Oregon Legal Research BlogI post not infrequently* about consumer protection issues, which are a big part of public law library (and regular public library) business from both attorneys and non-attorneys: From Portlander…
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“More Eager I am to Pay a Lawyer than a Crook”: Consumer Law – No Small Matter for Ordinary People
…you off every day and what you can do about it.” I’ve been working lately on a proposal for my local bar, judges, and legal aid attorneys to make it…
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Medical Marijuana and New U.S. Attorney Guidelines
From the U.S. Justice Department blog: Memorandum for Selected United State Attorneys on Investigations and Prosecutions in States Authorizing the Medical Use of Marijuana, October 19th, 2009, posted by…
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Small Claims Court: Update on 2012 California Honda Case
…guide, yet (one is coming later in 2012), but there are other research resources, including Oregon attorneys who can serve as Small Claims coaches: The Oregon State Bar Information and…
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Nonprofit News: Oregon State Bar Creates a Nonprofit Organizations Law Section (NOLS)
The Oregon State Bar (OSB) has approved a Nonprofit Organizations Law Section (NOLS) for OSB members, effective January 2012. The Nonprofit Organizations Law Section (NOLS) will support Oregon attorneys who…
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Nine Things Pro Se (Self-represented) Litigants Need to Know
…not attorneys . Paralegals cannot advise you on your legal options, on what the law says, or on how to draft or fill in a form. Only attorneys can. …
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Researching Commercial Leases in Oregon
We get questions about commercial leases mostly from attorneys, but occasionally from property owners, real estate investors, and small businesses. Here is some research advice: 1…
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Who Prosecutes Locally in Oregon when there is no County District Attorney?
…Excerpt: “Defense lawyers in Umatilla County are pushing to end criminal prosecution for lack of a district attorney. Attorneys have filed multiple motions to dismiss in the wake…
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Justice Bedsworth and the Erratic Judges Tackle the English Language
…criminal law attorneys have the best stories, with consumer law attorneys not far behind.) In the July 2012 issue of the OCBA Lawyer, Appellate Court Justice Bedsworth’s “A Criminal Waste…
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Google Me, Google Me: The Funny (and scary) World of Online Legal Research
…work it is to prepare to represent oneself against an attorney adversary. My short non-question answers to attorneys who ask if their free/low-cost database is a substitute for Lexis and…