View the Oregon State Bar (OSB) videotape of our program:
1) Direct to the video: ALL RISE! TAKE YOUR CASE TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT
2) Or, from the Oregon State Bar (OSB) website (where you can also find their “30-second Law School” consumer and other Oregon law tips!).
Washington County Disability, Aging and Veteran Services (DAVS) is hosting an Elder Abuse Forum. The community event takes place on Friday, May 16, from 1-4 p.m., at the Hillsboro Civic Center.
The community event takes place on Friday, May 16, from 1-4 p.m., at the Hillsboro Civic Center.
“Research shows that as many as five million older adults are victims of elder abuse each year and that financial exploitation costs seniors an estimated $3 billion annually. In 2013, Adult Protective Services in Washington County received 3,257 suspected elder abuse referrals. Of those, 667 resulted in Adult Protective Service investigations….” [Link to Forum webpage.]
Extend a welcome to these creative and purposeful lawyers, judges, and public law librarians who will learn about and share tips on creating effective access to justice, access to courts, access to affordable lawyers, and legal self-help programs of all shapes and sizes.
Oregon will have a good showing at this 2014 Equal Justice Conference – see the EJC homepage to see the roster of attendees.
Just when you thought The Law couldn’t get any weirder: Peeps in the Law
From that webpage you can also link to previous Peeps in the Law galleries:
Peeps in Law 2013
Thinking beyond the Uniform Law Commission, the American Law Institute, and the American Bar Association: Who Makes Model Laws?
“You’ve heard of the Uniform Commercial Code and the Model Penal Code, but how much do you know about model laws? You could learn more by reading this short article: Mary Whisner, There Oughta Be a Law—a Model Law, 106 Law Libr. J. 125 (2014)….” [Link to blog post.]
See Robert Ambrogi’s LawSites: Which Legal Sites Did Heartbleed Affect?
We have updated our Oregon Legal Assistance Resource Guide.
We have expanded its reach beyond the Portland-metro area so new resources have been added – and you are welcome to suggest additions.
Link to the PDF or link to it from our What’s New webpage.
Search for the new edition of the guide from our Document Index, under “Oregon Legal Assistance Resource Guide“:
Additions and corrections to the guide are always welcome.
On Thursday, May 1, 2014, The League of Oregon Cities is presenting a marijuana workshop for local governments:
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. • DoubleTree by Hilton Portland (Lloyd Center)
• Learn what’s happening in Oregon related to medical marijuana
Even if we don’t join all those book clubs dangled so temptingly (ahem) in front of us, we can still add their books to our personal reading lists.
But if you are inclined to join a Lucky Lab CLP book group meet-up and if you’re a bit of a law and governement wonk, here’s a book club for you:
“We the People Book Club, which meets at the Lucky Lab, will be reading the following books:
Oregon Legal Research Blog