Melissa A. May

Melissa A. May

Estate Planning, Charitable Planning, Probate & Trust Administration

Contact Information:
Phone: 971-244-1828
Email: mmay@duffykekel.com

Melissa advises clients regarding tax-efficient transfers of their assets to their family members and other beneficiaries. Her practice focuses on estate planning and the administration of estates and trusts. She also advises nonprofit organizations and their founders and funders.

Admitted to Practice
Washington, 2020
Oregon, 2013
District of Columbia, 2007
Florida, 2011 (inactive)
Virginia, 2001 (inactive)

Education
Washington and Lee University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2001
Auburn University, B.S., cum laude, 1998

Professional Experience
Adjunct Professor of Law, Lewis and Clark Law School
Estate Planning Seminar (2022, 2019)
Estate and Gift Tax (2017)
Private practice (2003 – Present)

Professional Activities & Memberships
Oregon State Bar Client Security Fund
Chair (2022)
Member (2019 – Present)
Oregon State Bar Estate Planning and Administration Section,
Executive Committee member (2022 – Present)
Member (2013 – Present)
Oregon Law Commission Notarial Acts Work Group, Member (2019-2020)
Estate Planning Council of Portland, Member
Member of the Nonprofit Organizations and Real Estate and Land Use Sections of the Oregon State Bar

Community Activities
Trustee, Albertina Kerr Centers Foundation, Inc., Portland, Oregon (2021 – Present)
Governing Board of Directors member, Albertina Kerr Centers, Inc., Portland, Oregon (2016 – 2021)

Publications
Charitable Trusts Chapter, Oregon State Bar, Administering Trusts in Oregon, 2018
Dealing with Contraband in Oregon Estates and Trusts, Oregon State Bar Estate Planning & Administration Section Newsletter, January 2018.  Co-author.

Speaking Engagements
Oregon State Bar CLE, Basic Estate Planning and Administration, 2021
Small Estates Start to Finish
Oregon State Bar CLE, Advanced Estate Planning and Administration, 2020
The Joint Trust in Oregon: A Square Peg in a Round Hole? (Co-presenter)
Oregon State Bar CLE, Advanced Estate Planning and Administration, 2019
Your Frenemy, the Grantor Trust
Oregon State Bar CLE, Basic Estate Planning and Administration, 2018
Fundamentals of Planning with Life Insurance