Background
Shellan, Ronald A. was born on October 17, 1949 in Everett, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Henry and Sondra Ilsa (Hess) Shellan.
Shellan, Ronald A. was born on October 17, 1949 in Everett, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Henry and Sondra Ilsa (Hess) Shellan.
University of Washington (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude. 1972); Willamette University (Juris Doctor, 1975). Beta Gamma Sigma. Associate Editor, Willamette Law Journal, 1975.
Worked at Miller, Nash, Wiener, Hager & Carlsen Limited Liability Partnership (Portland, Oregon) specializing in General Civil Practice and Litigation in all State and Federal Courts and before Federal and State Administrative Tribunals. Admiralty, Antitrust, Aviation, Banking, Bankruptcy, Communications, Construction, Corporation and Corporate Finance, Employee Benefits, Environmental, High Technology, Hospital, Immigration, Insurance, International Law, Labor Relations and Employment Law, Municipal Bond, Real Estate, School, Securities, Taxation, Timber, Transportation, Trusts and Estates, and Workers" Compensation Law. Admitted to the bar, 1975, Oregon.
1979, United States.
District Court, District of Oregon. 1982, United States. Tax Court. Beta Gamma Sigma. Associate Editor, Willamette Law Journal, 1975.
Author: "Advising Oregon Businesses, The G Reorganization - Tax Free Acquisition of the Financially Distressed Corporation," Oregon State Bar Continuing Legal Education, 1984.
Structuring Development Services Agreements in Section 42 Projects, 5 J Affordable Housing & Community Development L 175 (1996). Tax-Free Exchanges, 47 Major Tax Plan (Bachelor of Medicine) ch 14 (1995).
"Negotiating Low-Income Housing Tax-Credit Venture Agreements: Beyond the Basics," 86 J of Taxation 140 (1997). Law Clerk to Honorable Carlisle B. Roberts, Judge, Oregon Tax Court, 1975-1976.
Certified Public Accountant, Oregon, 1978.
Lecturer, University of Southern California Tax Institute, 1995. Member: Oregon State Bar (Member, Taxation Section. Chairman, 1984-1985; Member: Corporate Section.
Executive Committee, 1988-1990, Estate Planning Section).
American Bar Association (Member, Section on Taxation. Member, Committee on Sales, Exchanges and Basis, 1992).
Portland Tax Forum (Chairperson, 1988). Oregon Society of Certified Public Accountants (Member, Board of Directors, 1985-1987 and 1995.
Chairman, State and Local Taxation Committee, 1981-1982).
Founded in 1873, Miller, Nash, Wiener, Hager & Carlsen is one of the oldest and largest law firms based in the Pacific Northwest. A nationwide survey of corporate counsel conducted by International Corporate Law magazine in March 1992 ranked the firm as the best commercial law firm in Oregon.
Member: Oregon State Bar (Member, Taxation Section. Chairman, 1984-1985; Member: Corporate Section. Executive Committee, 1988-1990, Estate Planning Section).
American Bar Association (Member, Section on Taxation.
Member, Committee on Sales, Exchanges and Basis, 1992). Portland Tax Forum (Chairperson, 1988).
Oregon Society of Certified Public Accountants (Member, Board of Directors, 1985-1987 and 1995. Chairman, State and Local Taxation Committee, 1981-1982).
Married Rebecca Rae, March 24, 1972. Children: Elisabeth S., David W.