2021 Estate Tax Exemption: Key Estate Planning Proposals

By Jeffrey G. Moore, Attorney in the Estate Planning & Probate Practice Group   This last week, House Democrats released details of a new tax proposal to support the $3.5 trillion spending plan.  Although we stress that these are indeed proposals at this point, we wanted you to be aware.  The proposals will inevitably undergo further

Oregon DCBS Guidance to Collection Agencies and Debt Buyers Regarding COVID-19

By Litigation Practice Group On April 30, 2020, Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services (“DCBS”) published Bulletin No. DFR 2020-2014 (the “Bulletin”) to provide guidance to Oregon-regulated collection agencies and debt purchasers to actively help debtors hit by the economic effects of the novel coronavirus. The Bulletin follows guidance issued at the end of March 2020 to lenders

Salem Welcomes Xicha Brewing

Saalfeld Griggs would like to congratulate our friends at Xicha Brewing on the upcoming opening of their brewery. Xicha Brewing will be located in West Salem on Patterson Street, and is set to open in the Spring of 2017. Read more about this new and exciting brew pub here and don’t forget to check out