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(503) 343-9903

Portland
Oregon

Estate & Trust Administration
Evaluate and establish the best form of administration for the estate of a deceased person, including probate, small estate affidavit, direct transfers, terminating trust, continuing trust, settlement agreements and special administrators. Assist the trustee or personal representative (executor) to administer estates and trusts in a fair, efficient and comprehensive manner, while providing an understanding of the process, and protection for the fiduciary against liability to creditors, taxing bodies, the court, and heirs, devisees or beneficiaries.

Estate Planning
Design estate plans tailored to each client's goals and circumstances, using techniques such as Wills, living and testamentary trusts, financial powers of attorney, life insurance, strategic property ownership, beneficiary designations, and appointments for health care decisions, with follow through to ensure each estate plan is properly implemented.

Guardianships & Conservatorships
Help evaluate the circumstances of an incapacitated adult, counsel alternatives, and establish and administer the proper form of protective proceeding, including guardianship (making and implementing personal decisions), conservatorship (managing financial resources), immediate appointments for emergency situations, and limited appointments to accomplish specific goals.

About Sarah Wolf

Sarah Wolf is an attorney specializing in the areas of estate planning, probate and trust administration, and guardianships and conservatorships. She works closely with clients to provide thorough, effective, and timely advice at competitive fees while keeping clients educated and informed at each step of the process.

Sarah obtained a law degree in 1995 from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. She served 18 months as a deputy district attorney in Douglas County, before shifting to probate and estate planning law. Sarah mentored under a highly respected tax and probate attorney for four years prior to opening a solo practice in Roseburg. In 2006, Sarah moved to Portland, working with a well-established tax attorney while continuing to operate her business in Roseburg. Sarah now practices in downtown Portland from her office in the Pearl district.