Timothy J. Wachter

E-Mail: twachter@duffykekel.com

Education

Washington State University, B.A. (Accounting), 1984
Willamette University, College of Law, J.D., 1987

Prior to joining Duffy Kekel LLP, Tim was a shareholder with the law firm of Bullivant Houser Bailey PC. His practice is focused on the following areas:

  • Estate and family business planning
  • Estate and trust administration
  • Charitable organizations and planned giving
  • Federal income, estate, gift and generation skipping transfer taxation
  • Community property and multi-state estate planning issues

Admitted to Practice

Oregon, 1987
Washington, 1990
United States Tax Court

Professional Involvement

Chair, Executive Committee, Estate Planning and Administration Section, Oregon State Bar Association (2007)

Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Council (ACTEC)

Estate Planning Council of Portland

Washington State Bar Real Property, Probate and Law and Taxation Sections

Oregon State Bar Estate Planning and Administration, Taxation, and Elder Law sections

Portland Planned Giving Advisory Board, WSU Foundation

Member, Oregon Law Commission Elective Share Work Group (2006 –7)

Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America 2007, Trust and Estates

Selected Publications and Presentations

Author, Administering Trusts in Oregon, "Trustee Duties, Powers and Liabilities" Chapter 5, Oregon State Bar (to be published 2007)

Speaker, "Measure 37 in the Trenches," Hot Topics in Estate Planning, Oregon State Bar CLE (2005)

Author, Administering Oregon Estates, Chapter 8, Rights of Interested Persons; Oregon State Bar CLE (2004)

Speaker, Community Property for the Oregon Estate Planner, OSCPA Estate Planning Conference (2004)

Speaker, "Initiating Probate" Administering the Basic Estate, Oregon State Bar (2003)

Speaker, "Elective Share and Support," Administering Oregon Estates, Oregon State Bar (2002)


 
 
 

1200 Standard Plaza, 1100 S.W. Sixth Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97204

 HOME   SERVICES    ATTORNEYS    PARALEGALS    OUR HISTORY   CONTACT US