Our team of lawyers combine the knowledge, skill, and breadth of a larger firm with the care, attention, and values that comes with a boutique practice. Our attorneys have the depth of background and breadth of experience required by sophisticated clients. As a team, we complement our legal skill set with a fundamental understanding of the core issues at the heart of our clients' interests.
Our expertise and our relationships with our communities, entrepreneurs, impact investors, philanthropists, non-profits and other NGOs allow us to support an ecosystem where each participant feeds the success of the other. Protect Your Tax-Exempt Status and Avoid Personal Liability: A Guide for Boards of Directors Considering Compensation of Nonprofit Executives and Other Insiders.
Our expertise and our relationships with our communities, entrepreneurs, impact investors, philanthropists, non-profits and other NGOs allow us to support an ecosystem where each participant feeds the success of the other. Protect Your Tax-Exempt Status and Avoid Personal Liability: A Guide for Boards of Directors Considering Compensation of Nonprofit Executives and Other Insiders.
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I was recommended to Catalyst Law for estate and trust planning services and I certainly was not disappointed. Kate Kilberg was easy to work with in explaining what was needed to reach my financial goals and desires. She helped me through the process of determining many factors that would have been complicated and confusing without her help.
We founded Catalyst Law, LLC with a vision of creating a new kind of law practice focused on promoting social change and sustainable communities using the tools of law, business, and philanthropy. As conscientious lawyers committed to excellence, we strive to align our workplace environment and professional focus with our personal values.
With an advanced degree in taxation and an interdisciplinary background in law, business, and non-profits, Kimberly's practice includes taxation, estate planning, trust and estate administration, as well as advising businesses, tax-exempt organizations, and social enterprises.
Kimberly works with individuals and married couples to prepare wills and trusts, implement tax minimization strategies, and develop creative solutions for a variety of individual circumstances.She also advises start-ups, benefit corporations, and non-profit organizations on matters including taxation, corporate governance, and transactions.
Kimberly works with individuals and married couples to prepare wills and trusts, implement tax minimization strategies, and develop creative solutions for a variety of individual circumstances.She also advises start-ups, benefit corporations, and non-profit organizations on matters including taxation, corporate governance, and transactions.
As a first-generation college student, she earned the Ford Family Foundation Scholarship and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology from the Oregon State University's School of Public Policy. Elise has over 5 years of business development and management experience, and a life-long adoration for solving problems.
In 2017, Catalyst launched The Commons Law Center, a nonprofit organization with a mission to revolutionize access to basic legal services, education, and support for underserved Oregonians. In the process, the Commons provides robust practical training for law students and new lawyers.
At Catalyst, we are committed to access to justice and innovation in law, which motivates our team to continue to provide volunteer pro bono legal services, in-kind donations, and financial support to the Commons.A community resource designed to expand access to basic legal services for people, businesses, and nonprofits, the Commons offers affordable legal services on a sliding-scale to income-qualified clients in Oregon.
At Catalyst, we are committed to access to justice and innovation in law, which motivates our team to continue to provide volunteer pro bono legal services, in-kind donations, and financial support to the Commons.A community resource designed to expand access to basic legal services for people, businesses, and nonprofits, the Commons offers affordable legal services on a sliding-scale to income-qualified clients in Oregon.
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Lelu Miller
Aug 26, 2018
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Oct 13, 2017
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Jun 13, 2017
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I was recommended to Catalyst Law for estate and trust planning services and I certainly was not disappointed. Kate Kilberg was easy to work with in explaining what was needed to reach my financial goals and desires. She helped me through the process of determining many factors that would have been complicated and confusing without her help. The staff was professional and treated me respectfully pushing me for results and decisions just the right amount. Their fee based structure gives you confidence and a end line to know what your expense will be so that you don't have to be afraid that a simple
