100 39th Street, Suite 205
Post Office Box 389
Astoria, Oregon 97103

Phone: 503.325.9155
Toll-Free: 877.826.0633
Fax: (503) 210-0236
info@autiolaw.com

 




Practice Areas

Estate Planning | Business Law | Real Property Law | Adoptions


Estate Planning & Administration

Mr. Autio strives to make the complex issues involved in estate planning understandable and to make the overall process enjoyable. His comprehensive planning approach encompasses health care issues, estate and gift tax issues, family changes, family business succession, and the ultimate the disposition of assets. Mr. Autio's goal is to help clients feel comfortable with the process, and to attain their goal of preserving the assets they have accumulated and of passing them on to the next generation in a timely and cost-efficient manner.

In addition to estate planning, Mr. Autio regularly assists clients in the estate administration process, including probate court proceedings, trust administration and small estates, as well as other proceedings such as adoption, guardianships and conservatorships.

Areas of Estate Planning Practice

  • Living Trusts
  • Wills and Probate
  • Life Insurance Trusts
  • Lifetime Giving
  • Charitable Giving
  • Living Wills and advanced Health Care Instructions
  • Tax and Estate Planning for Business Owners
  • Special Needs Planning for Disabled Individuals
  • Estate and Gift Tax Planning
  • Estate Valuation Issues
  • Trust Administration
  • Probate Estate Administration
  • Non-Probate Administration
  • Small Estate Administration
  • Guardianships/Conservatorships

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Business Law

Mr. Autio assists a diversified client base in the planning, formation and transactions of business, including partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations. A special emphasis is placed on small and medium businesses, which are frequently dynamic, growing, and in need of ongoing legal counsel. Mr. Autio's business practice also includes the preparation and review of all types of business agreements, including purchase and sale agreements and employment related agreements.

Mr. Autio works closely with clients and their accountants and other business advisors to provide coordinated approach to planning and problem solving.

Areas of Business Law Practice:

  • Formation of Corporations and Limited Liability Companies
  • Forming and dissolving Partnerships
  • Annual Corporate and LLC Meeting and Reviews
  • Business Transactions
  • Contracts, Leases
  • Creditor Rights
  • Buying and Selling Businesses
  • Tax Planning for Business
  • Business Succession Planning
  • Tax Controversy

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Real Property Law

Mr. Autio's legal practice includes a wide variety of real estate matters, including representing clients in buying, selling, leasing, and development of property. Mr. Autio regularly assists sellers and buyers through the various stages of the purchase and sale process, beginning with letters of intent or earnest money agreements, through the negotiation and due diligence phases, to the closing and securing of purchase and transfer documents.

Areas of Real Property Law Practice:

  • Residential and Commercial Properties
  • Real Estate Purchase and Sales
  • Contracts/Deeds
  • Real Estate Negotiations
  • Commercial and Residential Leasing
  • Construction and Building Agreements
  • Real Estate Development
  • Document Preparation/Review
  • Easements & Road Maintenance Agreements
  • Restrictive Covenants (CC&Rs)
  • Homeowners Associations
  • Liens/Foreclosures
  • Landlord/Tenant Law

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Adoption Law Services

Mr. Autio sees the opportunity to assist prospective adoptive parents as an extension of his Christian faith and his belief that there is a home for every "unwanted" child . Mr. Autio's adoption practice includes independent adoptions, agency adoptions, SCSF (formerly CSD) subsidized adoptions, grandparent and step-parent adoptions, adult adoptions and foreign adoptions.

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İLaw office of Michael A. Autio, LLC
PO Box 389, Astoria, OR 97103
(503) 325-9155
Last updated on 07/01/2004