Oregon State Bar

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Last September, OSB president David Rosen and CEO Helen Hierschbiel toured southwest Oregon. They met with attorneys who love practicing in their region and have created deep and meaningful connections to the communities they serve. They also saw courthouses in disrepair, lacking security and with inadequate technological infrastructure. Here, Rosen writes about why funding our courts is important to access to justice: https://lnkd.in/gzz-hJ-F

In 2021, Illinois' Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism conducted a survey believed to be the first large-scale research project on bullying in the U.S. legal field. It found that instances of incivility tied to race, age and sex had grown. What is Oregon doing to foster professionalism and civility, and what can you do to help? Find out in the newest Bar Counsel by OSB regulatory projects manager and MCLE program manager Kellie Baumann: https://lnkd.in/gvn9Eug2

James Tenney Brand was an Oregon lawyer, circuit judge and Oregon Supreme Court justice. He was also the presiding judge of the Nuremberg trials, and is the subject of a new biography by former Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul J. De Muniz. Here, De Muniz writes about Brand's legacy: https://lnkd.in/guHpTqaz

Tara Millan — this year's Solo Practitioner Pro Bono Challenge Winner — is a plaintiffs' personal injury lawyer who runs the only law office in Eagle Point, a rancher, horsewoman, community educator, new-attorney mentor, long-distance runner, mountain climber, pastry chef and occasional D.C. Lobbyist. Get to know Millan here: https://lnkd.in/eTzzHpAT

Selling your law practice has many advantages over closing it outright, but the process entails careful planning, ethical considerations and strategic decision-making. This first installment of a two-part series delves into the components of selling and buying law practices: https://lnkd.in/e6tdXm_3

When editing a legal document, be sure to verify your verbs. This month's Legal Writer explains the reasons for mixing up verbs like "reverse" and "overrule," "affect" and "effect," "might" and "may," and more: https://lnkd.in/eNYCTwtF

Four of Oregon's best-known nonprofit law firms have new directors. The practices — St. Andrews Legal Clinic, The Commons Law Center, the Oregon Law Center and Legal Aid Services of Oregon — all serve clients whose ability to access the justice system depends on free or low-cost services. Meet the new directors here: https://lnkd.in/eRXJkvHm

“We all play a part in overcoming the challenges to our profession – and, ultimately, in increasing access to justice for all Oregonians.”   In a new column, Chief Justice Meagan Flynn discusses why growing Oregon’s legal community is important right now, programs that could help and how individuals can get involved: https://lnkd.in/gctpeGps

Over the years, The Legal Writer has offered lots of guidance on the use of “which” and “that.” Still, the debate rages on. This month’s column explains the which/that discourse and the rules we can all agree on: https://lnkd.in/g7yyCs5X