Shouka Rezvani

Shouka Rezvani is the founder and principal of Rezvani Law & Consulting LLC. Prior to founding Rezvani Law & Consulting LLC, Shouka was Chair of the Nonprofit and Tax-Exempt Entities Law Practice Group at Tonkon Torp LLP. With almost 30 years of experience representing nonprofits as outside legal counsel, Shouka also has served nonprofits in capacities ranging from board member to officer to a staff member. Shouka works with nonprofits from a perspective that understands their unique strengths and challenges.

Shouka has served as outside counsel to both operating and non-operating private foundations, as well as public charities and other tax-exempt entities. She counsels nonprofits on all facets of their operations, governance, and compliance with the laws regulating the independent sector, from formation to dissolution. She has advised nonprofit boards regarding their fiduciary duties, and has assisted with strategic planning to evaluate joint ventures, mergers, chapters, and other models for collaboration to expand mission. She has additional experience evaluating models and governance through a lens cognizant of principles of diversity, equity and inclusivity.

Shouka has interfaced with in-house counsel and marketing staff at national and international corporations to assist with building employee relief funds and foundations that further corporate community involvement and align with charitable intent.

Shouka has experience working with educators and other community groups to establish charter schools in the Portland area. She has worked with clients to explain and meet state charter school legal requirements, submit charter school applications, and develop and implement the pre and post-operational steps necessary for opening a charter school.

Shouka’s practice includes wealth planning to effectuate personal and financial goals, through the drafting and implementation of trusts, wills, and other planning documents. She also specializes in the preparation of specialty trusts including life insurance trusts, charitable remainder trusts, generation-skipping trusts, Crummey trusts, and title-holding trusts.