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John Draneas is an attorney at Draneas & Huglin in Lake Oswego, Oregon. His practice focuses on business and tax planning, primarily for closely-held businesses and their owners with an emphasis in all areas of federal and state income taxation, estate planning, tax controversies, and he represents car collectors as an important part of his practice. Automotive enthusiasts will recognize John from his writing in Sports Car Market magazine’s Legal Files where he has contributed for over 10 years. He raced SCCA in the Spec Racer Ford class and won a region championship in 2013. John’s one of the founder so f Friends of PIR, a non-profit which supports the Portland International Raceway. He is the organizer of the Oregon Festival of Cars, an event he’s been involved with for over 20 years and he’s the past President of the Oregon Porsche Club region.
SHOW SPONSORS
Covercraft • MetronGarage • Christopher Kimball Financial Services
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE
“Find something you’re good at and make it fun.”
CAREER & LIFE CHALLENGES
Losing his job early in his career that eventually lead to John starting his own practice.
FIRST SPECIAL VEHICLE
A Pontiac GTO
AUTOMOTIVE ADVICE
Pay someone who knows what he’s doing to fix your car.
RESOURCES
BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
Love In The Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
PARTING WORDS OF ADVICE
Stick with it and have fun.
WHERE TO FIND JOHN
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John – Just saw your smiling mug on the SCM article. I would love to find out more about the Oregon Festival of Cars. Next time I see you at PIR, i will make sure to ask you about it.