As a fifth-generation Oregonian, Peter Watts has seen vast changes to our region first hand. After graduating from the University of Oregon School of Law and earning an advanced degree in taxation at the University of Washington School of Law, Peter spent a year as a litigation associate with a mid-sized Portland law firm working on complex litigation. Peter is actively involved in the Clackamas County Business Alliance and serves as the Chair of the CCBA's land use committee. In addition, Peter serves as the Chair of the Clackamas County Tourism Development Council. Peter has served as a member of the Make-A-Wish Foundation's Junior Board of Directors since 2005. He is a former committee member of the Portland Opera's Bel Canto Club and a former member of the Gus Solomon Inns of Court. While attending law school at the University of Oregon, Peter served as the law school's Student Senator for three years and spent two terms as University of Oregon's Senate President. Additionally, Peter served as a board member on the University of Oregon Bookstores Board of Directors, as one of five student members on the University of Oregon faculty Senate, as a member of the University's distinguished Service Award Committee, and as a clerk at the United States Attorney's Office.

Peter is a member of Jordan Schrader Ramis's Dirt Law® and Business practice groups, assisting clients with tax and general business issues, including:

• Estate planning
• Debt negotiation and workouts
• General business

Education and Professional Qualifications

B.A., English, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, 1999

J.D., University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, Oregon, 2002

LL.M. Taxation, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington, 2003

Memberships and Honors

Winner, Portland Business Journal's 40 Under 40, 2010

Member, Clackamas County Tourism Development Council, Chair

Oregon State Bar Association, Labor and Employment, Taxation, and Family Law Section

Member, Clackamas County Business Alliance, Land Use Committee Chair

Member, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Junior Board of Director since 2005

Former Member, Portland Opera Bel Canto Club

Former Member, Gus J. Solomon American Inns of Court

Articles

The Latest on the Estate Tax

2010: A Look at the Estate Tax and Wealth Planning

Loan Modifications in Today's Economic Environment

After Measure 67, Should Your C Corporation Become an S Corporation?

Tax Court Victory for Business Owners

Businesses to Receive Tax Benefits as Part of the 2008 Economic Stimulus Act

Version and Conversion: How Is the Business Organized?

Last Call to Comply with New Deferred Comp Regulations

Hybrid Tax Update

Who Is an Independent Contractor?

Are Gift Certificates, Coupons and Other Cash Equivalents Taxable?