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Gile Downes was born and raised in Fairbanks,
Alaska. He graduated from Seattle University
in 1965. He attended the University
of Colorado graduate school in political
science, and obtained his law degree
at Stanford University in 1969. Gile
and his wife Melinda are the parents
of three grown children and are newly
grandparents. True to his heritage,
Gile still enjoys hiking, boating and
the outdoors.
Gile moved to Portland in 1969 and worked
for Schuler, Rankin, Myers, Walsh &
Ragen until 1974. In 1974, Jensen, DeFrancq
& Holmes invited him to join the firm.
Gile worked closely with Theodore B.
Jensen, who was then the senior member
of the firm.
Gile's law practice is office oriented
and focuses on real estate brokerage
and transactional law, general business
law and estate planning and settlement.
He has extensive experience in drafting
real estate agreements and forms. Gile
is currently the general counsel to
several residential real estate brokerage
companies in the Portland metropolitan
area.
Gile counsels corporations and businesses
on a regular basis. Approximately one-third
of his law practice is providing business
advice and expertise. Gile acts as registered
agent for approximately 30 corporations
and limited liability companies.
Gile's expertise extends to estate planning
and estate settlement. He has drafted
hundreds of estate plans. He also excels
in estate settlement, both probate and
non-probate. He works closely with an
accountant to assure tax returns are
properly prepared and timely filed,
and that assets are transferred correctly
and efficiently. Gile specializes in
the Oregon probate process, having successfully
settled many estates of Oregon residents.
During his career he has authored and
revised a chapter on Real Estate Licensees
for the Real Property handbook series
published by the Oregon State Bar for
its members. For 20 years he was a registered
lobbyist in Oregon, frequently representing
the interests of the real estate community
before both the Oregon Real Estate Agency
and the Oregon Legislature.
Gile's most remarkable trait is that
his secretary has been with him for
over 20 years.
Areas of Practice:
Real estate, business and estate planning.
Bar Admissions: Oregon,
1969
Memberships: Multnomah
County Bar Association, Oregon State
Bar Association, American Bar Association.
Education: Seattle
University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1965),
University of Colorado at Boulder, Stanford
University (J.D., 1969).
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