Kimberly Pray

Kimberly Pray - Managing Partner

Kimberly Pray

Attorney + Principal

Practice Areas

Trusts & Estates

Business & Nonprofit Organizations

Taxation

Bar Admissions

Oregon State Bar (2008)

Education

University of Washington School of Law, LL.M. in Taxation
Seattle, WA

Gonzaga University School of Law, Juris Doctor
Spokane, WA

  • Notes & Comments Editor, Gonzaga Law Review
  • Moot Court Honors Council 

Brown University, Sc.B., Environmental Science 
Providence, R.I.

With an advanced degree in taxation and an interdisciplinary background in law, business, and non-profits, Kimberly’s practice includes trusts & estates, including estate planning, probate, and trust administration, taxation, as well as advising businesses and tax-exempt organizations.

Kimberly Pray advises Oregonians across generations on estate planning, probate, and trust administration, with experience ranging from high-net-worth clients to those with modest estates. Her practice includes charitable giving, business succession, and complex state and federal tax issues.

She also counsels startups, benefit corporations, and nonprofits on tax, governance, and transactions, and represents clients in federal and state tax controversies. Kimberly has extensive experience with tax-exempt organizations of all sizes and missions, advising on exemption, governance, lobbying, UBIT, grantmaking, and social enterprise structures.

A founding director of The Commons Law Center and founder of Catalyst Law, Kimberly previously served as General Counsel at a financial consulting firm, practiced at a small law firm, and taught as an adjunct instructor at the University of Oregon School of Law.

Before entering law, Kimberly spent nearly a decade working in nonprofit leadership and development. Originally from Eugene, she enjoys life in Oregon with her family, as well as gardening and travel.