Eden Rose Brown

Eden Rose Brown

5.0
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 35 years

Estate planning Lawyer at Salem, OR
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Tax, Business

1011 Liberty St SE, Salem, OR

About Eden

Biography

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Business 15%

34 years

15%
Tax 15%

34 years

15%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 120 minutes

Hourly Rates

$ 95-525 per hour

Pro bono

5 %

Retainer

Always


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Oregon for 35 years

State: Oregon

Acquired: 1990

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Hawaii for 30 years

State: Hawaii

Acquired: 1995

Inactive

No misconduct found

Location

Law Office of Eden Rose Brown, LLC

1011 Liberty St SE, Salem, OR, 97302

Law Office of Eden Rose Brown, LLC

4949 Meadows Road, Suite 600, Lake Oswego, Portland, OR, 97035

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Eden Rose Brown's Reviews

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23 Client Reviews

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Posted by MJ | July 13, 2022 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Trusted, Professionals, Steadfast Experts

Working with Eden Rose Brown and her talented staff has impressed us for years. We became official clients in the past couple years. Leading up to this time though, we gleaned information from this firm to prepare ourselves to develop our comprehensive Estate Plan/Living Trust. They have several work...shops each year to assist current and potential clients to better understand the process, benefits, and resources needed to complete a plan. We can't say enough about the always friendly staff, and quick response times to our requests. Truly a special firm with genuinely courteous and well informed staff. So happy to have built this relationship with them. Highly recommend to all families that are needing guidance on their legacy planning.

Posted by Lisa | October 3, 2021 | Consulted Attorney

This review is from a potential client who consulted with this attorney.

Outstanding estate planning atty

I recently attended Eden's new client workshop. Her explanations were clear and extremely professionally presented. Although my husband and I have been through the estate planning process with our parents, Eden’s process is more comprehensive and her innovative planning strategies address common 21st... century issues (divorce, materialism, longevity, larger estates etc) that most attorneys may not always consider. She seems to have many resources to complete the tasks at hand including staff to retitle accounts to avoid probate and detailed advice on designating and coordinating IRA beneficiaries to make the best plan for someone's individual circumstances. It’s been a great experience and I highly recommend her counsel. In addition, I found her staff wonderful to work with. They are also very professional and showed great follow through in responding to both by emails and phone calls.

Posted by Allison | May 3, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

My mind is now at ease about ‘that’ part of life.

We never figured to need a living trust but after learning more about wills, probate and trusts, it turned out to be the best vehicle for taking care of things should we become incapacitated or dead. Eden Rose Brown and her staff of very competent attorneys explained everything to us in great detail,... taking as much time as we needed to fill comfortable with everything. The personal care and attention given to us was/is very much appreciated, and I feel settled now about that part of life. The living trust ‘grows’ and changes as we do, and I look forward to many years of this new relationship. I can easily and enthusiastically recommend this firm and services to people who need to figure out how to leave behind their lives when they go, including their beloved animals!

Posted by Jayne | October 23, 2019 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Highly recommend

Eden fully educated us about all our options while writing our trust and she and her office staff followed through with great accuracy and diligence. Eden is very responsive, is open to questions, and is great at explaining the nuances of trusts in lay-people terms. I highly recommend her services....

Posted by anonymous | October 8, 2018 | Consulted Attorney

This review is from a potential client who consulted with this attorney.

Oustanding Work Shop

My Husband & myself recently attended the Estate Planning Work Shop by Attorney Eden Rose Brown. Attorney Brown provided valuable information for all levels of service, the requirements & laws pertaining to planning, preparing documents and ongoing oversight & review! However the manner of present...ation & examples exceptional illustrations & understood!! In other words brought to non Attorney level of understanding & how to proceed with planning and documents. We feel fornuate to have access to such outstanding Attorney & entire Law firm. Our plan, is to have Initial Design Meeting in near future.

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Eden Rose Brown's Lawyer Endorsements

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Julia Rice

Estate planning lawyer | Sep 27

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Eden Rose Brown is a caring, thoughtful, and intelligent estate planning attorney. Unlike most estate planning attorneys, Eden's practice truly focuses on the clients and their needs. She does not believe in providing clients with a cookie cutter plan that will ultimately fail. I recommend Eden for your estate planning needs."

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Judith Howard

Estate planning lawyer | Sep 24

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Eden Rose Brown is, without a doubt, a superb estate planning attorney. She is technically proficient and is able to apply her technical knowledge to benefit her clients in a caring and loving way. I have known Eden for many years. Eden has generously mentored me and many other lawyers over our careers. I do not hesitate to recommend Eden Rose Brown to anyone who wants an estate plan that is thorough, technically superior, and specific to them, their goals, and their loved ones."

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Jimmie Joe

Estate planning lawyer | May 23

Relationship: Other

"I endorse this lawyer. Eden has perfected the art of personalized, client-centered customized estate planning. I've known Eden for over 10 years as colleagues in a prominent national estate planning organization. She is an author of several estate planning books on personalized estate planning and a well known speaker on values based estate planning concepts. Her approach incorporates a unique ability to combine complex legal concepts with client values to create sophisticated estate plans that reduce or eliminate taxes and pass client centered values to future generations."

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Darcy Houghton

Estate planning lawyer | Aug 04

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Having worked for a time in a field where I had the privilege to meet great lawyers from around the country, I can wholeheartedly share that Eden is one of the best! I have used her business model since my first year in my estate planning practice and find that my practice has thrived because of the tools that she was willing to share. Eden, thank you for sharing with fellow practitioners and for generally raising the bar for our practice."

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Christian Lassen

Unknown lawyer | Apr 02

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Top-notch attorney. Highly respected in the legal community."

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Christopher Rounds

Estate planning lawyer | Mar 17

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I have known Eden since the late 1980s. She has an amazingly upbeat attitude, she is a good listener who cares about her clients, and she knows her stuff. I highly recommend her."

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Aarti Gujral

Estate planning lawyer | May 21

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Eden is a wonderfully gifted, caring, and passionate attorney. She is an expert in the field of estate planning and a great resource to her fellow attorneys."

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Brad Galbraith

Estate planning lawyer | Dec 04

Relationship: Other

"I endorse this lawyer. Eden is extremely knowledgeable and professional. She cares about her clients and is willing to go the extra mile to tailor estate plans to meet her clients' needs."

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Daniel Purtell

Estate planning lawyer | Oct 21

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Eden has always been an attorney that I have looked up to for her amazing care and counseling of her clients. She is thorough, yet very in-tune with what a family needs as an estate plan is developed."

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C Welty

Estate planning lawyer | Jun 06

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Eden Rose Brown is not only a topnotch estate planning lawyer, but her philosophy of "estate planning with a heart" has influenced my practice and probably hundreds of others."

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David Cahoone

Estate planning lawyer | May 30

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I highly recommend Eden. Eden greatly cares about each of her clients and has fantastic counselling and listening skills. Eden is an innovator and thought leader in developing new processes and procedures to better serve her clients every need. Eden is also great at working closely with all of the client's advisors to provide a framework for planning that will be well integrated and work over the long term through upfront collaboration and systematic follow through."

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Marty Burbank

Estate planning lawyer | Dec 10

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"It is with great pleasure that I endorse Eden. She is not just a great lawyer. She is an amzing person. She lives life to the fullest and has and continues to serve our country. I am greatful to know and learn from her."

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Jeffrey Sydney

Estate planning lawyer | Feb 03

Relationship: Other

"I endorse this lawyer. Eden Rose Brown sets the standard for client-centered estate planning. She is widely admired among estate-planning attorneys an highly appreciated by her clients."

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Wayne Wilson

Estate planning lawyer | Oct 24

Relationship: Other

"I endorse this lawyer. I have known Eden for many years, and you cannot find an attorney anywhere in the country who has an estate planning practice that focuses more on the individual needs of the family than Eden's. She is very creative in her planning solutions for her clients, and she is extremely gracious in sharing her skills and practice ideas with other attorneys. She is a recognized leader in national and state estate planning organizations, yet you will feed comfortable and at ease when discussing your estate planning needs with her."

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James McVittie

Estate planning lawyer | Oct 24

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I have the highest regard for Eden Rose Brown. She is one of the most thoughtful, well respected and trusted lawyers I know. I have had many opportunities to view her work product and it is superb. Eden is very caring with her clients and colleagues and is a great role model for the legal profession."

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Philip Kavesh

Estate planning lawyer | Mar 17

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Eden Rose Brown is that rare combination of an exceptionally skilled estate planning technician and a sensitive family counselor who truly cares about her clients. I hold Eden in the highest regard as both a fellow professional and kind, compassionate person."

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Jeffrey Matsen

Estate planning lawyer | Nov 10

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Eden Rose Brown, It's just so fun to say; perhaps because it conjures up the type of person she is: dedicated, caring, optimistic and hugable! I have known Eden Rose Brown for several years and have been impressed with the quality services and solutions she provides her clients. The foundation of which is not just saving tax dollars, but also appreciating the value of comprehensive, thoughtful planning for her clients and their loved ones. We have a lot in common as we both served in the military and have been named in the Top 100 of attorneys in the Country by Worth Magazine. We run in the same circles and often present at the same events so I can attest to her knowledge and abilities. I recommend reading the other attorney endorsements and client testimonials as they accurately depict her qualities, professionalism, and skill. I wholeheartedly agree with what they all say."

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Kyle Krasa

Estate planning lawyer | Nov 01

Relationship: Other

"I had the pleasure of meeting Eden at a brainstorming session of seven selected estate planning attorneys from around the country. Eden has one of the most compelling personal stories of how she became an estate planning attorney that I've ever heard. Perhaps due to her personal story, Eden has a unique and comprehensive approach to her practice. When most attorneys focus on a "cookie-cutter," out of date approach, Eden has revolutionized the estate planning practice. Eden focuses on not just transferring assets to the next generation, but in transferring values and "life lessons," truly creating a "family legacy." I wholeheartedly endorse Eden."

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James Alder

Estate planning lawyer | Nov 01

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Eden Rose Brown is one of the most insightful, caring and creative attorneys I have ever met. Her estate planning skills are unsurpassed. She truly cares for her clients, as is visible in the quality of the work she does for them."

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Brenda Geiger

Trusts lawyer | Aug 13

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I have known Eden for quite some time. She is one of the most caring attorneys and people that I know. She is highly experienced in the area of trusts, estates and business entities and I give her the highest recommendation."

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Jimmie Joe

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Darcy Houghton

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Christopher Rounds

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Barbara Smith

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Gregory Hansen

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Holly Gibbons

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Aarti Gujral

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Wayne Wilson

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David Cahoone

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Suzann Beckett

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2018

Oregon Super Lawyer 2018, Thomson Reuters

2018

Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, Marquis Who's Who

2017

Oregon Super Lawyer 2017, Thomson Reuters

2017

Women in Law Award, Lawyer Monthly

2016

Oregon Super Lawyer 2016, Thomson Reuters

2015

Oregon Super Lawyer 2015, Thomson Reuters

2014

Oregon Excellence Award, USIATC

2014

Oregon Super Lawyer 2014, Thomson Reuters

2013

Top 100 Executives of 2013, Executive Magazine

2013

Oregon Super Lawyer 2013, Law & Politics Magazine

2013

Top Oregon Attorney, Portland Monthly Magazine

2012

Oregon Super Lawyer 2012, Law & Politics Magazine

2012

Top Oregon Attorneys, Portland Monthly Magazine

2011

Oregon Super Lawyer 2011, Law & Politics Magazine

2010

Oregon Super Lawyer 2010, Law & Politics

2009

Oregon Super Lawyer 2009, Law & Politics Magazine

2008

Nation's 100 Top Attorneys, Worth Magazine

2008

Oregon Super Lawyer 2008, Law & Politics Magazine/Oregonian

2007

Oregon Super Lawyer/Rising Star 2007, Law & Politics Magazine/Oregonian

2007

United States Top 100 Attorney, Worth Magazine

2006

Top 100 Attorney, Worth Magazine

2006

Top Oregon Lawyer, Law & Politics Magazine

1992

United States Meritorious Service Medal, United States Air Force

Work Experience

1993 - Present

Founding Attorney & Counsellor at Law, Law Office of Eden Rose Brown

2012 - 2016

Principal and Founder, PracticeBuilders EP, LLC

1997 - 2002

Judge Advocate, United States Air Force (Reserve)

1994 - 1997

State Judge Advocate (Air), HQ, Oregon Air National Guard

1993 - 1994

Judge Advocate, Oregon Air National Guard (142nd FW)

1990 - 1993

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Western District of Washington

1990 - 1993

Judge Advocate, United States Air Force (Active Duty)

1983 - 2025

Travel Advisor, Eden Worldview Travel / Inteletravel

Associations

2019 - Present

WealthCounsel Senior Counsel Forum

Chair

2009 - Present

American Legion

Member

1998 - Present

WealthCounsel, LLC

Founding Member

1997 - Present

Willamette Valley Estate Planning Council

Member

1995 - Present

Oregon Women Lawyers Association

Member

1994 - Present

National Association of Elder Law Attorneys

Member

1994 - Present

Air National Guard Association of the United States

Life Member

1994 - Present

Willamette Valley Tax Forum

Member

1993 - Present

Marion-Polk County Bar Association

Member

1993 - Present

Hawaii Bar Association

Member

1990 - Present

Oregon State Bar

Member

1990 - Present

Judge Advocates Association

Life Member

1982 - Present

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association

Member

2019 - 2022

End of Life Choices - Oregon

Board Member

2008 - 2017

Wealthcounsel Northwest Forum

Chair

2006 - 2008

Cedar Sinai Park (Medical/Elder Care)

Board of Directors

2004 - 2006

Salem's Riverfront Carousel

Board of Directors

2004 - 2007

Marion-Polk County Medical Society

Board Member

2003 - 2006

Chemeketa Community College Foundation

Board of Directors

1994 - 2006

National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys

Charter Member

1994 - 1997

Willamette Valley Inns of Court

Member

1994 - 1997

Willamette Humane Society

Board of Directors

1991 - 1992

American Bar Association, Military Law Committee

Vice-Chair

Education

2010

Southern California Institute

Laureate in Advanced Wealth Strategies

1990

Judge Advocate General's School, US Air Force

Judge Advocate

1990

Judge Advocate Staff Officer Course

First Lieutenant

1989

Northwestern School of Law/Lewis & Clark College

JD - Juris Doctor

1984

University of California - Berkeley

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2025

Community Education Series

Advance Directive Workshop

2023

Northwest Planned Giving Roundtable Working with Professional Advisors

2023

Mirabella Estate Planning

Estate Planning 101: Strategic Overview of Wills, Trusts and Probate

2023

2023

Chapter G Conference

Estate Planning Secrets (and Lessons) of the Rich and Famous

2022

Professional Advisor Legal Update 2022

The SECURE Act Workaround - The IRA to TCRUT Strategy

2022

2022 Family Reunion Event

2022 Legal Update for Clients and Advisors

2020

Annual Members Meeting

SECURE Act Update and Summary of Law

2020

Annual Members Meeting

Inspiring Your Legacy: Introduction to Planned Giving

2019

Northwest Planned Giving Roundtable Annual Conference Engaging Philanthropy

2017

Wealthcounsel 2017 Symposium Experienced Attorney Roundtable

2017

WealthCounsel 2017 Symposium Unpacking the Personal Information Form

2017

Salem Schools Career Day

So You Want to Be A Lawyer

2017

First American Title Continuing Education Series

Unpacking the Living Trust

2016

Realtors' and Brokers' Workshop

Oregon Realtors' Guide to Estate Planning

2015

Women Give - Creating Impact with Money Women and Philanthropy

2015

Realtors' Workshop Estate Planning for Realtors

2015

NW Planned Giving Annual Conference Inspiring Philanthropy

2014

George Fox University

21st Century Estate Planning

2014

Chemeketa Community College Foundation

Understanding Estate Planning Basics

2013

2013

Principal Group Regional Conference

Wealth Preservation Strategies and Tax Law Update

2013

2013

OJCF Professional Advisors Group

Charitable Gifts of IRA/Retirement Plans and the IRA Charitable Rollover

2012

Planning for the Generations - Annual Conference Understanding the Personal Information Form

2012

Oregon Tax Preparers

2012 Estate, Gift and Income Tax Update

2011

Ronald McDonald House

21st Century Estate Planning: Why Trust a Living Trust

2011

Audigy Team Event

The ABCs of Estate Planning

2011

American Law Institute/American Bar Association Estate Planning for Pet Owners

2011

AKT Client Education Event

Estate Planning in the New Tax Environment

2010

US Trust Educational Event

Family Matters

2010

TBS Community Education Series

Minors Matter - Planning for Children with Legacy, Stewardship and Love

2010

Prudential Real Estate Professionals

Living Trusts: The Real Estate Professional's Best Friend

2010

Key Bank Business Conference

Business Valuation and Succession Planning

2009

Wealthcounsel Spring Conference

The Art of Attraction - Estate Planning & Marketing

2009

2009 Trusts & Estates Symposium

IRA Legacy Trusts

2008

WealthCounsel Annual Conference

Estate Planning for Pets

2008

Southern California Estate & Tax Forum

Estate Planning for Pets

2008

Estate Planning for Everyone

Estate Planning

2008

29th Annual Oregon Society of Tax Consultants

Estate Planning for the Tax Professional

2007

Willamette Valley Estate Planning Council

Faith Based Estate Planning

2007

NAIFA Conference

Pension Protection Act and the IRA Inheritance Trust

2007

Edward Jones Client Conference

Basic Estate Planning - It's Not What You Own, It's What You Value

2007

Client Services Advisor Training

Values-Based Estate Planning

2007

Advisor Training

Retirement Plan Update

2007

Advisor Training

IRA Trusts

2007

Advisor Training

Community Property in a Separate Property State

2007

Advisor Training

Community Property and IRA Trusts

2007

2007 WealthCounsel National Conference

Estate Planning Tips, Tricks and Traps

2007

14th Annual Animal Law Conference

Rover, Rex, Spot and Fluffy: Estate Planning for Pets

2006

National Animal Law Conference

Animal Law & Estate Planning for Companion Animals

Publications

2016

2008

Book - Contributor (E.T. Nedder Publishing) Faith-Based Estate Planning

2003

Book - Contributor and Co-Editor (Quantum Press) Giving - Philanthropy for Everyone

Languages

English

Spanish

Activity

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