group PC, an Oregon law firm dedicated to helping clients find long-term solutions to difficult legal issues. My practice focuses on family law and wills, trusts, and estates.
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Mark Kramer
Portland, OR Estate Planning Lawyer with 42 years of experience
Estate Planning, Divorce, Family and Personal Injury
Northeastern University School of Law
Mark Kramer, Attorney, specializes in family law and civil litigation including personal injury, civil rights, and employment cases. He has more than 35 years of trial experience and extensive experience in family law issues ranging from adoption and contested custody to grandparent and psychological parent rights. Mark has served as a pro-tem judge for the Multnomah County Circuit Court. As co-counsel for the Oregon State Judiciary Committee and in private practice, Mark drafted family law legislation that is now Oregon law. Mark is the author of several articles about family law and is a frequent speaker on the subjects of...
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James Huffman
Scappoose, OR Estate Planning Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Personal Injury and Probate
Lewis & Clark Law School
Serving clients in Northwest Oregon, including St. Helens, Scappoose, Rainier, Clatskanie, and Astoria, since 1976. I have always advocated with thoroughness, passion, and compassion, for fairness and justice for all.
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Linda A Ratcliffe
Bend, OR Estate Planning Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder and Probate
Lewis & Clark Law School
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Valerie Ingram Kirkendall
Tigard, OR Estate Planning Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder and Probate
Lewis & Clark Law School
Ms. Kirkendall offers caring legal expertise in a practice that includes adoption, elder law, estate planning and probate. She specializes in the areas of probate, wills, trusts, estate planning, guardianship and conservatorship, and adoption. A graduate of the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College, Ms. Kirkendall is a volunteer with OASIS and Legal Aid Services for Seniors, serves as a volunteer judge with the Tigard Police Department Peer Court, and is a member of the Oregon State Bar Standing Committee on Adoption.
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Patton Echols III
Gresham, OR Estate Planning Attorney with 31 years of experience
Estate Planning, Landlord Tenant, Probate and Real Estate
Willamette University College of Law
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Lesley V. Herring
Beaverton, OR Estate Planning Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Divorce, Family and Probate
Michigan State University
Lesley V. Herring is a native of Louisiana who moved to Portland, Oregon in 2011. She completed her undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University in 2003 and obtained her Master’s Degree in Philosophy in 2005. Ms. Herring received her J.D. from Michigan State University in 2010. She has dedicated her legal practice to the areas of family law and estate planning. Ms. Herring takes a direct and pragmatic approach in advising her clients and developing solutions which fit their needs. She is a strong advocate for children’s rights.
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Rodney Grafe
Portland, OR Estate Planning Attorney with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Bankruptcy and Probate
University of Oregon School of Law
Third generation Oregonian; Lewis & Clark College BA and U of O JD; Practicing since 1981: Debt issues, Estates and Probate; Municipal Judge for over 15 years
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Jeffrey Long
Lake Oswego, OR Estate Planning Attorney with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business, Probate and Real Estate
Willamette University College of Law
Jeff moved his practice to Lake Oswego in 2006. Since then, he and his team have helped numerous businesses and individuals navigate through turbulent legal waters. When the housing and banking crisis hit hard, Jeff was one of the few attorneys in Oregon who was willing to take on the complex defense litigation against the banks and mortgage servicers to help Oregon homeowners fight to save their homes from foreclosure. He has been instrumental in shaping Oregon foreclosure practice, most notably with successful appeals in US Bank vs. Vettrus, 285 Or App 629 (2017) and US Bank vs. McCoy, 290...
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Diane Cady
Beaverton, OR Estate Planning Lawyer
Estate Planning, Employment and Family
Willamette University College of Law
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Philip Hingson
Portland, OR Estate Planning Lawyer
Estate Planning
Brigham Young University