Marsha Murray-Lusby, Partner

Marsha is a partner at Dunn Carney whose practice emphasizes estate planning and administration. Her practice includes the preparation of wills and trusts, including the specialized areas of planning for handicapped individuals and charitable giving; the administration of all types of trusts; the administration of probate estates; preparation of estate and gift tax returns; and post-mortem planning particularly involving tax, disclaimer, and environmental issues.

She is a member of Portland Estate Planning Council,  the Oregon State Bar Estate Planning and Administration Executive Committee and a frequent lecturer on trust and estate topics. She has been quoted in national magazines such as Forbes and Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine on estate planning issues and has appeared on MSNBC regarding estate tax issues.

Bar Admissions:

• Oregon, 1984
• Washington, 2007

Education:

• Willamette University College of Law, J.D., 1984
  Honors: Cum Laude
  Willamette Law Review, 1982 - 1984
  Managing Editor, Production, 1983 - 1984
• University of Montana, B.A., 1980
  With High Honors; Major: History/Political Science

Published Works:

• State Action Immunity for Local Land Use Decisions: Oregon & Washington Systems Provide Broad Contrasts, 20 Willamette Review 755, 1984

Representative Clients:

• Professional Liability Fund
• U.S. Bank Trust Department

Classes/Seminars Taught:

• Considerations in Estate Planning (presented over 100 times), Oregon Federal Executive Board, 1996 - Present
• Basic Estate Planning (presented approx. 10 times), Portland Community College, 1996 - Present
• Retirement Planning/Estate Planning, Oregon Medical Association, 2001
• Oregon State Bar Seminar, "Planning the Basic Estate," Topic: Practice Organization, 2006
• Oregon State Bar Seminar, "Administering the Basic Estate," Topic: Probate Practice Pitfalls, 2003
• Oregon Professional Liability Fund, "Learning the Ropes," Topic: Estate Planning Adminstration and Guardianship and Conservatorship, 2006, 2007 

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Washington State Bar, Member 
• Oregon State Bar, Member
• Oregon State Bar Estate Planning and Administration Executive Committee Member
• Portland Estate Planning Council, Member
• Multnomah Bar Association, Member
• Delta Gamma Fraternity, 1974 - 1980
  Chapter President; Vice President, Rush; and Social Chairman
• Delta Gamma Fraternity, 1980 - 1981
  National Field Consultant
• Oregon Health Sciences Foundation, 1995 - 1998
  Planned Giving Committee (Vice Chair 1996-1997)
• American Field Service,
  Exchange Student - Turkey (1975 - 1976)
• American Field Service,
  Turkish Student Host Family (2000 - 2001)
• CODA Planned Giving Committee, 1999 - 2002
• Oak Hills Elementary School, Beaverton, Oregon, 1997 - Art Literacy Volunteer, School program coordinator, 2000-2007
• Metropolitan Family Service, Board Member, 2005-present; Planned Giving Committee, Co-Chair, 2007-present

Past Employment Positions:

• Harland, Ritter, Saalfeld, Griggs, Salem, OR, Law Clerk, 1982 - 1984
• Montana Secretary of State, Administrative Assistant for Trademark/Tradenames Renewal, 1981
• Delta Gamma Fraternity, Employed as International Field Consultant, 1981 - 1982