…planning, or have scheduled, a trip to Small Claims Court …. 1) Carefully read any forms, letters, and other court-related documents served or mailed to you. Please do not ignore…
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Oregon Legal Research Resources for Tenants and Landlords: The Facts of Life
Oregon Landlord-Tenant Law is a lot more complicated than people imagine. Landlords and tenants should seek current and accurate legal information and, in most cases, get professional legal advice…
How Does Oregon Rank in the (Access to) Justice Index
…incorporate. 3) Your son who is in jail needs to know how to pay his child support. 4) You are a self-represented litigant and want to know how to ask…
Happy April’s Fools Day: Lawyers Clients, Fools? One and the Same?
…represent yourself, but you have to do the work if you want to be more than The Fool. See, for example, this blog post about self-representation generally, landlord-tenant law specifically….
New Book: “Using Small Claims Court in Oregon”
The Oregon Small Claims Court book is out – yay! You can order a print copy or Kindle eBook from Amazon: Haas, Janay. “Using Small Claims Court in…
Be Prepared: Things to Know Before You Head to the Law Library
…do not know what services we provide. Read on for information on what law libraries can and can’t do and how to get the most from your visit. Don’t leave…
Justice Bedsworth Ponders Cereal Litigants
It’s a new month (August!) and the funniest judge in the country is still on the bench and online: In “A Ticket to Walk: Cap’n Crunch and the…
Freelance isn’t Free: Nonpayment is Theft (Bitch Media)
…cause to celebrate. By a unanimous vote, all 51 members of the New York City Council passed the Freelance Isn’t Free Act. It’s the nation’s first legislation protecting freelancers from…
Stephen Elias Dies: Hero to Self-Represented Litigants and Public Law Librarians
Stephen Elias, lawyer to the people, died last month. You can read an obituary at the Nolo website and a Nolo blog. Law librarians knew Stephen as a…
Hasan Minhaj Wants to Help You Not Get Kicked Out
…sites that help renters see if their building qualifies for the federal eviction moratorium, review state eviction protections during COVID-19, and locate legal aid services in their state. This comes…
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