The Law Office of Jonathan D. Mishkin, LL.M.
Business Attorney for Small Business Law
A business attorney, Jonathan D. Mishkin, LL.M., provides outside business law counsel for many small- and medium-sized businesses (SMB). He advises on general business law matters, lending, finance and tax matters, whether you are a family business, small business, emerging or middle-market company, partnership or limited liability company (LLC). By drawing on extensive knowledge and experience in these areas of law while closely partnering with you, he can help you practically, punctually and affordably overcome legal challenges in today's business climate.
Mr. Mishkin is able to offer flat fee structuring for many corporate projects promoting transparency and trust with his clients.
Tax Disputes, Sophisticated Estate Planning, Tax Planning and Small and Medium Sized Business Advice
A skilled tax attorney, Mr. Mishkin is your trusted, cost-effective legal partner for tax disputes, estate planning, tax planning and closely held business adviceāhelping you, your family and your business thrive.
In diverse tax disputes, Mr. Mishkin represents business owners, corporate executives, other professionals and high-net-worth individuals in U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court litigation. He also helps individuals settle back taxes with the IRS and Oregon Department of Revenue. Providing income, estate planning and corporate tax planning services, Mr. Mishkin helps small businesses and double-income families minimize federal and state taxes on homes, retirement and other investments. He further assures you protect and smoothly transfer your assets onto your loved ones through sophisticated trust and corporate vehicles. Additionally, Mr. Mishkin advises closely held and family-owned businesses on identifying legal risks and satisfying objectives. As a business lawyer able to think like a businessperson, he can cost-effectively counsel you on a full range of vital legal services, from family succession planning to shareholder disputes, with the utmost respect.
Learn more about Mr. Mishkin's Practice Areas.
Tax Attorney and Estate Planning
A respected tax attorney and University of Oregon adjunct professor of law, Jonathan Mishkin capably represents clients in tax controversy. Structuring affairs to minimize Oregon and IRS tax exposure, he is intricately familiar with spousal exemptions, annual gifting and trust use, intentionally defective grantor trusts (IDGT), grantor retained annuity trusts (GRAT), qualified personal residence trusts (QPRT) and self- canceling installment notes (SCIN).
As the IRS and Oregon Department of Revenue commonly scrutinize these estate planning instruments, Mr. Mishkin can anticipate their challenge and prepare you for an effective IRS tax audit defense.
Further, when designing estate plans, Mr. Mishkin focuses on reducing the risk of audit through his experience in defending other attorneys' estate plans.
Need a business attorney? Learn how Mr. Mishkin can help.

