Anne provides general counsel and assistance to small businesses from the formation stage, through growth and operations, to business succession, purchases, and sales.

Anne's practice focuses on:
- Corporate and business transactions
- Business purchases and sales
- Business succession planning and estate planning
- Contracts and intellectual property licensing
- Trademark and copyright advice and protection
- Employment contracts and general advice for employers

While Anne's expertise and professional experience apply to a myriad of industries, she specializes in the creative, food and beverage, and entertainment industries.  She also represents professional service firms.

Anne values her long-term client relationships, which enable her to truly know a business and its owners and to better advocate for their individual needs.  Anne believes in drafting contracts that clients can easily read and understand and aims to provide practical, thorough, and personalized legal services.

Before joining IdeaLegal, Anne was a partner at Wyse Kadish LLP.  She currently serves on the boards of Independent Venue Coalition and Oregon Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.  As a musician, she is committed to supporting the arts through her volunteer and pro bono work.  She provides pro bono legal assistance to local non-profits, previously served on the boards of MusicFestNW and Disjecta, and was the pro bono attorney for the Portland Film Festival.

Anne has been rated "AV preeminent" by Martindale-Hubbell and was named a "Rising Star" in Superlawyers magazine 2009-2011.

Anne received her JD from Lewis and Clark Law School.  She is originally from Baltimore and received a BA in Music, cum laude, from Skidmore College.