Bio of Chuck Toole
Chuck Toole and his wife of 35 years, Kathy, moved to The Dalles with their two sons in 1982. Their son, C.J., lives in The Dalles with his wife, Mandie, and their daughter Clea. Their son, Jeremy, lives in Portland with his wife Cassandra and their son, Lyric.
Chuck has degrees in accounting from the University of Oregon and in law from Willamette University. He also has an LL.M. in taxation from the McGeorge School of Law. He is currently a partner in the The Dalles law firm of Dunn, Toole, Carter & Coats, LLP, licensed to practice law in both Oregon and Washington. His practice is limited primarily to tax and estate planning for families and family businesses in the Mid-Columbia region. He also helps clients with real estate matters and transactions and purchases and sales of local area businesses.
In addition to his legal work, Chuck has been heavily involved with community activities, including acting as pro bono advisor to several regional charitable organizations and frequent speaking appearances on taxation and estate planning. Currently he is a board member of the Columbia Gorge Community College Foundation and a member of the Providence Foundation Planned Giving Advisory Committee.
Chuck and Kathy especially love spending time with their grandchildren and hope for more time with them in the future.