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Privacy of Your State Motor Vehicle Record
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New Oregon Notary Laws, Effective September 1, 2013
The 2013 Oregon Legislature adopted the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts. It will be effective September 1, 2013.
Visit the Secretary of State’s Notary News website to read about the law and proposed regulations.
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Do You Need Permission to Take Photographs in a Cemetery?
The Legal Genealogist answers this question in an October 22, 2012, blog post: Cemetery Photos: Permission Required?
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Court Worker Fired for Unauthorized Practice of Law
“Court worker is fired after providing sample motion, which inmate uses to win DNA test and release,” Jul 29, 2013, by Martha Neil, ABA Journal.
Excerpt: “A court worker who provided a copy of a winning motion for seeking post-conviction DNA testing helped Robert Nelson win the reversal of a 1984 rape conviction for which he had been sentenced to more than 50 years in prison.
But doing so also cost Sharon Snyder her job after court officials in Jackson County, Mo., determined that she had crossed a line by providing advice about a case, among other claimed violations of court rules, the Associated Press reports….” [Link to full ABA Journal story.]
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“Oregon Courts Turn Crisis into Opportunity,” by OJD’s David Moon (NSCS 2013 Trends in State Courts)
The 2013 NCSC Trends in State Courts includes an article by OJD’s David Moon, “Oregon Courts Turn Crisis into Opportunity.”
[If that direct link doesn’t work, try this TinyURL or search “2013 NCSC Trends in State Courts” and follow the links.]
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Conquering Fear of Dementia, One Nursing Home at a Time (New Yorker article)
If you’ve not read about the Beatitudes Campus model of care for people with dementia, this New Yorker magazine article will change how you look at (and feel about) aging and caregiving:
The Sense Of An Ending: An Arizona nursing home offers new ways to care for people with dementia,” by Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, May 20, 2013.
If you can’t find the whole article on a free website, check your public library for the print or for a copy from one of their news and articles databases. (Or ask a friend with a New Yorker subscription for their cast-off May 20th issue.) (Or borrow mine.)
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Where Oregon Genealogy, Name Changes, and Legislative History Meet Up
The Legal Genealogist tells an interesting Oregon genealogical, name change, and legislative history story: “The Grandson”
Visit the Legal Genealogist website and blog for lots more fascinating legal genealogical stories.
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Lawyers: MyShingle: For Solo Practitioners
MyShingle, the website and blog for solo practitioners is still going strong. Check it out if you haven’t visited it for a while or ever.
Check out MyShingle’s Soloformania (lots of great checklists!), Free Stuff, Topics (for previous blog posts), and other pages.
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Free Online Family Law Resources
Take a look at the Charlotte Law Library’s Guide to Free Online Family Law Resources. A few resources are North Carolina-specific, but there are lots of others that will be useful to lawyers in other states.
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Read ’til your lips hurt: 25 greatest law novels…ever! (ABA Journal)
From the ABA Journal, August 1, 2013, post: “25 greatest law novels…ever!”
“The ABA Journal has been exploring a fascinating romance between lawyers and popular culture. We’ve traced this connection through films and plays and television, and the conclusion is inescapable: Not only do lawyers seem to love pop culture; pop culture seems to love lawyers back.
But this year we’re raising the bar. We’ve attempted to survey the world of literature to find the best portrayals of lawyers and the law…” [Link to full article and list.]