Mike Cowgill

Mike Cowgill is a Partner at Weatherford Thompson in Albany, Oregon, where his practice emphasizes real estate, business organization and planning, estate planning, estate and trust administration, and agriculture law. He has practiced law for more than 40 years and works within a firm that has served the Albany community since 1875. His practice brings together property, business, agricultural, and estate matters that often involve long-term planning and significant financial interests.

Mike earned a B.S. from Oregon State University in 1975 and a J.D. from the University of Oregon School of Law in 1978. His education preceded a legal career that has spanned decades of changes in Oregon property, business, and estate practice. The combination of university training and long-term professional experience supports his work advising clients on transactions, ownership structures, planning documents, and the administration of estates and trusts.

His real estate practice addresses the broad range of legal issues that can arise with Oregon property. He also advises on business organization and planning, assists individuals and families with estate planning, and handles estate and trust administration. In agriculture law, the firm represents agricultural businesses and farmers dealing with legal issues connected to their operations. These areas allow Mike to work with both personal and commercial assets across multiple stages of ownership and succession.

Mike Cowgill is a member of the Oregon State Bar Association and a past President of the Linn County Bar Association. He is also a fourth-generation descendant of Weatherford Thompson’s founder, continuing a long family connection with the firm. Mike’s decades of practice and concentration in real estate, business, estate, trust, and agricultural matters provide Albany-area clients with experienced guidance on legal issues involving property, organizations, succession, and long-term planning.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Weatherford Thompson P.C.
• Member, Oregon State Bar
• Past President, Linn County Bar Association

Licensed State

• Oregon

Education

• University of Oregon School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Oregon State University
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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