$ 425-425 per hour
Victoria Blachly
About Victoria
Biography
Victoria’s litigation experience has steadily grown into a practice almost entirely focused on fiduciary litigation for individual trustees, corporate trustees, beneficiaries, and personal representatives, including trust and estate litigation, will contests, trust disputes, undue influence, capacity cases, claims of fiduciary breach, financial elder abuse cases, petitioning for court instructions, and contested guardianship and conservatorship cases.
Victoria has been writing for and lecturing at national and state legal seminars pertaining to trusts and estates since 2001; is engaged in state and national lobbying for updating laws for fiduciaries; and she is a frequent law blogger for Samuels Yoelin Kantor’s successful . She is an Oregon Super Lawyers for Trust and Estate Litigation, an award only available to 5% of Oregon attorneys who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement, a Commissioner to the Governor’s Commission on Senior Services, and a 2105 Portland Business Journal “Woman of Influence.”
Practice Areas
1
Practice Area
Litigation
100%
29 years
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
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Licensed in Washington for 25 years
State: Washington
Acquired: 2000
No misconduct found
Licensed in Oregon for 28 years
State: Oregon
Acquired: 1997
No misconduct found
Location
Samuels Yoelin Kantor LLP
111 SW 5th Avenue, Suite 3800, Portland, OR, 97204-3604
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Victoria Blachly's Lawyer Endorsements
"Victoria's technical abilities are among the strongest that I have experienced, but she also has the unique ability to find ways to quickly and efficiently reach her client's goals without undue time or extraneous uneeded efforts. I have had the opportunity to work with many attorneys in her field through my real estate based practice and her work was amongst the highest and best."
"Victoria is an experienced fiduciary, estate/trust litigator. She is bright, ethical and prompt. She has excellent client skills and is a worthy adversary."
"Victoria is both a good lawyer and a good person and I recommend that you think of Victoria if you have a trust or estate litigation matter."
"I endorse this lawyer's work. But I'm not a fellow lawyer, I'm a sister lawyer--and a good friend. If you don't want every minute of your litigation experience to be dull or anxiety-filled, Victoria is your lawyer."
"I endorse this lawyer's work. Victoria is a top-notch litigator, and her work in trust and estate litigation continues to impress me. She has a wonderful touch for both finding the right place to settle a deal and for creating a trusting relationship with her clients. Her intelligence and sense of humor make her a joy to work with."
"I endorse this lawyer's work. Victoria and I worked together in a will contest case as well as a contested guardianship case. Such cases are usually highly emotional and Victoria is a calming presence. She is very professional and efficiently handles legal matters without sacrificing compassion. I highly recommend her to anyone needing an attorney for trust, estate, guardianship, or conservatorship litigation."
"Victoria is very bright, fast on her feet and presents very well in front of a jury. She's hard-working, but extremely efficient. I would definitely recommend working with her."
"I endorse Victoria Blachly. I have known Victoria both professionally and personally for more than ten years. I cannot endorse nor recommend anyone more strongly. Simply put, she is a good person, extremely hard working, and ethical."
"I endorse this lawyer's work."
"Victoria has the ability to quickly gain the interest and trust of the trier of fact. She is not afraid to take a case to trial and makes the trial interesting for the decision maker."
"I endorse this lawyer's work. Victoria and I worked together as lawyers when we were both at another large law firm in Portland, Oregon. I found Victoria to be very smart, resourceful and practical in her approach. Clients were pleased with her work and her demeanor. I recommend her without reservation, particularly in the area of trust and estate litigation."
"Victoria is an excellent litigator and always has client's best interests at heart."
"Victoria has been a friend since law school where I observed her hone her legal skills. She has a natural gift of persuasion and a quick mind. She is a formidable opponent in any debate. She is definitely someone I would want on my side in a dispute."
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Experience
Honors
2015
Woman of Influence, Portland Business Journal
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyer
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
1997
Moot Court Honor Board Graduate, Lewis & Clark Northwestern Law School
1993
Honors Program Graduate, Washington State University
Work Experience
2009 - Present
Partner, Samuels Yoelin Kantor Seymour & Spinrad
2000 - 2009
Partner, Lane Powell
1998 - 2000
Judicial Law Clerk, United States District Court, Oregon
1997 - 1998
Judicial Law Clerk, Mutlnomah County, Oregon
Associations
2009 - Present
Housecall Providers, Inc.Board Member
2014 - 2014
Vote ERAAdvisory Board
2006 - 2007
Dress for Success, Oregon,Board Member
2003 - 2004
Oregon Lawyers Against HungerBoard Member
2001 - 2004
Multnomah Bar Association, Service to the Public CommitteeSecretary 2004
2001 - 2003
High School Dropout Prevent Program Coordinator for Multnomah Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, in conjunction with the Oregon State Bar New Lawyers DivisionCoordinator
2000 - 2009
Project/Oregon Advocacy Center, Southeast Legal ClinicVolunteer
1999 - 2004
Oregon State Bar, Federal Practice and Procedure CommitteeSecretary 2004
1999 - 2004
American Inns of Court, Gus J. Solomon ChapterMember
1999 - 1999
Subcommittee Member Studying the Uniform Trust Code to OregonMember
Education
1997
Lewis & Clark Northwestern Law School
JD - Juris Doctor
1993
Washington State University
B.S.
Speaking Engagements
2015
OSCPA Estate & Trust Conference
Digital Assets
2015
Estate Planning and Elder Law Matters
Elder Law
2015
Conference on Aging
Policy Issues that Imact Oregonians
2008
United States Law Firm Group Speaker, "Drafting to Avoid Fiduciary Litigation"
Fiduciary law
2008
The Seminar Group Speaker, "Best of CLE: Trusts and Estates"
Fiduciary law
2008
Lorman Education Services Moderator and Speaker, "Oregon Trust Law"
Fiduciary law
2005
ALI-ABA Speaker, "Representing Estate and Trust Beneficiaries and Fiduciaries"
Fiduciary law
2004
ALI-ABA Speaker, "Representing Estate and Trust Beneficiaries and Fiduciaries"
Fiduciary law
2001
Lorman Education Services Speaker, "Advising Fiduciaries in Oregon"
Fiduciary law
Publications
2015
Property & Probate Magazine (ABA)
"Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act: What UFADAA Know"
2009
wealthlawblog.com
legal blogger
Languages
English