Victoria Bejarano Muirhead

Victoria Bejarano Muirhead advises nonprofit organizations on a range of matters, including formation and tax exemption, governance and related corporate matters, charitable giving, and regulatory compliance.  Victoria also supports purpose-driven companies in the creation and management of perpetual purpose trusts and corporate foundations.

To effectively serve clients, Victoria draws on her experience in nonprofit development. Prior to becoming an attorney, Victoria worked at Stanford University, Oregon Health & Science University Foundation, and Innovation Law Lab. During Victoria’s time in law school, she was a summer associate at Stoel Rives and served as the editor in chief of the Lewis & Clark Law Review.

Education

Lewis & Clark Law School, J.D., 2022, summa cum laude, rank 2/156; Editor in Chief, Lewis & Clark Law Review; Business Law Certificate; Cornelius Honor Society

Stanford University, B.A., English with University Distinction, 2013; Stanford Debate Society

Admissions

Oregon

Languages

• Advises charitable and social welfare organizations on all stages in the lifecycle, from incorporation under state law to obtaining tax-exempt status from the IRS, to ongoing compliance with state and federal law, to dissolution.
• Partners with board directors, trustees, and officers on governance matters, including bylaws and policy development.
• Counsels private foundations on statutory and regulatory requirements, including grantmaking and excise taxes on prohibited activities such as self-dealing.
• Represents clients in gift planning and administration matters, including modification of restricted funds and charitable trusts.
• Advises nonprofit organizations, particularly higher education institutions, on risk and compliance following the Supreme Court’s race-based admissions decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard.
• Works with individuals to execute complex charitable giving strategies, including the creation of charitable trusts and charitable remainder trusts.
• Assists companies in transition to purpose-driven ownership model through creation of noncharitable perpetual purpose (stewardship) trusts.

Insights & Presentations

• “FDIC Changes Deposit Insurance Regulations for Accounts Owned By Trusts,” Stoel Rives LLP legal alert, October 30, 2023
• “‘I’d Never Let My Sister Do It’: Exploitation Within the U.S. Au Pair Program,” 26 Lewis & Clark L. Rev. 241, 2022
• “Oregon Chief Justice Enacts Rule to Keep ICE Out of Courthouses” (co-author), Multnomah Lawyer, February 2020

Publications

• Lewis & Clark Law School, Community Service Honors Award, 2019–2022
• ABA National Negotiation Competition, Quarterfinalist, 2021
• ABA Regional Negotiation Competition, Finalist, 2020 and 2021

Professional

• Lewis & Clark Law Review, Editor in Chief, 2021–2022

Civic

• Janus Youth Programs, Board Member, 2023–present
• Oregon Public Broadcasting, Planned Giving Advisory Council, Member, 2022–present
• Stanford Association of Oregon, Board Member, 2018–present
• Rabbit Advocates, Volunteer, 2017–present