Brian Haggerty
Brian Haggerty is a lawyer focusing his practice on estate planning and elder law. Brian graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Michigan State University in 1979, and earned his Juris Doctor degree, with a certificate in Federal tax law, from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College in 1997, passing the Oregon bar the following year. In between, Brian spent twelve years as a tax consultant, and keeps current on the tax aspects of his legal work. Brian is a member of the Elder Law Section of the Oregon State Bar, and serves on the executive committee of the Section.
Brian is divorced, with two children, son Jay and daughter Nicole. Brian is a volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician with the Newport Fire Department, and is on the boards of the Pacific Communities Hospital Foundation, the Friends of Yaquina Lighthouses, the Newport Chamber of Commerce, and the Oregon Coast Community College Foundation. Brian’s interests include music, and he performs in musical theater with Newport’s Porthole Players. In addition, Brian is a member of the Barbershop Harmony Society, and sings tenor with the Oregon Coastal Aires barbershop chorus and the Harbor Knights quartet.
“There isn’t one estate plan that fits everybody,” Brian says of his practice. “With each client, we have to consider the extent and nature of their assets, as well as their particular family dynamics and goals, in order to craft the plan that best carries out the client’s wishes.”
Email Brian at bhaggerty@newportlaw.com