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Oregon Legal Ethics: Lawyers Who ?Stiff? Other Lawyers

Posted on September 21, 2010
There were several interesting articles in the August / September 2010 Oregon State Bar (OSB) Bulletin (or link from OSB archives), including one on ?missing and misunderstood? evidence, another on unbundled legal practice (aka limited scope legal assistance), and this one on lawyers who don?t pay other lawyers for costs incurred on their clients? behalf (behalves?)...

Oregon Voter Registration Deadline, October 12, 2010

Posted on September 20, 2010
It?s not too late to register to vote!It?s not too late to register to vote!It?s not too late to register to vote!Assuming, of course, that you are reading this BEFORE October 12, 2010.Visit the Oregon Secretary of State Election Division or your county election office for information on registering online or in person...

Oregon Supreme Court: What is a ?Roof? for Insurance Purposes?

Posted on September 17, 2010
Dewsnup v. Farmers Insurance Company of Oregon, (SC 057895), decided September 16, 2010:Supreme Court Media Release:??Today, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled that, based on plaintiffs' expert's affidavit, the question whether a roof, after a homeowner has begun to disassemble and repair it, remained a "roof" for the purposes of a homeowners' insurance policy, was a question of fact that must be decided by a jury rather than being determined by a judge on summary judgment?...

Superheroes in Court - Courtrooms in Comics (at Yale Law School)

Posted on September 16, 2010
After highlighting Yale Law School Dogs in a previous blog post, I would be remiss if I omit a blog post on their rare book exhibit on Courtrooms in Comic Books.(From the exhibit, "Superheroes in Court! Lawyers, Law and Comic Books", curated by Mark S...

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New Oregon State Bar Book: "Rights of Foreign Nationals"

Posted on September 16, 2010
The OSB has had a winning line-up of new books released this year, and the latest one "Rights of Foreign Nationals"is as welcome to lawyers and law librarians as the previous titles were, which include:1) Interpreting Oregon Law2) Oregon Trial Objections(If those direct links don?t work, the file-paths may have changed, so try the OSB Publications link, their online bookstore, or their home page...

Fact Checker Directory (of Factcheckers)

Posted on September 16, 2010
The excellent (and fun!) Mighell Marker, a Legal Technology Weekly, Volume 11, Issue 26 September 12, 2010, alerts us to this:Marcus Zillman's Factchecker Directory (homepage):?The Directory of Fact Checkers is a Subject Tracer Information Blog designed to be a comprehensive listing of the available fact checkers and sources on the Internet and is being compiled and edited by Internet expert and guru Marcus P...

How Do I Ban an Oregon Public Library Book? Let Me Count the Ways.

Posted on September 16, 2010
The upcoming Banned Book Week, September 25 ? October 2, 2010, gives us an excuse to wax poetically, briefly, with dignity, and without matches, on how to object, also with dignity and without matches, to a book in your public library. It?s quite easy:Call, orVisit, orConnect to your library?s website...

Drug Decriminalization & Mental Health Policies: The Portugal Experiment

Posted on September 15, 2010
Reading the recent Willamette Week story, ?Saving Ryan: Why it was left to two Portland judges to bring this junkie back from the brink,? September 15, 2010, by James Pitkin, reminded me of two things (more than two, actually, but only two that can be written about in the space of a blog post):One: A book: ?Beautiful Boy: A Father?s Journey Through his Son?s Addiction,? by David SheffTwo: If you haven?t read about Portugal?s approach to drug addiction, crime, and health care, here are a few articles I?ve referred people to, though there are others if you want to do a full literature search...

A New Kind of Dog Law?: Check out a Dog at your Local (Law) Library (New Haven, CT)

Posted on September 15, 2010
In case you missed this post at Above the Law about: ?Yale Law School Going to the Dogs?3 Geeks and a Law blog have something to say about it, too: ?But, what about those of us (especially librarians) that are cat people? Bird people? Fish people? Turtle or reptilian people?? Where's the love and diversity for those of us that don't like dogs???(To each his/her own stress-buster, including blogging, which can be a great way to get it out of your system...

Oregon Voters? Pamphlet Collection Project

Posted on September 15, 2010
The Oregon Documents Depository Program is building a terrific new collection in their digital library:?Visit the State Library's Voters' Pamphlet Project page to browse or search digitized versions of Oregon voters' pamphlets.The Government Research Services division of the Oregon State Library, as a part of its mission to make government information available to the citizens of Oregon, has digitized a historic run of Oregon Voters' Pamphlets...

Dog Poop and Researching Local Law

Posted on September 14, 2010
Who said legal research wasn't fun? Not I.Read a Gallagher Blog post about researching local laws, Enact Locally, citing 102 Law Library Journal 497, especially the article?s section on Dog Poop.Dog Law, and its companion, Neighbor Law, are good tests of your own peacemaking and diplomatic skills.

PACER: Researching Federal Court Case Dockets and Documents

Posted on September 13, 2010
1) PACER is a U.S. Administrative Office of the Courts database.2) PACER is an online federal court case docket system.3) Anyone may subscribe to PACER (registration is required).4) The PACER website provides detailed cost and billing information.(The State of Oregon counterpart (not to be confused with the U...

Are You Being Sued? How to find out if a Lawsuit has been Filed (in Oregon and beyond)

Posted on September 13, 2010
Suppose you want to find out what lawsuits a business or an individual has filed in Oregon against another business, a customer, or an individual. How and where do you look that up?1) Here in the U.S., if you are searching state court records (rather than federal court records), you will generally look to a courthouse docket, database, or other lists of "lawsuits filed...

The Independent Legal Publisher: Alive and Thriving

Posted on September 08, 2010
The Law Librarian Blog (LLB) has an interview with the Quid Pro Books publisher:Law Prof as Independent Law Book Publisher: An Interview with Alan Childress, Founder of Quid Pro Books:Excerpt "... Wait a minute, a law prof as independent law book publisher?! When I saw that Alan?s corrected and annotated version of Holmes' The Common Law was available in eight digital formats and in paperback and read the Publisher Information page about Quid Pro, LLC, sidebar, right, my interest peaked...

How to Publish Your Book on Kindle and iPad

Posted on September 08, 2010
There are so many websites for writers and for self-publishing that it?s hard to know what to link to first, but I did really like this post for so many reasons:BubbleCow (in the UK ? so remember to translate to America-speak) on How to Publish Your Book On Kindle And iPadOther resources for writers, Willamette Valley and beyond.

Free Online Law School Class on Health Reform Law

Posted on September 06, 2010
Robert Ambrogi?s LawSites alerts us to this wonderful opportunity:Law School Offers Free Online Course in Health Reform Law:"Innovation, Business & Law Colloquium: Health Care Reform Act91:642Prof. David OrentlicherUniversity of Iowa College of LawIn this course, we will discuss the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 and consider its implications for individuals, employers, insurance companies, physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals...

Where Can I Find Oregon Child Support Services?

Posted on September 05, 2010
Public and county law libraries get a lot of questions from people seeking child support services. Questions range from how to track down missing parents, collect overdue support payments, how to determine paternity, etc.There are a number of resources available to parents...

Oregon Statutes of Limitations and ORS 12.220, a ?Saving Statute?

Posted on September 03, 2010
Statutes of limitations (aka limitations of actions) drive people crazy. Pro se litigants think it should be easy to find out how long they have to decide whether or not to sue someone, but the reality is ? statutes of limitations drive people crazy, especially those with linear, literal personalities or those who think the law ought to be what it says it is...

Oregon Election, November 2010: Washington County Levy Information

Posted on September 03, 2010
Elections: An informed citizenry, democracy at its best:There are two local option levies on the ballot in Washington County, Oregon:The county has an information website and has scheduled many Service Fairs around the county where you can get answers to your questions and talk to county employees and officials about the levies.

Oregon Foreclosures and Reverse Mortgages: Stay Informed and Forewarned

Posted on September 02, 2010
As a blogger with a busy ?day-job,? I really appreciate it when others do the research for me.Oregon attorney blogs and consumer and financial law websites offer a wealth of useful information, e.g.1) Foreclosures: Attorney Ben Knaupp has been blogging a lot about foreclosure law, including an 8-part series on: Dealing with Foreclosure in Oregon, that he ran in October and September 2009...

Goodbye to Oregon Legislative Liaisons: Hello to Legislative Contacts

Posted on September 01, 2010
I have written often about the wonderful Oregon Legislative Liaisons, but sadly they are no more.Instead, you need to visit the Legislature?s Support and Contact Information website, where you will find lots of contact information.You can also email Legislative Help, or call 1-800-332-2313 and leave a message...

Justice Bedsworth Snaps on a Harness in Stockholm

Posted on September 01, 2010
Our favorite Justice William W. Bedsworth (not to be confused with Justice William T. Bedsworth), regales us with tales of European travel in his September 2010, Criminal Waste of Space column, in the OC Lawyer Magazine:The Justice visits his first biergarten and lurches about on a rooftop tour, in harness -- the mind boggles, so read the column yourself - and laugh:The Same Only Different, by Justice William W...

Oregon Consumer Law: Parking Tickets, Tax Collectors, Weekend Tow Jobs, and a ?Notice of Tort Claim? Appeal

Posted on August 30, 2010
There are excellent consumer law websites all over the web, but sometimes you just need the local touch and a local story. This is because a lot of consumer law is local, that is, you need to know state and local law, practice, and procedure in order to determine your rights...

Oregon (OSB) Constitutional Law Section Spring 2010 Newsletter

Posted on August 30, 2010
The OSB Or Con Law section?s Spring 2010 newsletter is an eye-popping 73 pages ? that?s not a newsletter, that?s a book!If you want to immerse yourself in some heavy, but interesting reading, here?s a link to the newsletter?s PDF. (I can?t promise that the link won?t change, so remember the link to the OSB Constitutional Law Section website...

Oregon Attorney, as Pro Se Litigant, Entitled to Attorney Fees (under ORS 192.490)

Posted on August 30, 2010
Craig Colby v. Karen Gunson, State Medical Examiner (SC S057691) (August 26, 2010)Excerpt (from August 26, 2010, OJD Media Release):?On review from the Court of Appeals in an appeal from the Marion County Circuit Court, Albin W. Norblad, Judge. 229 Or App 167, 210 P3d 917 (2009)...

U.S. Ninth Circuit Manual of Model Criminal Jury Instructions, 2010 Edition

Posted on August 30, 2010
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Jury Instructions Committee has completed an extensive revision of the Ninth Circuit Manual of Model Criminal Jury Instructions. The 2010 edition of the Manual contains a number of new instructions. It is updated with cases and statutes through July 2010...

Oregon Business Taxes: Facts, Perspectives, and Commentary

Posted on August 24, 2010
Steve Duin?s column in today?s Oregonian (8/24/10) points us to an interesting report on the Oregon business climate:Taxes feel different here, Monday, August 23, 2010, Steve Duin, The OregonianExcerpt: ?Politicians, economist Joe Cortright says, tend to view recessions as Greek tragedies: "If something bad is happening in the Oregon economy, it's because the gods are punishing us for our sins...

Oregon Law Enforcement and ?Loud Bird Impersonations?

Posted on August 24, 2010
"A 52-year-old Aloha man was arrested Friday night for firing a gun at his own wall after his neighbors complained about him doing loud bird impersonations."You can?t make this stuff up! This is why you should always have friends in code enforcement, emergency rooms, and law enforcement...

How Do I Find Someone in Oregon to Transcribe a Court Recording?

Posted on August 24, 2010
People who work in the legal community don?t generally ask us this question, but ordinary mortals do. I am an ordinary mortal too, mostly, so the question seemed well worth a blog post on the subject:Before trying to track down that transcriptionist, aka transcriber, or even doing it yourself:1) First, make sure you know what is on the CD and how it was recorded...

Librarians: A Great Good Place for Cranky, Stressed, and Under-Fire Librarians

Posted on August 23, 2010
Whenever I feel cranky, about my library, my patrons, our dysfunctional wireless service, about Congress, about people who don?t and won?t use libraries but feel free to spout off about their uselessness, about children who have been denied the pleasures of story time or experiencing the library as a ?The Third Place? (See James? Great Good Place and Oldenburg?s Great Good Place), and other sources of crankiness, e...

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