Susan Bock is a Partner in the Firm's Portland office and a member of the Corporate practice group. Ms. Bock's practice includes advising clients in the areas of income, estate, and gift taxes, counseling trustees and beneficiaries, charitable planning, international estate planning and trust administration, and working with families and closely held businesses to achieve business succession planning and the creation of small family businesses. Ms. Bock assists a number of tax-exempt organizations and donors, helping to form charitable entities and advising them with respect to ongoing administration.

Ms. Bock's practice focuses on high net worth individuals and their unique issues, working with her clients to achieve their planning goals across many disciplines through coordination with their advisors and other legal professionals.

Before joining Buchalter, Ms. Bock worked as a partner in another Portland firm and as an attorney with firms in Eugene, Cincinnati, Charlotte, and Philadelphia. Now, Ms. Bock practices across the Pacific Northwest helping clients in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and across state lines.

Bar Admissions
Oregon

Idaho

Washington

U.S. Tax Court

Education
Duke University School of Law, J.D. and LL.M., Order of the Coif

Bryn Mawr College, A.B., Russian, magna cum laude

New Year Probate Law Changes 2026

Susan Bock, Presenter at the Advanced Estate Planning Seminar for Oregon State Bar CLE

Susan Bock, Panelist for Oregon State Bar Advanced Estate Planning Seminar

Susan Bock, Publisher for Oregon Professional Liability Fund

Susan Bock, Contributor to Practical Law Attorney Guides

Susan Bock, Author of "Tax Issues in Postmortem Administration"

Susan Bock, Author of "Rule Against Perpetuities"

Susan Bock, Speaker at Oregon State Bar CLE Webinar

Susan Bock, Co-Author of "Opinion: Is now the time to make a large gift?"

Susan Bock, Speaker at Oregon State Bar Advanced Estate Planning Seminar

Susan Bock, Author of "Top Five Considerations for Estate Planning"