Karen Mari Takishita Nashiwa

Karen Mari Takishita Nashiwa

5.0
Rating: 8.8

Licensed for 19 years

Real estate Lawyer at Lake Oswego, OR
Practice Areas: Real Estate, Business

5200 Meadows Road, Suite 150, Lake Oswego, OR

About Karen

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Real Estate 95%

Commercial real estate

95%

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Licenses

Licensed in Oregon for 16 years

State: Oregon

Acquired: 2009

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Washington for 18 years

State: Washington

Acquired: 2007

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Hawaii for 19 years

State: Hawaii

Acquired: 2006

Inactive

No misconduct found

Location

Nashiwa Law, LLC

5200 Meadows Road, Suite 150, Lake Oswego, OR, 97035

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Karen Mari Takishita Nashiwa's Reviews

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4 Client Reviews

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Posted by Ana | June 05, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Real Estate

Excellent attorney

I have hired Karen as our Corporate Real Estate attorney. We work with her on a regular basis, and could not be more pleased. Karen is personable, responsive, efficient and all around an incredible counselor that offers valuable guidance for our Business Operations. We have worked together on seve...ral cases so far, and everytime, she was timely, thorough and provided us with the best solutions for the issues at hand. I highly recommend working with Karen.

Posted by Tanya | June 03, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Corporate & Incorporation

Fantastic!

Karen Nashiwa is a great attorney! Karen has helped me over the last six years with a variety of legal needs. In 2014, she provided the legal documents (contract, promissory note, non-compete) and advice I needed to successfully sell my CPA practice. In May of 2015, she provided more legal documen...ts and advice when we amended the 2014 promissory note. She has also reviewed office leases, employment contracts, and contract assignments for me personally and my CPA practice. She formed my legal entity, a Professional Corporation. Additionally, she provided even more guidance (and chicken soup!) when I was injured in a car accident. Karen has advised numerous clients in the past as well. She is very intelligent, patient, and kind. It has always been my pleasure to recommend Karen Nashiwa!

Posted by Mitchell | June 01, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Family

Client

Karen is a very impressive attorney, and a wonderful person. I couldn't be happier with the legal work she performed for our family. Her work is exemplary and performed to the highest standard. I would highly recommend Karen if you need an attorney, or seek legal advice.

Posted by Erick | May 23, 2016 | Business

Attorney Karen Nashiwa

Karen is one of those rare breed of attorneys who have the legal education and knowledge, but also the practical know how to put it all into practice. She further has a personality, and a good one at that. The combination makes her an extremely effective attorney. I have both worked with Karen, an...d sought her counsel on business matters over the course of the last several years. I have always found her to be thoughtful, interested, engaged, and prepared to handle anything that comes up. Finally, as noted above, Karen is not just a very smart attorney, but she has those critical skills which are necessary to take a deposition, attend a mediation, handle a motion hearing, or conduct a jury trial. She is a rare attorney indeed, and she has my full recommendation.

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Karen Mari Takishita Nashiwa's Lawyer Endorsements

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William Patterson

Real estate lawyer | May 10

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I worked with Karen for over a year and was consistently impressed with her dedication to her clients and passion for their issues. She has broad experience in real estate issues that will benefit any potential clients that come her way."

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Peter Tran

Real estate lawyer | Mar 08

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Karen is a outstanding attorney who provides professional, efficient, and effective advocacy on behalf of her clients. Karen has a reputation as a caring, funny, and hard-working attorney in the Oregon legal community. It has always been a pleasure to work with her and I would highly recommend her as an attorney to any one looking for real estate and business law help!"

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Drake Aehegma

Business lawyer | Mar 07

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Karen is a careful and compassionate lawyer. She has a great personality and a wealth of experience."

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Lowell McKelvey

Business lawyer | Jul 29

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I've known Karen since she was staff counsel at GEICO. I have observed her in trial and know her to be an excellent trial lawyer. I have no doubt her keen mind and easy likability make her as good a real estate and business attorney as she is an outstanding civil litigator."

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Brian Hunt

Business lawyer | Jun 03

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I've worked with and against Karen Nashiwa for several years. She is quite competent, diligent on her cases, and a pleasure to work with. I give her my highest recommendation."

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Erika Yuen

Real estate lawyer | Jun 01

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Karen is my go-to lawyer for real estate matters in the Pacific Northwest. I have referred clients and local colleagues who have real estate concerns in Oregon. Karen is easy to work with and a born problem solver."

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Todd Newlin

Business lawyer | May 31

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"Karen is a competent, thoughtful and conscientious attorney. She impressed me as my opponent in litigation so much that I now refer clients to her. Any real estate or business clients would be lucky to have Karen on their side."

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Christopher Mertens

Real estate lawyer | May 25

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Ms. Nashiwa is a smart, driven, and caring professional. She is an excellent listener and has a good ability to connect with her clients. Ms. Nashiwa professionally has a valuable mix of experience with transactional and litigation matters, which affords her clients a unique benefit of getting to view a matter from all angles to assess the best and most reasonable outcome. I would not hesitate to recommend Ms. Nashiwa for any real estate and business related legal matter."

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Scott Edwards

Real estate lawyer | May 24

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"Karen and I have worked together on many legal matters, and had occasion to work against one another on at least a few. I know Karen to be both an experienced and tenacious advocate for her clients. She is an attorney who knows when it is appropriate to resolve a dispute amicably and when it becomes necessary to initiate or defend a lawsuit to further her client's rights. She is an undeniably skilled attorney to whom I would not hesitate to refer my friends and colleagues."

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William Patterson

Litigation lawyer

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Lowell McKelvey

Construction and development lawyer

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Drake Aehegma

Criminal defense lawyer

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Brian Hunt

Personal injury lawyer

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Erika Yuen

Trusts lawyer

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Christopher Mertens

Bankruptcy and debt lawyer

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Todd Newlin

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Erick Walker

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Experience

Rating:  8.8 (Excellent)

Education

2006

University of Washington School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

2003

Claremont McKenna College

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

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