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Oregon Small Claims Court: A Checklist for Plaintiffs and Defendants
There is now (hurrah!) a print and eBook: “Using Small Claims Court in Oregon,” by Janay Haas. But there is still a lot of work to do if…
Grandparents and other Third-parties Seeking Custody of Children in Oregon
…lawyer to serve as a “coach.” Find a lawyer who will review your situation. Explain that you want to proceed as a self-represented litigant and ask if the lawyer would…
The Law Decoded: Virginia (beta test)
A lot of “law & tech” endeavors often widen the gap between the legal haves and have-nots (think “digital dead end“), but this Law Decoded project (in progress)…
Ghostwriting and Pro Se Plaintiffs
A letter by attorney Frederic Cann in the October 2007 OSB Bulletin makes several important points about attorney ghostwriting, the subject of a July 2007 OSB Bulletin article,…
New Roles for Non-Lawyers to Increase Access to Justice
Richard Zorza & David Udell Article: New Roles for Non-Lawyers to Increase Access to Justice You can also link to this article from the SRLN website or from…
Measuring Online Legal Resources for Self-Represented Litigants (report)
“Measuring Online Legal Resources: A Framework Inspired by the Drake Equation” February 2018 Laura Quinn, Laura Quinn Consulting Joyce Raby, Florida Legal Technology Center Sponsored in part by…
Pro Se Litigant Wins on Appeal
See this Oregon Court of Appeals case, State v Rowe, Docket no. A128400. From the OJD Media Release page (use drop-down menu to get to the Ct of…
Oregon Small Claims Court: Program Video
View the Oregon State Bar (OSB) videotape of our program: 1) Direct to the video: ALL RISE! TAKE YOUR CASE TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT 2) Or, from the Oregon State Bar…
Equal Justice Conference: Portland, April 30, May 1-3
…courts, access to affordable lawyers, and legal self–help programs of all shapes and sizes. Oregon will have a good showing at this 2014 Equal Justice Conference – see the EJC…
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