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I talk to lawyers wanting (and even managing quite successfully and happily) to leave the profession to become teachers (middle school seems the popular among ex-lawyers), legislators, small business owners, and even law librarians. I also know retired lawyers who are still practicing because they love the profession (but now like being selective about the cases and clients they chose to represent).

I read this article (below) recently. I suppose it’s no surprise that lobbyists do things they don’t really believe in (and we’ve all had to at some times in our lives) and those of us in jobs we do believe in are very (extremely) lucky, but it’s still startling to see it in print (or black and white):

“Push to ban smoking in tribal casinos could land in court,” by Harry Esteve, The Oregonian, September 18, 2009 (page 1, Saturday, Sept 19, 2009, print edition)

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The newspapers and cyberspace are awash in stories about “financial planners.” Some manage their clients’ money with the care of a mother bird for its fledglings. Other “financial planners” manage their clients’ money as if the clients had said, “take it, my money is your money, do with it as you please – I don’t want it back.”

The September 27, 2009, Oregonian ran a story titled, “Your financial planner: friend or faux” in the It’s Only Money column. It was not the first such column on this subject they have run in recent days, nor will it be the last. These stories show up on the front pages of newspapers, blogs, and websites far and yon.

Where to find information about Financial Planners and personal money management? Try these:

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I was reading a useful “Travel Troubleshooter” column in the print 9/6/09 Oregonian Travel section, written by Christopher Elliot, ombudsman for the National Geographic Traveler magazine) and saw a reference to this book:

Complete Idiot’s Guide to Person-Person Lending (and a blogger book review of it: Complete Idiot’s Guide to Person-Person Lending)

Both the blog and the book had some very useful tips and background information.

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Every once in a while we get a question about which AMA Guide to Permanent Impairment Oregon uses. This website and chart say Oregon uses the 3rd Revised.

The Oregon lawyers and claims administrators I talk to say this: Oregon uses standards based on 3rd Edition of AMA Guide to Permanent Impairment, however Oregon uses it own rating standards and really doesn’t follow the AMA Guide.

So, even when there is a new edition (and there is a 6th edition available now), Oregon is the only state that does not use it? But do use the ORS and the OAR to research the permanent impairment laws the state does have.

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Just in time to help us solve the Oregon sentencing and the Portland/Beaverton baseball stadium disputes:

It’s a new month (October!) and the funniest judge in the country is still on the bench and online:

“Judge-Mental: Beds is considering a career in virtual reality”

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There are many new federal government websites (and some that appear to be official government websites but are not, though they can be very useful too – just be aware of the difference). Here are some U.S. government websites I’ve visited recently:

1) U.S.A. dot gov: the red, white, and blue of government websites

2) Data dot gov: for the statistician within

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The Oregon Supreme Court case that limited mandatory measure 11 sentences and that garnered a lot of headlines and commentary in September, was:

STATE OF OREGON v. RODRIGUEZ / BUCK (SC S055720), filed September 24, 2009:

The decisions of the Court of Appeals are affirmed in part and reversed in part. The judgments of the circuit courts are affirmed.

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The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program fall trainings are co-sponsored by the Veterans Law Section of the Federal Bar Association and supporting law firms. The trainings will be in Portland OR, Salt Lake City UT, Phoenix, AZ, and Washington, DC.

(The Portland, Oregon, training will be on Monday, October 26, 2009, at Perkins Coie LLP.)

There is specific information about these daylong trainings at the Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program website.

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Is the engagement ring yours, mine, ours, or theirs (e.g. creditors or charities)?

This post is for those who want or need to resolve the Engagement Ring Dispute by delving into the Law (mostly Oregon), which, given what I’ve unearthed, isn’t that far from simply asking oneself, “What would Miss Manners (or Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, or even George Mitchell) Do?”

Warning: Do not expect An Answer, at least not a simple one. But you may find your own answer in all of this (or at least another view of the “marriage catastrophe” a la Zorba).

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