Attorneys
Kelly A. Struhs
Kelly's practice is primarily devoted to real estate transactional work. She represents clients in the development, acquisition, sale, lease, and financing of a variety of commercial office, industrial, restaurant and residential properties. She can skillfully negotiate the needs and interests of individual home owners as well as those of owners of large institutional real estate. Kelly has represented developers in the preparation of condominium filings with the Oregon Real Estate Agency for residential, commercial, and mixed-use condominiums. She also represents a variety of subdivision developers and homeowners' associations.
Areas of Practice:
Representative Cases :
Representative Matters:
- Represents major syndicator of investment real estate, including more than 100 acquisitions involving more than $2 billion in the last six years.
- Represents developer of mixed-used commercial building in urban redevelopment area.
- Represents developer of 12 unit townhome subdivision development.
- Represents various small business owners in sale of business assets.
- Represents various homeowners in easement disputes, boundary line disputes, and property sales and acquisitions.
Professional Experience:
- Stoll Berne; associate, 2005-present
- Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP, Portland, Oregon; associate, 2003-2005
- The Stolar Partnership, St. Louis, Missouri; associate, 1999-2003
Education:
- Saint Louis University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2001
- Saint Louis University School of Social Service, Honors Bachelor of Science in Social Work, minor in Political Science, magna cum laude, 1998
Admitted to Practice:
- Oregon State Bar, 2004
- Missouri State Bar, 2001
Professional Activities:
- Oregon State Bar
- Real Estate and Land Use Section, member
- Business Law Section, member
- Multnomah County Bar Association
- Board of Directors of Young Lawyer's Section, 2006-present
- Pro Bono Challenge Task Force, 2006-present
- Model Pro Bono Policy Task Force, 2006-2007
- Generation Gap Committee, 2005-2007
- Chairperson of Young Lawyer's Section Pro Bono Committee, 2005-2006
- Recipient of the Michael E. Haglund Pro Bono Award from Multnomah County Bar Association, Legal Aid Services of Oregon and Oregon Law Center, 2005
- Pro Bono Coordinating Committee, 2004-present
- Commercial Real Estate Women, 2004-present
- Charity Auction Committee, 2006-2007
- Oregon Women Lawyer's Association, 2006-present
- Urban Land Institute, 2005-present
- Young Leaders Group Committee, 2007
- Commercial Association of Realtors, 2006-present
- Membership Committee, 2007-present
- American Bar Association, 2001-present
Community Activities:
- Camp Fire USA Portland Metro Council
- Member of Board of Directors, 2004-present
- Secretary of Executive Committee, 2004-present
- Co-Chair of Annual Fundraiser, 2005