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By: Alan Sorem Real Estate & Land Use Earlier this month, I was provided the opportunity as Chair of the Oregon State Bar Land Use Legislative Committee to present for the third consecutive year at the Oregon State Bar’s Real Estate and Land Use Section’s Summer Forum. Much of my presentation concerned four bills that …
By:Alan Sorem Dental Industry Team I am a real estate attorney and member of our dental practice group advising dentists on all real estate matters. The most common questions I receive are from dentists wondering whether it is necessary to negotiate a custom lease for their practice. These questions are understandable in light of the …
By:Alan Sorem Real Estate & Land Use The attorney-client relationship can be one of the most important relationships in a person’s professional and sometimes even his or her personal life. As a real estate lawyer, I have helped clients fulfill their dreams by launching a new business, acquiring and selling key investment properties, developing land, …
Attorney Alan Sorem wins land use zoning dispute at Oregon Court of Appeals on July 20, 2016. Read more in the Capital Press by clicking here. See the case by clicking here.
June 20th, 9am to 5 pm, at Chemeketa Community College. A free event that is open to the public, the fair will be held in Building #6, the auditorium building, nearest the parking lots (easiest to reach from the back of the campus from 45th Ave, SE and Silverton Rd.). The Oregon Forest Fair is in conjunction with …
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 State Legislature. Urban Growth Boundary Bills Last year, the headline act of the Oregon …
By Alan Sorem During the 19th and early 20th centuries, miners would carry caged canaries with them into the mines. The canary’s rapid breathing, small size, and high metabolism would cause the bird to suffer the effects of methane, carbon monoxide, and other harmful gasses before those gasses affected the miners. If a canary was …
By Alan Sorem Oregon land use laws have a substantial effect on all Oregon business and individuals. As members of the public, we benefit from living in a well-planned state and city. As taxpayers, we have an interest in seeing property developments pay their fair share of the costs of necessary public streets, utilities, and …