by Jeremy Rickson | Apr 2, 2015 | Events, Real Property & Land Use
Attorney Paul Sundermier will speak at a right of way appraising seminar for the members of the Greater Oregon Chapter of the Appraisal Institute (GOCAI) and the Beaver Chapter (OR) of the International Right of Way Association (IRWA). Paul will be speaking about the...
by Jeremy Rickson | Jan 20, 2015 | Company, Litigation, News, Real Property & Land Use
Saalfeld Griggs PC is pleased to announce that Paul J. Sundermier has joined the law firm. He is one of the most experienced litigators in Oregon in the field of Eminent Domain law. Mr. Sundermier represents public bodies and private property owners in direct...
by Jeremy Rickson | Dec 8, 2014 | Banking, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Financial Services, News, Real Property & Land Use
In Lyons v. US Bank and NWTS, the Washington State Supreme Court found that a trustee can be liable for damages suffered by a debtor under the Consumer Protection Act even without a property having reached sale. The title of trustee is one that should be borne with...
by Jeremy Rickson | Nov 25, 2014 | Banking, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Financial Services, Litigation, News, Real Property & Land Use
Financial Services clients are in for a surprise if they read In Re Watt from the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Oregon stating that, without consent, banks own property surrendered in bankruptcy. The court wrote that USC 1322(b)(9) does not restrict a court...
by Jeremy Rickson | Nov 1, 2014 | News, Real Property & Land Use
By Real Estate & Land Use Practice Group Conservation easements offer landowners the opportunity to maintain the natural characteristics of their land without foregoing income. Landowners who own natural, open space, agricultural, forest, recreational or...
by Robert J. Saalfeld | Sep 24, 2014 | Business & Taxation, Estate Planning & Probate, Real Property & Land Use
by Estate Planning Practice Group As the majority of a family farm’s wealth is generally tied up in land and equipment or needed for working capital, paying an estate tax within nine months of the death of the farm owner can be a burden. The last thing most farm...