Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: August 22, 2011

2011 Federal and State Laws Protect Public Benefits from Garnishment

By Laura Orr

Retirement System benefits and Federal Employee Retirement System benefits A new 2011 Oregon law, Senate Bill 926, which went into effect on August 5, 2011, revises…

Published on: April 12, 2015

Public Services Attorney/Law Librarian to Lead Self-Help Center in King County (Washington)

By Laura Orr

…legal proceedings. Recent statistics from the King County Superior Court show that in 63% of general civil cases at least one party was not represented by a lawyer. In domestic…

Published on: July 14, 2011

Casualties of American Wars

By Laura Orr

…iCasualties ( Iraq War casualties) Wikipedia: Casualties of the 2011 Libyan Civil War Historical U.S. War Statistics: Wikipedia: United States Military Casualties of War…

Published on: March 31, 2011

New Legal Research Guide – Estate Planning

By Holly

tag at the bottom of this post or through this link. Along those same lines, The Oregonian published an interesting article last Sunday, March 27, on estate sale fraud:…

Published on: July 20, 2012

Oregon Law Practice Management for Lawyers: Tips Galore

By Laura Orr

…blog: also alerts you to the latest PLF newsletter In Brief – the July 2012 issue, which includes these very dry, but very important topics: 1) Modification to Civil Case…

Published on: September 21, 2007

The Law Librarian and the FBI: A Shaggy Dog Tale in Six Parts: PART FOUR (with limerick)

By Laura Orr

on the shy side of grandstanding. Librarians can, if provoked, become downright fierce when their books disappear or their patron’s privacy rights are threatened. We can also become obsessed, which…

Published on: October 31, 2006

By Laura Orr

…quite interesting. Spring 2006 was on “Family Boundaries: Symposium on Third-Party Rights and Obligations with Respect to Children,” and the Summer 2006 on, “Symposium on Fathers and Family Law.”…

Published on: June 18, 2007

International Animators Converge on Portland

By Laura Orr

…in life, so you may raise your eyebrows at me about why this Festival is posted on the Oregon Legal Research blog. You see, one of our city’s extraordinary graphic…

Published on: March 15, 2007

Doing Business Abroad: Do Your Homework

By Laura Orr

This week’s story in the Willamette Week about the Oregonian incarcerated in a Mexican jail reminded me of the questions we get from people who want to do business,…

Published on: March 4, 2007

Street Roots: News, Book Reviews, and Law

By Laura Orr

The March 1st, 2007, Street Roots has a nice tribute to Monica Goracke, of the Oregon Law Center, for the “Know Your Rights” training she held with the Street…