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Susan Ford Burns

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Rating: 5.9

Licensed for 34 years

Real estate Lawyer at Portland, OR
Practice Areas: Real Estate, Guardianship, Probate, Estate Planning

1406 SE 12th Ave, Portland, OR

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2013
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About Susan

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Real Estate 45%

I handle real estate transactions, including commercial and residential for buyers, sellers and real estate brokers. I represent commercial and residential landlords and commercial tenants. I also represent real estate brokers in administrative and disciplinary matters.

35 years

45%
Guardianship 20%

I assist families in obtaining guardianships and conservatorships for adults and minors. I also represent elders in contesting such actions.

35 years

20%
Probate 20%

I assist family members from all over the US in handing estates for relatives who have died in Oregon. I handle probates in all counties in Oregon.

35 years

20%
Estate Planning 15%

I do wills, living trusts, advance directives and powers of attorney.

35 years

15%

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Licenses

Licensed in Oregon for 34 years

State: Oregon

Acquired: 1991

Suspended

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2013

Location

Law Offices of Susan Ford Burns

1406 SE 12th Ave, Portland, OR, 97214

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Posted by anonymous | January 06, 2011 | Contracts & Agreements

Worst Lawyer in Portland

"Whoever wrote this did not know what they were doing" said a Multnomah County Judge to me in 2010 regarding my simple bill of sale Mrs. Burns crafted expensively for me in 2009. The judge also said "This document is not legally binding" and "If I were you I'd seek legal advice against your lawyer." ... After my lawsuit was thrown out I approached Mrs Burns for a return of my money. She refused, and gave me the name of her malpractice insurance company. My new lawyer told me its expensive and fruitless to go up against another lawyer like this, and it's not really worth the money that I spent already. (As a side note, I should have known better, for at my first meeting there, there was dog poop all over her office and meeting room floors and it stank horribly. Completely unprofessional.)

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Experience

Rating:  5.9 (Average)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2013.

Suspension - Disciplinary issued in OR, 2013

updated on 11/26/2014

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Suspension - Disciplinary issued in OR, 2010

updated on 11/26/2014

This sanction means the attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time. The attorney typically returns to practicing law when the suspension expires.

Reprimand issued in OR, 2008

updated on 02/22/2012

This means the lawyer did something wrong but the bar did not suspend the lawyer. Typically in this case the lawyer's poor behavior is exposed to the public in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.

Honors

1995

Volunteer Award, Multnomah County

Associations

2002 - Present

Oregon State Bar, Elder Law Section

Board Member

2000 - Present

Oregon State Bar, Elder Law Section, Computers and Technology Subcommittee

Chair

Education

1991

Northwestern School of Law Lewis & Clark College

JD - Juris Doctor

1988

Eastern Oregon University

BS - Bachelor of Science

Speaking Engagements

2009

Landlord Tenant Issues

Landlord Tenant for Landlords and Brokers

2004

Elder Law Connections

Removing Unwanted Occupants

2000

Medicaid Seminar

Medicaid Resource Protection

1995

Graduate Realtors Institute (GRI)

Real Estate Law

Publications

N/A

Oregon State Bar Elder Law newsletter Computer Resources Column

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