Christopher K. Robinson, a member of the Oregon State Bar since 1977, has more than 25 years of real estate and ad valorem property taxation experience. He has successfully represented clients in all types of complex property tax matters.
Robinson is also a licensed real estate broker and president of Property Research Ltd., a property tax consulting company he established in 1987. He is a member of Associated Oregon Industries, the Association of Washington Business, CoreNet Global, the Institute of Property Taxation, and the Appraisal Institute. He holds a bachelor of science from Oregon State University and a doctor of jurisprudence from Lewis & Clark Law School. Robinson is a member of the Corporate Counsel, Real Estate, Land Use, and Taxation sections of the Oregon State Bar. He authored an update on ad valorem taxation for the 2003 Continuing Legal Education Cumulative Supplement, Regulation and Taxation of Real Estate, published by the Oregon State Bar. He has also taught courses in real estate law at Portland Community College.
Robinson is an accomplished litigator before the Oregon Tax Court and the Oregon Supreme Court. He has been active in the legislative process, helping pass legislation to protect taxpayer rights and provide clarity on complex property tax valuation issues. Robinson was a member of the legislative work group that wrote the special assessment legislation for affordable housing (ORS 308.701, et seq) enacted by the 2001 Oregon Legislature. He also helped write legislation (HB 2659) in 2005 that clarified the eligibility period for a property tax refund in Oregon. More recently, he has worked with the 2007-08 Washington State Legislature on the approval of HB 1450, providing for the property valuation of low-income rental housing. On several occasions he has spoken at seminars about the methodology for assessing properties.