Kersten A. Broms

About Kersten A. Broms

Kersten A. Broms is Senior Counsel in the Buchalter Portland office and a member of the Corporate practice group. Kersten advises individuals in the areas of U.S. and international estate planning; income, estate, and gift taxation; estate and trust administration; fiduciary and beneficiary matters; and agency-level tax controversy. She helps clients develop and implement complex estate planning, establish family limited liability companies and trusts (grantor, non-grantor, generation-skipping, spousal, dynasty, personal residence, insurance, and other specialty trusts), and works with families and closely held businesses on succession planning and gifting strategies.Kersten also advises businesses on various aspects of U.S. federal income taxation, including S corporation compliance, international structuring and taxation, and other corporate tax matters. Prior to becoming an attorney, Kersten had a career in the financial industry as a personal financial advisor for nine years. She has a direct approach and no-nonsense attitude with a focus on building trust and developing long-term relationships with her clients.

Experience

1. Senior Counsel

   Buchalter

   Mar 2026 — Present · Portland, OR, US

   Tax, Trusts and Estates

Education

• Temple University Beasley School of Law, Japan Campus

  Visiting Student, International Law

  2016 — 2016

• University of Washington

  n/a, Society and Justice

  1999 — 2001

• Midwestern State University

  Bachelor of Science, cum laude, Criminal Justice, Psychology

  2001 — 2002

• Peking University

  Introduction to Chinese Law

  2014 — 2014

• New York University School of Law

  Master of Laws (LL.M.), Taxation

  2016 — 2017

• Lewis & Clark Law School

  Juris Doctor (J.D.)

  2013 — 2016

Skills

• High Net Worth Individuals
• Legal Writing
• Asset Allocation
• Saving for Education
• Strategic Planning
• Financial Advisory
• Uniform Combined State Law
• Nonprofits
• Global Structuring
• Process Improvement
• Equities
• 401k
• Tax Law
• Financial Services
• Intellectual Property Valuation
• Research
• Finra
• Financial Planning
• International Tax
• Investment Advisory Services
• Investment Management
• Corporate Tax
• Social Media
• Personal Income Tax
• Tax
• Intercompany Transactions
• Alternative Investments
• Financial Planners
• Legal Research
• Investment Advisory
• Finance
• Securities
• Public Speaking
• Relationship Management
• Transfer Pricing
• Employee Benefits