Robert LeChevallier

Rob Le Chevallier practices business law, business formation, estate planning, trust administration, real estate law, and corporate financing. Rob serves as corporate counsel for a variety of manufacturing and service companies. He has been described by the Oregonian as “the legal profession’s equivalent of a midwife” to hundreds of businesses in the Portland area. Rob particularly focuses on the estate planning needs of business owners, who are often so preoccupied with their business that they neglect their own succession issues. Rob prepares estate plans for business owners and other high net-worth individuals and their families with an emphasis on succession planning. In his free time Rob Le Chevallier enjoys spending time with his wife, Denise, their five children and five grandchildren. Primary Areas of Practice Business Planning •Organization of corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and professional corporations •General counsel, including contracts, leases, buy-sell agreements, and employee issues •Shareholder transactions, and loan transactions •Buying and selling businesses, business dissolutions •Real estate acquisition and sale agreements •Non-profit and tax exempt entities Estate Planning •Estate and business planning, including family businesses, business succession, wills, trusts, living trusts, life insurance trusts, tax planning and trust administration, and probate. Professional Achievement & Recognition •Oregon Super Lawyers Honoree – 2018, 2019, 2020 •AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell® •Five Star Wealth Manager, 2012, 2014 •Past-president, Buckley Law Professional & Community Activities •Past-President, Lake Oswego Rotary Club; District 5100 4-Way Test Chair •Co-founder, Kruse Way Economic Forum •Past-President, Lake Oswego Chamber of Commerce •Past Board Member, Our Lady of the Lake Church •Oregon State Bar House of Delegates (2002-2012)