by Robert J. Saalfeld | Jul 22, 2013 | Business & Taxation, Company, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Employment Law, Litigation, News
The 2013 legislative session adjourned on Monday, July 8, 2013. More than 70 employment law related pieces of legislation were considered during the session. A number of those bills were signed into law. CLICK HERE for the final report of employment-related bills that...
by Jeremy Rickson | Jul 19, 2013 | Awards, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Lawyers, Litigation, News
Robert Saalfeld, Erich Paetsch, and Shannon Martinez were recently selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers 2013, presented by Thomson Reuters. Robert was named to Super Lawyers for his work in Estate Planning & Probate. Both Erich and Shannon were included in the...
by Jeremy Rickson | Jun 6, 2013 | Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Litigation
On May 30, 213 the Oregon Senate forwarded to Governor Kitzhaber for signature a bill that would permit local governments to clean up vacant nuisance properties and pass along the cost to the property owner or foreclosing lender in the form of a super-priority lien....
by Jeremy Rickson | Jun 6, 2013 | Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Litigation, News
On June 6, 2013 the Oregon Supreme Court released two important opinions affecting residential real estate title and financing in Oregon. The opinions concern two cases commonly known as Brandrup and Niday. Both opinions concerning the validity of the Mortgage...
by Jeremy Rickson | Jun 6, 2013 | Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Litigation, News
On Tuesday June 4, 2013 Governor Kitzhaber signed into law an expansion of the foreclosure avoidance mediation legislation first approved by the Oregon legislature last year. The law was expanded after the legislation failed to affect the foreclosure process in 2012...
by Jeremy Rickson | Jun 1, 2013 | Litigation, News
By Hunter Emerick By all accounts, the Oregon Court of Appeals is one of the busiest intermediate appellate courts in the country. Almost any party aggrieved by a decision issued by an Oregon state jury, trial judge or administrative law judge has an absolute right to...
