Practice Areas
TAXES, WILLS, AND ESTATE PLANNING
For more than 90 years the Frohnmayer Deatherage firm has been providing estate planning, estate administration, and tax services to Southern Oregon clients.
We recognize that every client has a unique set of life circumstances, financial conditions, and planning objectives. We have the skill, training and experience to help our clients plan for and achieve the transfer of assets to beneficiaries efficiently and with a minimum tax burden. We assist our clients in succession planning for family held businesses, real property interests including farm and ranch land and commercial properties, qualified retirement plan assets and IRAs, life insurance and securities. We have extensive experience in family limited liability companies, charitable trusts and other forms of charitable transfers, life insurance trusts, discounting techniques, generation skipping transfers, and other sophisticated tax and estate planning tools.
Our experienced lawyers and staff will also assist with all aspects of probate, estate administration and trust administration, including post-death tax planning and the preparation of estate tax returns.
We also assist clients in tax compliance matters involving the Internal Revenue Service and the Oregon Department of Revenue. We assist clients in audit disputes, tax appeals, Tax Court proceedings, collection issues, offers in compromise, and other matters relating to income, estate, gift and withholding taxes.
Among the specific tax and estate planning services which we provide to clients are:
We recognize that every client has a unique set of life circumstances, financial conditions, and planning objectives. We have the skill, training and experience to help our clients plan for and achieve the transfer of assets to beneficiaries efficiently and with a minimum tax burden. We assist our clients in succession planning for family held businesses, real property interests including farm and ranch land and commercial properties, qualified retirement plan assets and IRAs, life insurance and securities. We have extensive experience in family limited liability companies, charitable trusts and other forms of charitable transfers, life insurance trusts, discounting techniques, generation skipping transfers, and other sophisticated tax and estate planning tools.
Our experienced lawyers and staff will also assist with all aspects of probate, estate administration and trust administration, including post-death tax planning and the preparation of estate tax returns.
We also assist clients in tax compliance matters involving the Internal Revenue Service and the Oregon Department of Revenue. We assist clients in audit disputes, tax appeals, Tax Court proceedings, collection issues, offers in compromise, and other matters relating to income, estate, gift and withholding taxes.
Among the specific tax and estate planning services which we provide to clients are:
- Estate and gift tax planning
- Business succession planning
- Wills
- Revocable and irrevocable trusts
- Charitable remainder trusts and insurance trusts
- Family limited liability companies
- Business limited liability companies
- Charitable contribution planning
- Estate and trust administration
- Post-mortem planning

BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS
Frohnmayer Deatherage's mission is to provide every client with clear, concise and competent legal assistance in a changing and challenging business environment. Our business clients range from small startup companies to large corporations. Our goal is to provide each client with creative, appropriate, responsible and cost-effective assistance with legal issues.
Our attorneys frequently aid startup companies in choosing an appropriate form of business entity, and in structuring partnerships, joint ventures, corporations and limited liability companies. We also work with established businesses in connection with ongoing business operations such as drafting and reviewing contracts, leases and financing documents. We aid in the acquisition and spin-off of assets and business entities. We help clients in planning for the withdrawal of owners and key employees from business enterprises through the use of buy-sell agreements and succession plans. Our experienced trial attorneys handle any type of commercial litigation.
We advise our clients concerning a broad range of business issues, including:
Our attorneys frequently aid startup companies in choosing an appropriate form of business entity, and in structuring partnerships, joint ventures, corporations and limited liability companies. We also work with established businesses in connection with ongoing business operations such as drafting and reviewing contracts, leases and financing documents. We aid in the acquisition and spin-off of assets and business entities. We help clients in planning for the withdrawal of owners and key employees from business enterprises through the use of buy-sell agreements and succession plans. Our experienced trial attorneys handle any type of commercial litigation.
We advise our clients concerning a broad range of business issues, including:
- Business formation
- Construction law
- Contracts
- Corporations
- Real estate issues
- Leases
- Limited Liability Companies
- Partnerships
- Business succession planning
- Income tax planning
- Tax compliance issues

CIVIL LITIGATION
Frohnmayer, Deatherage, Jamieson, Moore, Armosino & McGovern,
PC, handles a wide range of litigation in state and federal court. Our
attorneys handle commercial litigation, business litigation, personal injury
cases, employment matters, real estate disputes, domestic relations, premises
liability cases, fire cases and insurance matters.
Our attorneys are experienced trial attorneys who are in the courtroom on a regular basis handling hearings, bench trials and jury trials. We strive to provide the most cost efficient representation possible and encourage alternative dispute resolutions, when appropriate. However, many cases simply need to be decided in a courtroom. Our attorneys are your advocates when a matter must be decided by a judge or jury.
Our trial attorneys are experienced advocates, mediators and arbitrators. No one will work harder for you, no one.
Our attorneys are experienced trial attorneys who are in the courtroom on a regular basis handling hearings, bench trials and jury trials. We strive to provide the most cost efficient representation possible and encourage alternative dispute resolutions, when appropriate. However, many cases simply need to be decided in a courtroom. Our attorneys are your advocates when a matter must be decided by a judge or jury.
Our trial attorneys are experienced advocates, mediators and arbitrators. No one will work harder for you, no one.

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE DEFENSE
The lawyers at Frohnmayer, Deatherage, Jamieson, Moore,
Armosino & McGovern, PC, defend health care professionals throughout
Oregon. Physicians, dentists, medical clinics, hospitals and nurse
practitioners are routinely defended in state and federal court. In
addition, the firm offers representation and assistance with credentialing
matters for both medical and dental professions before the various state
medical boards.

MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION
At Frohnmayer, Deatherage, Jamieson, Moore, Armosino &
McGovern, PC, our experienced trial attorneys also provide their services as
mediators and arbitrators. Attorneys at the firm provide mediation
services in domestic relations cases for both represented and unrepresented
parties.
Our attorneys also often serve as sole arbitration panel members for all types of civil litigation that end up in arbitration.
Our attorneys also often serve as sole arbitration panel members for all types of civil litigation that end up in arbitration.
PERSONAL INJURY
The attorneys at Frohnmayer, Deatherage, Jamieson, Moore,
Armosino & McGovern, PC, have been handling personal injury cases in state
and federal courts for over 100 years. Our attorneys are experienced in
exploring alternative dispute resolution for any and all cases when
available. In the event your case cannot be resolved through such
avenues, the attorneys at Frohnmayer, Deatherage, Jamieson, Moore, Armosino
& McGovern, PC, are experienced in taking your case to a jury.
Personal injury cases that are regularly handled by the firm include the following:
Personal injury cases that are regularly handled by the firm include the following:
- Automobile Accidents
- Wrongful Death Cases
- Industrial Accidents
- Commercial Trucking Accidents
