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Attorney Profile
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Michael A. Autio's legal practice emphasizes
estate planning, business formation and transactions,
charitable giving, real property matters and
nonprofit organizations.
Mr. Autio
has been private law practice since 1991, and has worked
with both small and larger law firms in Oregon and
Washington. His legal practice has included extensive
experience in estate planning as well as business
transactions, with an emphasis on closely held businesses
and their owners.
Most recently prior to
returning to Astoria, Michael worked as a tax attorney in a leading
national pension consulting firm specializing in
nonqualified deferred compensation plans, where his
clients included several of the nation's largest Fortune
500 companies.
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Professional Qualifications/Education
| Master of
Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation, University of Washington
Law School., Seattle, Washington |
| Doctor of
Jurisprudence (J.D.), Willamette University College
of Law, Salem, Oregon |
| Master of Business
Administration (M.B.A.), Atkinson
Graduate School of Management, Willamette University,
Salem, Oregon |
| Certificate,
London Law Programme (in International Law), University
of Notre Dame Law School, London, England. |
| Bachelor
of Arts (B.A.), Public
Administration/Political Science, Oregon State University,
Corvallis, Oregon |
 Admitted
to practice law in Oregon and Washington |
| Admitted
to United States District Court, District of Oregon and
Western District of Washington. |
Professional Affiliations
| Oregon
State Bar (Estate Planning, Business & Tax Sections) |
| Washington
Bar Associations (Real Property Probate & Trust and
Tax Sections) |
| American
Bar Association (Tax Section) |
| Multnomah
County Bar Association |
| Clatsop
County Bar Association |
| Member, National
Academy of Elder Law Attorneys |
Activities
Frequent Public
Speaking and Writing Engagements, Board of Directors, Columbia Memorial
Hospital Foundation; Chair, Clatsop County Republican Party; Board of Directors, Clatsop Community College Foundation; Board of Directors, United Way of
Clatsop County (1996 Treasurer); Board of Directors, Knappa Schools Foundation;
Board of Directors, Knappa Water Association; Adjunct Instructor of Political
Science (1994-1996), Clatsop Community
College; Clatsop County Bar Association
(1996 Secretary/Treasurer ); Coastal Community Tennis Association
(1995-1997, Secretary).
Personal
Michael is a native of Clatsop County, Oregon. Mike and his wife Kate have two children, Alex and
Grace, and live on a 73 acre farm in Brownsmead outside of Astoria.
In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Autio is also involved in
his family manufacturing business, Autio
Company, near Astoria.
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