Richard R Hattenhauer

Specialties

The primary focus of my practice is estate planning and, in particular, the use of Trusts to protect my client’s assets and build a solid Estate Plan. One benefit of a properly funded Trust is that your family will avoid the high cost, and time, associated with probate. Probate is the state sanctioned change of ownership from the decedent, to his or her beneficiaries, that takes approximately six months to one year to administer, and is expensive to the beneficiaries.

A properly drafted Trust can provide for you, and, if you are married, your spouse’s financial future. A Trust can also protect and provide for an impaired spouse or child. A trust can guide children and grandchildren toward a higher education and a hoped for financially secure future. Trusts also address the intricacies, and unintended surprises, that a blended family can create. Wills, which unfortunately only work through probate, may be appropriate for some young couples or individuals with few present day assets

I am a veteran and a VA accredited attorney, and I can assist qualified veterans, or their spouses, who are over the age of 65, receive veteran’s aid and attendance benefits.

Mr. Hattenhauer is authorized to practice law in the States of Oregon (1979), and Iowa (1975), and before the Oregon Federal District Court. He is a member of the Oregon Bar Association, and the Oregon State Bar’s Estate Planning and Business Law Sections.