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Shouka Rezvani

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Overview

Shouka is the Chair of the firm's Nonprofit Organizations Practice Group. She has served as outside counsel to both operating and non-operating private foundations, as well as public charities and other tax-exempt entities. She counsels nonprofits on all facets of their operations, governance, and compliance with the laws regulating the independent sector, from formation to dissolution.

She has advised nonprofit boards regarding their fiduciary duties, and has assisted with strategic planning to evaluate joint ventures, mergers, chapters, and other models for collaboration to expand mission.

Shouka has interfaced with in-house counsel and marketing staff at national and international corporations to assist with building employee relief funds and foundations that further corporate community involvement and align with charitable intent.

Shouka has experience working with educators and other community groups to establish charter schools in the Portland area. She has worked with clients to explain and meet state charter school legal requirements, submit charter school applications, and develop and implement the pre and post-operational steps necessary for opening a charter school.

Shouka also is a member of the firm's Estate Planning Practice Group. Her practice includes wealth planning to effectuate personal and financial goals, through the drafting and implementation of trusts, wills, and other planning documents, and the administration of both probate and non-probate estates. She also specializes in the preparation of specialty trusts including life insurance trusts, charitable remainder trusts, generation-skipping trusts, Crummey trusts, and title-holding trusts.

Shouka has served on the firm's hiring and diversity committees.

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Get To Know

Drawn to the global perspectives inherent in immersion education, Shouka  became involved with Portland’s only public French grade school, Le Monde French Immersion Public Charter School, before it even opened. She joined the nonprofit's board in 2012 and provided pro bono legal support to help it draft governance documents, establish tax-exempt status, and obtain a charter contract with the Portland Public School District. A self-professed Francophile, Shouka is fulfilling her desire to create equitable access to exceptional educational opportunities in public education by working as Le Monde’s Executive Director.
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Featured Work

Tonkon Torp Helps World of Speed Keep Rolling

Tonkon Torp is proud to serve as the general counsel of The World of Speed, a nonprofit organization that provides a space where the Oregon community can gather, learn and preserve the motorsports culture of the Northwest. Find details and more featured cases here.

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Community Involvement & Activities


The Oregon Community Foundation
Metropolitan Portland Leadership Council Member

Oregon State Bar Nonprofit Law Section
Executive Committee Member

Keller Foundation
Board Member

Le Monde Immersion
Board President

Marathon Scholars
Founding Partner, Former Chair, and Former Trustee

Oregon Foundation for Reproductive Health Advisory Council
Former Council Member

Young Audiences of Oregon
Former Board Member

Reed College Alumni Board
Former Board Member
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Professional Memberships

American Bar Association
Estate Planning Council of Portland
Multnomah Bar Association
National Committee on Planned Giving
Northwest Planned Giving Roundtable
Oregon Women Lawyers
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Awards & Recognition

The Best Lawyers in America

The Best Lawyers in America

2011-2021, Nonprofit/Charities Law
2011-2021, Trusts & Estates

Martindale-Hubbell

2012, Client Distinction Award
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Recent News

8.20.2020

Best Lawyers in America® Includes 49 Tonkon Torp Attorneys on 2021 List

Forty-nine Tonkon Torp lawyers representing 36 practice areas have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021. A majority of attorneys have been named to the peer-review list in past years, and most have been recognized for more…
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6.18.2020

Tonkon Torp Webinar Provides Guidance to Nonprofit Board Members Serving in a Pandemic

Tonkon Torp hosted a webinar to help nonprofit board members navigate their service during the COVID-19 pandemic. Shouka Rezvani, Chair of the firm’s Nonprofit and Tax-Exempt Entities Practice Group, moderated the conversation with business law…
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2.6.2020

Four Tonkon Torp Attorneys Appointed to OSB Section Executive Committees

Four Tonkon Torp attorneys have been appointed to the Executive Committees of their respective Oregon State Bar (OSB) sections.
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8.15.2019

2020 List for Best Lawyers in America® Includes 48 Tonkon Torp Attorneys

Forty-eight Tonkon Torp lawyers representing 39 practice areas have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2020. A majority of attorneys have been named to the list in past years, and most have been recognized for more than five…
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8.17.2018

Best Lawyers in America® Names 51 Tonkon Torp Attorneys to 2019 List

Fifty-one Tonkon Torp lawyers representing 41 practice areas have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2019. Nearly all attorneys have been named to the list in past years, and have been recognized for more than five years
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5.23.2018

Tonkon Torp Hosts Harvard Business School Association of Oregon Event

Led by Shouka Rezvani, Tonkon Torp hosted the Harvard Business School Association of Oregon for a Project Pitch event on May 22. Tonkon's nonprofit clients were invited to the event which gave Portland-area nonprofit organizations an opportunity to…
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4.17.2018

Tonkon Torp Sponsors Le Monde Gala

Tonkon Torp was a sponsor at Le Monde French Immersion Public Charter School's La Fête Gala on April 13. Shouka Rezvani is president of Le Monde's board of directors.
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10.5.2017

Shouka Rezvani Covers Ethical Issues Related to Running Private Foundations and Public Charities

Tonkon Torp attorney Shouka Rezvani recently participated in a Foundation Philanthropy Forum panel hosted by the Oregon Community Foundation. The panel focused on ethical issues related to running a public charity or private foundation. During the…
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8.16.2017

Best Lawyers in America® Names 49 Tonkon Torp Attorneys to 2018 List

Forty-nine Tonkon Torp lawyers representing 39 practice areas have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2018. Nearly all attorneys have been named to the list in past years, and have been recognized for more than five years…
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5.26.2017

Shouka Rezvani Attends National Conference for Tax-Exempt Organizations in Washington, D. C.

As chair of the Tonkon Torp Nonprofit & Tax-Exempt Entities practice group, Shouka Rezvani counsels nonprofits on all facets of their operations and governance, and on compliance with the laws regulating the independent sector – from formation to…
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Publications & Presentations


"Ethical Considerations Related to Public Charities and Private Foundations," Oregon Community Foundation, September 2017

"Is it the Beginning of the End of the Estate Tax?" Estate & Charitable Planning, Portland Business Journal, March 2017

"Nonprofit Board Service," Professional Advisor's Forum, Oregon Jewish Community Foundation, January 2017

“Thought Leader Forum: The State of Oregon Nonprofits,” Portland Business Journal, December 2016

"The Intersection of Nonprofits and School Law: An Introduction to Public Charter and Basic School Law," Current Topics for Nonprofits, OSB Nonprofit Law Section, September 2016

"New Online Form 1023-EZ Makes Applying for Recognition of 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Status Easier," Oregon State Bar NOLS Newsletter, Fall 2014

"Navigating the Rules of Serving on Nonprofit Boards," Multnomah Bar Association, April 2014

"Writing Bylaws That Solve More Problems than They Cause," Nonprofit Law CLE: Tips from Pros and Practitioners, Oregon State Bar Nonprofit Organizations Law Section, March 2014
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Services

Estate Planning Nonprofit Organizations
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Education

J.D., cum laude, Willamette University College of Law, 1994

B.A., Reed College, 1990
Presidential Commendation for Academic Excellence
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Bar & Court Admissions

Oregon State Bar
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