No More Surprises: Without Consent Banks No Longer Own Property Surrendered in Bankruptcy

As an update to our blog post of November 25, 2014 (below), the United States District Court for the District of Oregon recently changed course with regard to property surrendered in bankruptcy, vacating and remanding In re Watt. Judge Ann Aiken recognized the lack of...

Con-Tech Auction Funds 2016 House Project

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...

PERS Decision by Oregon Supreme Court

by Paul J. Sundermier, Of Counsel No matter what your feelings are about PERS retirees’ benefits, this is an important case. Business persons should be as happy as some retirees with this decision because it explains how the State of Oregon needs to be able to enter...

SHRMA April 2015 Legislative Report

SHRMA April 2015 Legislative Report CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE REPORT April 21st was a significant deadline for this session’s proposed legislation. Those bills that failed to pass out of their originating committee are no longer under consideration, giving us a better...