Kell, Alterman & Runstein, L.L.P.

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  • Established in 1929
  • Firm Size 20
  • Our clients rely on Kell, Alterman & Runstein to deliver effective, cost-efficient, and pragmatic legal solutions to their business, environmental, creditors' rights, litigation, estate, trademark, tax, and family law challenges.

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    4.8/5.0 (39)
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Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
  • Silver Client Champion
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About this firm

Since 1929, Kell, Alterman & Runstein, L.L.P. has provided regional and national clients with premier representation in a range of legal work, including all aspects of business law, environmental law, family issues, and litigation. After more than 80 years, we still follow the same principles on which our firm was founded: vigorous advocacy, the highest levels of client service, and active community involvement. We represent clients throughout the Pacific Northwest from our offices in Portland and Vancouver.

We build the value and the strength of our client relationships on a strong foundation: understanding and advancing our clients' goals. Kell, Alterman & Runstein has earned a reputation as a professional and welcoming firm that provides timely, effective, and thoughtful legal representation and services to individuals, families, and businesses of all sizes.

We draw on over two centuries of collective experience to provide each Kell, Alterman & Runstein client consistently excellent legal services. Martindale-Hubbell, a national directory of attorneys, has awarded several of our attorneys its prestigious AV Preeminent rating, a recognition of their high ethical standards and legal ability. Attorneys from our firm have also been selected as Best Lawyers in America.

Attorneys at Kell, Alterman & Runstein contribute to our local communities through service on the boards of directors of the Anti-Defamation League, Portland State University Foundation, American Red Cross, Oregon Association of Children with Learning Disabilities, Oregon Advocacy Center (now known as Disability Rights Oregon), American Cancer Society, and Portland Energy Conservation, Inc. They also support community partners like New Avenues for Youth, Oregon Lawyers against Hunger, Legal Aid Services of Oregon, and the MacDonald Center.

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Areas of Practice (27)

  • Commercial Law
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Probate
  • Creditors Rights
  • Environmental
  • Litigation
  • Taxation
  • Intellectual Property
  • Patents
  • Real Estate
  • Securities Law
  • Trade Secrets
  • Trademarks
  • Family Law
  • Divorce
  • Personal Injury
  • Immigration Law
  • Products Liability
  • Franchises and Franchising
  • Employment
  • Civil Rights
  • Utility Law
  • Zoning, Planning and Land Use
  • Automobile Accidents
  • Truck Accidents
  • Motorcycle Accidents
  • Slip and Fall

People (20)

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Clifford B. Alterman
(Deceased)
(1925-1995)
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Portland, OR
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Raymond M. Kell
(Deceased)
(1911-1991)
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Portland, OR
Susan T. Alterman: Attorney with Kell, Alterman & Runstein, L.L.P.
Susan T. Alterman
Partner
5.0
Portland, OR

Commercial Lending, including structuring, documenting and closing complex credit facilities, Creditors' Rights Enforcement, including enforcing Lender remedies for credit facilities in default, Commercial Transactions, Commercial Real Estate Finance, Corporate Finance View More

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Ted E. Runstein: Attorney with Kell, Alterman & Runstein, L.L.P.
Ted E. Runstein
Retired Partner
5.0
Portland, OR

Personal Injury Litigation, Business Litigation, General Litigation, Family Law, Commercial Law, Maritime Law, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Real Estate Law, Trust and Estate Litigation View More

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Stuart Barker: Attorney with Kell, Alterman & Runstein, L.L.P.
Stuart Barker
Attorney
No Reviews
Portland, OR

Business Litigation, General Litigation, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Slip and Fall, Automobile Accidents, Trucking Accidents, Head and Spinal Injuries View More

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Brett E. Engel: Attorney with Kell, Alterman & Runstein, L.L.P.
Brett E. Engel
Partner
2.8
25 Reviews
Portland, OR

Family Law, Domestic Partnerships, Adoptions, Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce, Community Property Law, Legal Separation, Marital Agreements, Marital Property Law, Marital Property Settlements, Matrimonial Law, Palimony, Parental Rights, Paternity, Post Divorce Modification, Post Nuptial Agreements, Premarital Agreements, Spousal Support, Visitation Rights View More

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Robert E. Kabacy: Attorney with Kell, Alterman & Runstein, L.L.P.
Robert E. Kabacy
Partner
4.4
13 Reviews
Portland, OR , 
Vancouver, WA
+ 1 more

General Business, Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Business and Corporate Law, Taxation View More

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Lee Davis Kell: Attorney with Kell, Alterman & Runstein, L.L.P.
Lee Davis Kell
Partner
5.0
Portland, OR

Business Law, Closely Held Businesses, Estate Planning and Administration, Solid Waste Management, Arbitration and Mediation, Business and Corporate Law, Employment Law, Environmental and Natural Resources Law, Government Regulation and Relations, Real Estate Law, Taxation View More

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Peer Reviews

4.8/5.0 (39 reviews)

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.8/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.8/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.8/5.0

  • Communication

    4.7/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.8/5.0
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