Robin A. Smith

Robin A. Smith is a partner at Butcher & Smith Law, LLC in Portland whose practice focuses on estate planning, probate, tax, and trust administration. She also advises on wills, trusts, estate and gift tax planning, guardianships and conservatorships, charitable organizations, and charitable giving. Her work serves individuals planning and administering estates as well as nonprofit organizations with tax and governance-related needs.

Smith earned an LL.M. from New York University in 1999, a J.D. and an M.S. from the University of Oregon in 1997, and a B.S. from Hamilton College in 1990. Her advanced tax education supports estate and gift tax planning, charitable giving, and tax-exempt organization work, while her broader legal training provides a foundation for probate, trust administration, and fiduciary matters.

Smith has represented individuals with estates of varied sizes and nonprofit organizations ranging from local groups to internationally known private foundations. Her background includes private practice, service as a senior trust officer, and academic work in graduate tax education. She has also taught estate and gift tax and presented continuing legal education programs on estate planning topics for professional audiences in Oregon.

Robin A. Smith is active in Oregon estate-planning and tax organizations and has served in leadership roles connected with the Oregon State Bar and estate-planning councils. Her practice combines estate planning, probate, trust administration, tax analysis, charitable giving, and nonprofit experience. She helps clients coordinate legal documents, fiduciary responsibilities, tax considerations, and long-term planning for families, estates, trusts, and charitable organizations.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Butcher & Smith Law, LLC
• Member, Oregon State Bar
• Member, Washington State Bar Association
• Member, The Executive Committee of the Oregon State Bar Estate Planning & Administration Section
• Member, Oregon State Bar Elder Law Section
• Member, Oregon State Bar Nonprofit Organizations Section
• Member, Multnomah County Bar Association
• Member, Washington State Bar Real Property and Probate Section
• Member, The Estate Planning Council of Portland

Licensed State

• Oregon
• Washington

Education

• New York University
  Master of Laws (LLM) in Taxation
• University of Oregon
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Oregon
  Master of Science (MS)
• Hamilton College
  Bachelor’s Degree

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