Attorneys

Diane C. Kerns

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Diane Kerns is a graduate of Marquette University, B.A., magna cum laude and Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College, J.D.  She has been practicing law in Portland, Oregon for over 25 years.  She specializes in estate planning; corporate, partnership and individual tax planning; and formation of business entities.  Mrs. Kerns has considerable experience and expertise in tax planning, and frequently provides consultation and advice on selected tax issues in a number of areas, including business succession planning, business transactions, estate planning and domestic and international business planning. 

Mrs. Kerns is admitted to practice law in Oregon and Washington.  She is a member of the Oregon State Bar (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Estate Planning and Administration; Business Law); Multnomah County and Washington State Bar Associations; Estate Planning Council of Portland; and Oregon Women Lawyers.

Biography: Phi Beta Kappa. Author: "Mergers and Consolidations, The A Reorganization," Advising Oregon Businesses (Ore. State Bar CLE, 1979, 1989, 1994); "Tax Aspects of Intellectual Property," Advising Oregon Businesses (Ore. State Bar CLE); "Income Tax Consequences of Incorporation," Advising Oregon Businesses 1989 (Ore. State Bar CLE, 1989, 1994, 2001, 2006).

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