(Main Office)

Founded in 1932, the firm is a respected and expanding business law firm providing high-quality and timely legal services to entrepreneurs and businesses in Oregon, and is the only Oregon member of the Network of Leading Law Firms, a worldwide association of prestigious medium-sized independent law firms. The firm is divided into five practice groups who work exclusively on business and estate planning issues: Corporate - handles business formations and sales, tax planning, tax litigation, pension benefits and intellectual property; Employment - provides management with preventative advice, training, and litigation defense; Real Property - advises regarding land use development, commercial leases, and complex real property transactions; Estate Planning - provides complex estate planning, asset management, and tax reduction; Litigation - handles complex business disputes, creditors' rights, and civil appeals.

Statement of Practice

Business, Taxation, Intellectual Property, Real Estate and Land Use, Employment, Construction, Banking, Creditors' Rights, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Pension and Profit Sharing, Environmental Law, Labor and Employment, Commercial and Tax Litigation in all Courts.

Firm Affiliations

LEGUS INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF LAW FIRMS

Representative Clients:

Freres Lumber, Inc.
West Coast Bank
Emerald Forest Products, Inc.
Puentes Bros., Inc.
Samaritan Health Services
Holiday Retirement Corp.
Gelco Construction Co.
Salem Clinic
Yamasa Corp.
NORPAC Foods, Inc.
Truitt Bros., Inc.
Dakota Brands International, Inc.
Bright Harvest Sweet Potato Co.
McMenamins Pubs & Breweries, Inc.
Virginia Surety Company, Inc.
Santiam Memorial Hospital
Marion Construction
Beall Corp.
Frontier Bank.

Reference:

West Coast Bank.

Address

Park Place, Suite 300
250 Church Street, SE P.O. Box 470
Salem, OR 97308, (Marion & Polk Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 503-399-1070
Fax: 503-371-2927

Website

http://www.sglaw.com

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Shannon R. Martinez (Associate) born Lynn, Massachusetts, November 23, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Oregon. Education: Boston College (B.A., 2000; J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Law.Email: Shannon R. Martinez

Dorothy R. Ryan (Associate) born Medford, Oregon, 1982; admitted to bar, 2009, Oregon. Education: Southern Oregon University (B.S., Criminal Justice, summa cum laude, 2005); Willamette University College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2009). Practice Areas: Land Use(50%); Real Estate(50%).Email: Dorothy R. Ryan

Brian G. Moore (Associate) born Corvallis, Oregon, May 11, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Oregon. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 2001); Willamette University College of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use.Email: Brian G. Moore

Amy LeFore (Associate) born Walla Walla, Washington; admitted to bar, 2004, Oregon. Education: Oregon State University (B.S., 1999); Willamette University (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Estate Planning.Email: Amy LeFore

David M. Briggs (Associate) born Rochester, New York, January 14, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Oregon. Education: Boston University (B.A., 2001); University of Oregon (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: David M. Briggs

Alan M. Sorem (Associate) born St. Cloud, Minnesota; admitted to bar, 2006, Oregon. Education: St. John's University, (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); Willamette University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Real Estate.

Christine M. Akimoff (Associate) born Corvallis, Oregon; admitted to bar, 2004, Oregon. Education: Lewis and Clark College (B.A., 1999); Lewis and Clark Law School (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; ERISA Compliance; Flexible Benefit Plans; Non-Qualified Benefits; Pension Plans; Profit Sharing; Health Care.

Roy T. Friesen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Oregon. Education: Colorado Christian University (B.S., 1999); Willamette University (J.D., 2005); New York University School of Law (LL.M., 2007). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Taxation.Email: Roy T. Friesen

Steven M. Hitchcock (Associate) born Erie, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2007, Oregon. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 2000); Willamette University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Corporate Law.

Maria C. Schmidlkofer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Oregon. Education: Whitman College (B.A., 2001); Willamette University (J.D., 2007).

Nathan K. Boderman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Oregon. Education: Cascade College (B.S., 2003); Willamette University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Real Estate.

Andrew R. Naylor (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Oregon. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., 2004); Willamette University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation.

Ryan M. Orr (Associate) born Redbank, New Jersey, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Oregon. Education: University of Oregon (B.A., 2005; J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.

OF COUNSEL

Kris Jon Gorsuch (Of Counsel) born Ottumwa, Iowa, September 16, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Oregon. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1975; J.D., with distinction, 1978). Member, Iowa Law Review, 1977. Judicial Clerk, Oregon Court of Appeals, 1978-1980. Adjunct Instructor, Willamette University College of Law, 1987-1995; Law and Banking, Chemeketa Community College, 1980-1985. Member: Oregon State Bar (Member, Real Estate and Land Use Section). Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Real Estate; Leases.Email: Kris Jon Gorsuch

LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL

Pamela K. Greer Email: Pamela K. Greer