Donna R Meyer

/Home/Elder Attorneys: Portland OR

For more than 70 years, Fitzwater Meyer, LLP, has served Oregon clients with specialized advice and assistance. Today, with eight attorneys and a full complement of legal assistants and support staff, we are one of Oregon's largest and most respected Elder Law and Estate Planning firms. Our areas of specialty include:
* Estate and Tax Planning
* Special Needs Trust Planning
* Real Estate
* Business Planning
* Probate
* Trust Administration
* Tax Controversies
* Elder Law
* Guardianships and Conservatorships
* Long-Term Care
* Medicaid Planning
* Disability Law
* Elder Abuse
* Probate Litigation

Fitzwater Meyer LLP
6400 SE Lake Rd #440
Portland OR 97222
Tel: 503 786-8191
Fax: 503 786-3785
E-mail: dmeyer@fitzwatermeyer.com

Donna Meyer is a partner in the law firm of Fitzwater Meyer, LLP. Her practice emphasizes estate planning (including estate and gift taxation), estate and trust administration of taxable estates, elder law, and special needs trusts for individuals who receive SSI and Medicaid.

Donna is a frequent author and lecturer on estate planning and elder law topics to attorneys, financial planners, CPAs, and the public. Examples of recent and pending presentations are to the following: Oregon Society of Certified Public Accountants; Financial Planning Association; Oregon State Bar (for Elder Law Section and Estate Planning and Administration Section); Life Underwriters Caravan; and Health Education (for social workers and nursing home administrators). In addition to her professional writing in connection with her lectures, Donna has authored chapters on Special Needs Trusts, the Oregon reference book on Elder Law, and Administering Trusts in Oregon, published by the Oregon State Bar.

After becoming a member of the Oregon State Bar, Donna worked for Oregon Legal Services for ten years. During that time she handled several major cases, including federal class actions, appeals to the Oregon Court of Appeals, and an appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She was the Deputy Director of Oregon Legal Services for four years, and supervised thirteen offices.

Raised in Oregon, Donna holds a B.S. from Portland State University in Portland, Oregon, and a J.D. from the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon.