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About Caress Law, PC
Estate Planning Law Firm • Probate & Trust Administration • Business Succession & Tax Planning
Comprehensive service, sophisticated analysis, and personal attention are integral to all client relationships at Caress Law, and are the foundation of our thriving estate planning law firm in Portland, OR. At Caress Law, founder Tammi M. Caress and her team provide the highest level of client service, and advise clients on wills and trusts, transferring wealth, inheritance, estate, gift and generational taxes, protecting assets, meeting charitable-giving objectives, creating effective college savings plans, or passing on family businesses to the next generation. Extensive training far beyond the norm, with experience you can trust.
Estate Planning Services & More
ESTATE PLANNING
Our estate planning law firm offers comprehensive services, including wills and trusts, estate tax planning, beneficiary designations for life insurance and retirement accounts, advance directives, power of attorney (POA) documents, and more.
PROBATE & TRUST ADMINISTRATION
Caress Law, PC offers a full suite of probate and trust administration services, including trust and estate administration, asset distribution, and federal, estate, and fiduciary income tax returns.
TAX & BUSINESS PLANNING
From business formation and purchase and sale provisions, to shareholder and operating agreements, Caress Law, PC offers a wide range of tax and business succession planning services.
Enroll in a FREE Estate Planning Workshop
Our virtual workshops are designed to educate you about a variety of estate planning topics, including wills, trusts, probate, and more!
The Principles that Guide our Estate Planning Law Firm
Integrity
Our firm’s value system upholds the soundness of moral principle and character to ensure decisions meet just and ethical standards.
Client-Focused
We will make sure you are fully involved and understand the financial and legal outcome for all viable options with your best interest in mind.
Efficacy
We are flexible and responsive to changing legal, regulatory, and business environments to ensure you receive the best and most effective representation.
Transparency
We will always maintain clear, open and consistent communication with our clients and fellow professionals.
Stability
We uphold a strong and durable foundation so we can deal with estate and trust legalities that are delicate and complex in nature.
Reliability
Our organized and efficient legal processes are based on a foundation of trust and reliability so clients can focus on other more important areas.
Join Our Growing Team
Are you a rock star attorney with estate planning experience? Do you want to work at a firm where your work really matters? Our team is growing, and we are accepting applications on a rolling basis.
Caress Law, PC is a boutique Estate Planning Law Firm; small enough that everyone is a critical part of the team, yet big enough to offer the security and benefits you want. Work where you know the owner, have daily interaction with our clients, and help us grow the firm. The ideal candidate will hit the ground running and work independently under the general direction of the firm’s owner, Tammi M. Caress.
Estate Planning Resources & Education
How High Interest Rates Could Impact Your Estate Plan
Inflation can have a big impact on how you structure your estate plan, and so it should be an important consideration when drafting your plan. Recently, interest rates—particularly those instituted by Section 7520—have become more important than ever. After a...
Not So Swift: How “Anti-Hero” Got it Wrong (and Why it Matters)
Taylor Swift’s song “Anti-Hero” reveals much about the singer’s anxieties and insecurities but buries the truth on estate planning legislation. After describing all the ways that she’s the problem (and the many ways this torments her), Swift shares, I have this dream...
Avoiding Probate: Why It’s the Best Strategy
If you have recently lost a loved one, you may be asking yourself what comes next. One of the first steps in settling an estate is going through probate—the legal process by which a deceased person's assets are distributed to their beneficiaries. However, it is...
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T: (503) 292-8990
F: (503) 200-2985
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Office Location
9400 SW Barnes Rd, Suite 300
Portland, OR 97225
Office Hours
Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm
