Steven G. Bell

Steven G. Bell

Portland, OR recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Ones to Watch since 2022
Dunn Carney LLP

20 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Nonprofit / Charities Law Trusts and Estates

Biography

Steven Bell focuses his practice on the creation and administration of complex trusts to meet business succession planning, tax planning, and family needs, and in charitable gift planning for both individual donors and for tax-exempt entities. Through his practice, Steve helps clients create customized structures to preserve and perpetuate closely held businesses and to meet diverse objectives. Steve brings innovative solutions to multifaceted issues that can arise in the administration of irrevocable trusts, estate, charitable giving structures, and for private foundations.

Steve’s passion lies in developing creative solutions to help clients meet their goals in a tax efficient manner, whether in crafting a new estate plan, facilitating charitable giving, administering complex estates, modifying and restructuring irrevocable trusts, or developing trust structures to meet business objectives.

Dunn Carney LLP

20 Best Lawyers awards

Dunn Carney LLP logo

Overview

  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., graduated 2008

  • Oregon, Oregon State Bar
  • Washington, Washington State Bar Association
  • North Carolina, North Carolina Bar Association

  • Estate Planning and Administration Section, Oregon State Bar - Member
  • Estate Planning Council of Portland - Member
  • OHSU & Doernbecher Foundations Gift Planning Council - Member
  • EarthShare Oregon - Board Member and Chair of Governance Committee
  • Oregon, Oregon State Bar
  • Washington, Washington State Bar Association
  • North Carolina, North Carolina Bar Association
  • Estate Planning and Administration Section, Oregon State Bar - Member
  • Estate Planning Council of Portland - Member
  • OHSU & Doernbecher Foundations Gift Planning Council - Member
  • EarthShare Oregon - Board Member and Chair of Governance Committee
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., graduated 2008

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2026 for work in:
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Trusts and Estates

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