Karey A. Schoenfeld

Email: Phone: 360-750-0673

Schoenfield-KareyAreas of practice

Estate Planning

Probate & Trust Administration

Business Counsel

Charitable Planning & Organizations

 

 

 

 

Karey’s legal practice focuses on estate planning, wealth transition planning, and the business needs of individuals and owners of closely held businesses. By combining estate planning with business consulting, Karey assists her clients with their legal needs, while minimizing income, gift and estate taxes. Her goal is to advise clients in creating, building and retaining wealth, while striving to minimize friction among family members and protecting assets as they pass from one generation to the next.

Karey practices in our Vancouver, Washington office. She has an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University, and maintains her CPA license in both Oregon and Washington (however, she no longer practices as a CPA).

Areas of practice

Estate Planning
Probate & Trust Administration
Business Counsel
Charitable Planning & Organizations

Certifications/Admissions to practice

Oregon State Bar, 1986
Washington State Bar, 1994
Oregon State Board of Accountancy, 1987
Washington State Board of Accountancy, 1995
United States Tax Court

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration, University of New Mexico, 1982

Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude, Willamette University College of Law, 1986

Master of Laws in Taxation, New York University School of Law, 1988

Professional experience

Karey has practiced in Vancouver, Washington for over 25 years, both as a member of a small tax firm and as a partner in Ferguson & Schoenfeld, PLLC. Prior to working in Vancouver, Karey worked for the Arthur Young accounting firm, and the Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt law firm in Portland, Oregon.

Professional activities

Past chair, Tax section of the Oregon State Bar

Member, Tax Section and Estate Planning Section of the Oregon State Bar

Past president, Oregon Society of CPAs

Member, Oregon Society of CPAs

Co-Chair, Tax and Legislative Policy Team, Oregon Society of CPAs

Past member, Council of American Institute of CPAs

Member, Estate Planning Council of Southwest Washington

Publications

Karey has worked with the Oregon Legislature for many years to coordinate Oregon tax laws with changes in federal tax laws, and has written many articles on the topic.  She has also spoken on various tax issues, including estate and trust matters, and comparisons of Oregon and Washington tax laws.

Community involvement

Karey is actively involved in the Rotary Club of Vancouver, serving as the chair of the Vancouver Rotary Festival of Trees in 2004 and 2005, and on the board of the Vancouver Rotary Foundation from 2006-2012. Karey is a board member and treasurer of the Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Oregon & SW Washington, and the secretary of FISH food pantry of Vancouver. She is also the past president of the Free Clinic of Southwest Washington, and continues to serve on the finance committee.

“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”  By Benjamin Franklin