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Dallas G. Thomsen

Counsel
Biography

Dallas Thomsen is a member of the corporate and securities practice group. He counsels clients on corporate and securities, mergers and acquisitions, tax-general federal, tax-private client services, estate planning, private client services, probate, trust and estate.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

Oregon
Washington

Court Admissions

Supreme Court of Oregon
Supreme Court of Washington
United States Tax Court

Education

  • University of Florida (LL.M., Taxation)
  • Gonzaga University (J.D.)
  • Washington State University (B.A., Accounting)
Experience

Awards & Recognition

  • Oregon Super Lawyers® Rising Stars (2010-2011, 2016)

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • Oregon State Bar
    • Business Law Section (2003-Present)
    • Estate Planning Section (2003-Present)
    • Taxation Section (2003-Present)
    • Newsletter Committee (2013-Present)
  • Washington State Bar
    • Business/Commercial Section (2002-Present)
    • Tax Section (2002-Present)

Representative Presentations and Publications

  • “Community Property & Common Law Property Distinctions”, Co-Presenter, 2024 OSCPA Estate & Trust Conference (June 21, 2024)
  • “How to ‘Hold’ Real Property: Entity Choice, Taxation and Estate Planning for Real Estate Ownership,” Presenter, Northwest Real Estate Investors Association (2017)
  • “Responsible Vet Ownership: Oregon Broadens Eligible Owners of Veterinarian Practices,” Author, Dove Lewis VetWrap (May, 2016)
  • “Always Wear Your Legal Scrubs: Protecting Entity Status,” Author, Dove Lewis VetWrap (September 2015)
  • “Estate Planning Pitfalls From the Family Lawyer’s Point of View,” Presenter, McKinley Irvin Law Firm, (February 2015)
  • “Estate Planning From A to Z: Trusts Used for Tax Reduction – Drafting Tips and Samples,” Presenter, National Business Institute (2014)
  • “Paying for Obamacare: Tax Increases in 2013,” Author, Daily Journal of Commerce (September 2012)
  • “LLCs: From Formation to Special Uses – Formation and Operation,” Presenter, National Business Institute, (2012)
  • “Estate Administration Procedures: Understanding Tax Procedures to Avoid Problems Later,” Presenter, National Business Institute (2011)
  • Insult to Injury: Discharge of Indebtedness Income,” Author, Daily Journal of Commerce (January 2010)