Jun 5, 2015 | Construction, Litigation, News, Real Property & Land Use, Winery/Vineyard/Brewery
By Mark Shipman and Alan Sorem Each year when the Oregon State Legislature meets, members of the legislative body propose a number of land use bills. This year is no exception. The following is a selective summary of land use bills currently pending before the Oregon...
May 13, 2015 | Construction, News
Con-Tech, Inc. is a charitable tax exempt corporation that is providing opportunities to local high school students to construct a residence. The 2015 house build project, dubbed the Nest by the students, is nearing completion and will soon be listed for sale. To...
Nov 7, 2014 | Construction, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Dental, Employment Law, Financial Services, Health Law, Litigation, News, Winery/Vineyard/Brewery
In the waning days of the election, we were asked by employers, from an employment law perspective, what the passage of Measure 91, which legalizes recreational marijuana use in Oregon, would mean for their business and their drug policies. With Tuesday night’s...
Sep 24, 2014 | Banking, Business & Taxation, Construction, Real Property & Land Use, Winery/Vineyard/Brewery
by Mark Shipman Crowdfunding as a potential source of financing for real property development in Oregon has been a hot topic lately. A lot has been written about different real estate projects in Oregon, and the greater Northwest and various developers’ reliance, in...
Apr 7, 2014 | Banking, Business & Taxation, Company, Construction, Litigation, News
The Oregon Court of Appeals recently affirmed that when there is a mistake in a deed transferring real property from one party to another, the contract between the two parties, and not the deed, should be used to determine what is actually transferred. In Frontgate...
Jan 21, 2014 | Business & Taxation, Construction, Lawyers, Litigation, News
Last month, Saalfeld Griggs’ land use attorneys scored a big win for their client in the City of Salem’s approval of ordinance 2013-04-SM. This ordinance paves the way for the next phase of the Bella Cresta Subdivision to move forward with development. Mark...
