Janice Hatton

Estate Planning, Trust & Estate Administration, Elder Law, Guardianships & Conservatorships

Janice’s practice focuses on taxable estate planning, trust and probate administrations, Medicaid planning, Guardianships and Conservatorships and general elder law.

Janice earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and History from the College of Idaho. Janice moved to Eugene in 1987 to attend the university of Oregon School of Law, and received her J.D. in 1990.

Janice originally joined Thorp Purdy in 1997 and was a shareholder from 2002 through 2013. Janice re-joined Thorp Purdy in 2023 as an of counsel attorney.

Janice grew up in Bend, Oregon and maintains an active involvement in serving clients in Central Oregon, as well as Lane County.

Janice is also a member of the Oregon State Bar’s Estate Planning and Administration Section, for which she served as an executive board member for several years.

Janice previously worked as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Oregon Law School where she taught the Estate and Gift Tax course from 2007 through 2019.

Since 2009, Janice has been listed in Best Lawyers in America for the areas of Elder Law and Trust and Estates.

In her spare time, Janice enjoys alpine and Nordic skiing and traveling with her husband.

Publications & Presentations
- - Adjunct Professor, Estate & Gift Tax, University of Oregon School of Law
  - Author, Oregon State Bar CLE Publication: Administering Oregon Estates, Chapter 6
  - Oregon Law Institute (2007) Program Speaker – Probate Primer: “Creditor Claims in Probate”
  - Oregon State Bar (2005) Program Speaker – Tools of the Trade for the Elder Law Practitioner: “Revocable Living Trusts and Medicaid”
  - Oregon State Bar (2001) Program Speaker – Estate Planning and Probate Cases: “Guardianship and Conservatorship Update”
  - Oregon State Bar Estate Planning & Administration Section Newsletter, Volume XIII, NO. 3 (1996) “Preserving the Status of Community Property”

Bar Admissions
- - Oregon State Bar – 1990
  - Lane County Bar Association

Education
- - The College of Idaho (B.A., 1987, Political Science and History); Magna Cum Laude, Phi Eta Sigma, Lawrence Henry Gipson Scholar
  - University of Oregon School of Law (J.D., 1990); Estate Planning Certificate

Areas of Practice
- - Estate Planning
  - Taxable Estate Planning
  - Elder Law
  - Medicaid Planning
  - Probates & Trust Administrations
  - Guardianships & Conservatorships

Community Involvement
- - Eugene area Nordic Ski Teams, Coach (2000-2019)
  - Springfield Rotary Club (1997-2007)
  - Springfield Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors (2001)