What: The Washington County Chapter of OWLS (Oregon Women Lawyers) is reinvigorated and bringing programs to the county starting September 2012. Join us for a kick-off event featuring the county’s favorite legal alumni, the Honorable Marco Hernandez, U.S. District Court of Oregon.
When: Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Time: 5:00 – 7:00 pm
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1) Idaho: “Idaho County to Hire Lawyer to Assist Pro Se Litigants,” Aug 13, 2012, by Molly McDonough. ABA Journal News.
Link to Idaho Press Tribune story: “Idaho county to hire lawyer to help ‘pro se’ cases“
2) Massachusetts: Yale Law Journal article (June 2012): “Randomized Evaluation in Legal Assistance: What Difference Does Representation (Offer and Actual Use) Make?“ by D. James Greiner and Cassandra Wolos Pattanayak
“Reminder — Oregon State Courts Closed Friday, August 17, for Mandatory Furlough
Oregon state courts and their offices will be closed Friday, August 25, 2012, because of budget cuts. All statewide court closure dates for 2011-13 legal holidays and mandated furlough days are posted here. Some courts also have limited public access hours to address staff cutbacks.”
“Cultural Literacy for Judges,” by Justice William W. Bedsworth, from: A Criminal Waste of Space, August 2012:
Excerpt: ‘The headline in the London Daily Mail said, “Out-of-touch judges to be given lessons in popular culture.” Of course, that caught my attention. But the subhead not only held my attention, it grabbed it with both hands and shook it: “After one said who are the Beatles?”….’ [Link to A Criminal Waste of Space.)
Link to the Orange County Lawyer Magazine.
Another blog-media lawsuit:
“Beaverton Grace Bible Church v. Smith,” from the Citizen Media Law Project, July 10, 2012, includes a copy of the complaint and other court documents.
See also:
Of course they do! They have had the most time to “ripen,” so to speak. You can see the full list of the Most-Cited in All of Time and links at Gallagher Blogs.
For even more summer reading, make sure you also read the article’s lists of the” Most-Cited Law Review Articles of Recent Years (Five Most-Cited Articles by Year of Publication for Each Year from 1990 to 2009),” compiled by Fred R. Shapiro.
Thank you to Gallagher Blogs: Cite-Seeing for the nice blog post and the tip.
Nancy Bergeson: Ardent Advocate Lecture Series
Speaker: Colleen Scissors — Remembering Defense Basics: Building Trust and Humanizing Our Clients
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Portland, OR
“.…Nancy Bergeson was a career-long public defender whose legal acumen was matched only by her uncanny ability to empathize with her clients….” [Link to OCDLA announcement.]
Lawyers are not immune to scamery (so to speak), or so it seems:
1) “Lawyers Scammed Over Email” (Gallagher Blogs)
2) Read more at Law Technology News: “Law Firm Flimflam Scam Continues,” by Tam Harbert, Law Technology News, June 8, 2012
Free, public workshop at the Multnomah Central Library:
Sunday, June 10, 2012
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Multnomah County Central Library
801 SW 10th Avenue, Portland, OR
U.S. Bank Room.
Free and open to the public.
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