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From the Washington County (Oregon) Law Librarian:

Hot on the heels of yet another law library patron asking me to refer them to a paralegal instead of a lawyer (and we never, ever refer anyone to paralegals (aghhhh) or to specific lawyers – just lawyer referral services) and my posting the other day about Liability for Lawyer Referrals, I read this decision by the Oregon Court of Appeals, Wythe v. Harrell (docket number A133382).

Here’s an excerpt from the OJD Media Release, dated December 3, 2008, but the case itself is worth reading (and it’s only 4 pages):

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Law librarians never make referrals to individual lawyers. Never. Never. Never. But, others can and do. Lawyers do and can, friends can and do. (And the best bartenders often have the best recommendations – they hear it ALL – but you still have to check the attorney’s bona fides!) The Oregon State Bar (OSB) Referral and Information Service can and does make referrals to individual attorneys.

The latest (Vol. XXV, No. 4, October 2008) issue of the newsletter from the Estate Planning and Administration section of the Oregon State Bar (OSB) has the following article:

“Liability for Referrals to Other Lawyers,” by Tim McNeil, of Davis Pagnano & McNeil, with a discussion of the tort of negligent referral, joint venture/join liability, the Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct, and how to limit liability.

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From the Washington County (Oregon) Law Librarian:

The flurry of debt collector news stories this past week leads me to post a few of the places to start your research if you have unpaid bills and debt collectors contacting you – and if you want to speak out to your state legislators (just in time for the beginning of the 2009 Oregon Legislative Session).

The (mostly local) stories I refer to (and surely not a comprehensive list in this economic climate) include:

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From the Washington County (Oregon) Law Librarian:

There is an interesting article in the Fall 2008 Litigation Journal, The Diminishing Viability of Wrongful Discharge Claims, pp. 6-9.

(I also want to express my gratitude to the members of the OSB Litigation Section for making this newsletter freely available online.)

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From the Washington County (Oregon) Law Librarian:

The Neuroethics & Law Blog reports on (and links to) this article: Ten Years of “Death with Dignity” in the New Atlantis.

The New Atlantis (a Journal of Technology & Society) article is here.

I posted previously on Oregon’s Death with Dignity law here.

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It’s also not easy to do the right thing for a man and his monkey.

The Tyranny of Small Laws: Beds illuminates the way too difficult life of a compassionate bench officer (by Justice William W. Bedsworth):

Excerpt:

‘G.K. Chesterton said, “When you break the big laws, you do not get liberty. You do not even get anarchy. You get small laws.” And when you break the small laws, some poor judge gets another ulcer.

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1) I just came across the American Bar Association’s Ten Steps to Protecting the Legal Rights of Breast Cancer Patients, including their Breast Cancer Legal Advocacy Project initiative.

2) In Washington State, the Bar Association has released a resource guide (the link from this article may not work, in which case, link to the resource guide here).

3) In Oregon, I blogged a while ago about the Breast Cancer Legal Advocacy Project and updates on the Project can be read at the Susan G. Komen webpage.

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From the Washington County (Oregon) Law Librarian:

There are a lot of questions law librarians respond to that we would never, ever in a million years blog about, but others are, uh, fair game. This is one of them:

Q: Are there laws about road kill, what we can do with it, what happens if we come upon it, etc.?

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From the Washington County (Oregon) Law Librarian:

(This is a companion blog post to the previous ones on Writing (and Finding) Oregon Appellate Court Briefs and on Filing and Drafting Oregon Appellate Court Documents.)

We’re working on a more comprehensive research guide of resources for people who are [contemplating] appealing their cases to the Oregon courts of appeals, but in the meantime, look for these at your law library. These resources are in print only, unless otherwise noted:

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From the Washington County (Oregon) Law Librarian:

This is a follow-up to my previous post for those of you looking for Oregon legal forms.

Another important place to look for official, court-sanctioned, Oregon legal forms will be in the Oregon Judicial Department (OJD) Circuit Court Supplemental Local Rules (SLR). But, you still need to know what you’re doing. Check with the court where you plan to file the documents. And consult an attorney, please. It saves no one any time, money, or grief if you file the wrong form and don’t comply with rules of service.

Also keep in mind, that not every County Circuit Court’s SLR will have forms. My own county has a number of Washington County Circuit Court-specific family law forms, e.g. a Motion to Reset. You may not find this form in another Circuit Court. Your Circuit Court may require you to file a different form!

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