Melissa F. Busley, Associate

Dunn Carney Allen Higgins & Tongue LLP

Melissa Busley is an associate in the Wills and Estates team and Tax team. Her practices include preparation of wills and trusts, advising clients on estate and gift tax matters, trust administration, charitable gifting, and tax-exempt organization matters.

Melissa grew up in the small southwest Washington town of Kelso and attended Washington State University, where she was named Outstanding Graduating Senior in the College of Liberal Arts. Melissa attended law school at the University of Oregon where she was an associate editor of the Oregon Review of International Law. After law school, she obtained a graduate law degree in taxation at the University of Washington. In recognition of her work at the University of Washington, Melissa received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Taxation of Trusts and Estates and Taxation of S Corporations. Prior to joining Dunn Carney in 2007, Melissa practiced in Eugene, Oregon for three years.

Bar Admissions:

• Oregon, 2004
• Washington, 2009

Education:

• University of Washington School of Law, Graduate Program in Taxation, LL.M., 2004
• University of Oregon School of Law, J.D., 2003
• Washington State University, B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude, 2000

Honors and Awards:

• Outstanding Graduating Senior in College of Liberal Arts Washington State University, 2000
• CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Taxation of Trusts and Estates and Taxation of S Corporations, University of Washington, 2004

Publications:

• Dunn Carney Enews, "Are you spending too much time at your vacation home?  The IRS may think so."
• Dunn Carney Enews, "A Charitable Reminder: New Reporting Rule and Other Reminders"

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Oregon State Bar
• Multnomah Bar Association
• Oregon Women Lawyers
• American Cancer Society Hope Ball Planning Committee, 2008 - 2010