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The Bar Tab - Clackamas County Bar Association
The Bar Tab
2012 Quarterly Issue No. 3
Prez Sez
by Samantha Hazel
I’m writing this shortly after
attending my favorite CCBA
event of the year - our annual
dinner with the Court of Appeals
and Supreme Court judges and
justices. This year, we were
especially honored to have a
judge or justice at almost every table. Judges in
attendance included: Honorable Darleen Ortega,
Honorable David Schuman, Honorable Deanne
Darling, Honorable Douglas Van Dyk, Honorable Jack
Landau, Honorable Jeff Jones, Honorable Katherine
Weber, Honorable Kathie Steele, Honorable Lynn
Nakamoto, Honorable Rebecca Duncan, Honorable
Rex Armstrong, Honorable Rick Haselton, Honorable
Rives Kistler, Honorable Robert "Skip" Durham,
Honorable Robert Herndon, Honorable Robert
Wollheim, Honorable Ronald Thom, Honorable Susie
Norby, Honorable Timothy Sercombe, Honorable
William Riggs and Honorable Dave Brewer. We are
very thankful to all of the judges who attended this
unique event and allowed all of our members this
special opportunity to socialize and break bread in a
manner they might not otherwise be provided.
Another event unique to the CCBA coming up soon is
our annual all-day Autumn CLE. This year’s CLE
will be held at the Willamette Falls Health Education
Center in Oregon City on Thursday, November 15th.
Session titles include: “A Case of Herpes”, “New
Toys for Lawyers”, “Sure, It’s Legal”, “Wrongful
Birth” and “Opening the Closet Door.” Please sign up
as soon as possible (see inserted flyer), if you haven’t
already done so. The CCBA will also be hosting a
Happy Hour from 4:30 p.m.— 6:30 p.m. immediately
following the last CLE seminar of the day.
Also inserted in this issue of the newsletter are
Registration Forms for 2013 CCBA Membership
and the 2012 Holiday Dinner and Dance. This
year’s Holiday Dinner and Dance is being held on
Thursday, December 13th at the Oswego Lake
Country Club. We are very excited to announce a
new element to this year’s Holiday Dinner and
Dance by reviving an old tradition of philanthropy
with our First Annual Silent Auction. All proceeds
will benefit the Clackamas Service Center
(www.cscoregon.org). If you are interested in
donating a basket to be auctioned at the event, please
contact any Board member. So far, basket themes
include wine, golf, food, ducks, beavers and sleeping
near the Deschutes River.
Some members have asked how The Oral History
Project is coming along. Mr. Michael O’Rourke,
Oral Historian, has completed four of the six
interviews we commissioned him to conduct this
year. His interview with Judge Herndon is also
underway. You can check out a copy of the interviews in dvd format at the Law Library. The following interviews are available: Hibbard, Holman,
Jacobs, McDonald, Bowerman, Sams, Darling,
Brockley, Bagley, Ed Latourette, Liberty, Morgan,
Jim Redman, Ringle, Hingson III, John Hutchison,
John Lowe, Hergert, Thom, Alan Jack, Jonasson,
Norman Wiener, Mundorf, Caldwell and Peterson.
Our final quarterly issue of the year for this
newsletter is already in the works. Please get your
submissions in as soon as you can.
Mark Your Calendar
Autumn CLE - Thursday, November 15, 2012
Holiday Party - Thursday, December 13, 2012
The Bar Tab welcomes your submissions! Please send articles, photos and announcements to: lawlibrary@co.clackamas.or.us.
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CCBA Newsletter
Approximately four issues of The
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newsletter.
Editor: Jennifer Dalglish
lawlibrary@co.clackamas.or.us
(503) 655-8248
President: Samantha Hazel
sam@sorianohazel.com
2011 President: Diane Rader
raderlaw@comcast.net
(503) 655-7437
Vice President: Bill Knox
bill@007law.com
News and Notes
LARRY PETERSON JOINS GLAZER & ASSOCIATES, P.C.
Well-respected Lake Oswego trial lawyer Larry Peterson is joining the law
firm of Glazer & Associates, P.C., a Lake Oswego civil litigation firm
since 1982. He will be of Counsel.
Peterson, 58, has practiced in the Lakeside Plaza building overlooking
Lakewood Bay since 1984. His practice emphasizes personal injury,
divorce, and civil litigation.
Peterson has had a very interesting legal career including 28 years of
service in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve. He was an officer for
Operation Just Cause, a JAG officer in Haiti, and a commander in Bosnia
and Kosovo during his military service. Peterson retired as a Lieutenant
Colonel in 2007 while serving as Assistant Staff Judge Advocate for
Special Operations Command.
“I was always impressed that Larry could keep his private law practice in
Lake Oswego going successfully while he was serving our country for
months at a time overseas,” said Peter Glazer. “That’s a form of
multi-tasking and Larry’s a star at being able to do more than one thing at a
time and do them well.”
In August, Peterson made front page headlines with his $2.5 million
federal court verdict in a high profile wrongful death case on behalf of a
family in Tigard.
(503) 786-3800
Glazer & Associates, P.C., is perhaps Lake Oswego’s oldest law firm,
dating back to 1982. The firm represents clients primarily in personal
injury and insurance cases and in divorce cases.
Treasurer: Lisa Miller
lisa@millerarbitration.com
OREGON CITY/WEST LINN BRIDGE REOPENS
(503)805-6988
CCBA Website
www.clackamas-bar.org
CCBA Email Address
info@clackamas-bar.org
The Willamette Falls Heritage Area Coalition held The Willamette Falls
Festival, a celebration of the Falls and the reopening of the Historic Arch
Bridge, from Friday, October 12th through Sunday, October 14th. The
three-day-long festivities included the unique opportunity to stroll the
historic bridge and enjoy the breathtaking views of the Falls and a ribbon
cutting event by ODOT on Sunday afternoon. The Oregon City/West Linn
Bridge reopened to all traffic at 5 a.m. Monday morning on October 15,
2012.
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New Foreclosure Assistance Available!
by Cory Streisenger
Following the Court of Appeals’ recent decision in
Niday v. GMAC Mortgage LLC, No. A147430 (July
18, 2012), foreclosures in Oregon are switching from
primarily non-judicial to primarily judicial, and this
means lawyers may be hearing from more and more
homeowners needing foreclosure help.
In some cases, legal advice won’t be the only type of
help the homeowner needs. The best solution for the
homeowner may be to seek a mortgage modification
or similar workout, or to pursue a short sale or deed in
lieu of foreclosure. The State of Oregon and NEDCO
(Neighborhood Economic Development Corporation)
are partnering to provide a new set of services for
Clackamas County homeowners at risk of foreclosure,
and Clackamas County lawyers are welcome to use
these services and refer clients to them as well.
NEDCO, a non-profit HUD-certified housing counseling agency offering foreclosure intervention workshops and one-on-one counseling, has just opened a
new office in Clackamas County to help homeowners
at risk of foreclosure. Foreclosure intervention counseling is free and confidential, and helps homeowners
make decisions about whether they can, or should,
stay in their home, as well as connecting them to relevant programs and services. Homeowners can connect
to a local foreclosure prevention counselor by calling
NEDCO’s new Clackamas County office at 503-6558974, by email at
Clackamas.counseling@nedcocdc.org, or by visiting
OregonHomeownerSupport.gov and using the “Find A
Counselor” feature on the main page. OregonHomeownerSupport.gov is a new statewide website which
links homeowners to trained and certified foreclosure
intervention counselors and serves as a “one-stop
shop” for resources, services and information on foreclosure prevention in Oregon.
Foreclosure counseling is very effective: it has been
shown in national studies to help homeowners receive
modifications from loan servicers, lower mortgage
payments for those receiving a modification, and help
homeowners remain current on their mortgages. And
for Clackamas County residents, more help is now
available close to home. We’re located at 421 High
Street in Oregon City (the former Legal Aid office
space) – stop by and say hello!
Hibbard Retrospective by William Knox, III, CCBA VP
This column is a historical perspective of Clackamas City Band playing and there was dancing all night.
County dedicated to the memory of long-time Clacka- When the mill opened the machinery would not opermas County attorney George Hibbard.
ate, and $2500 was offered to anyone who could fix
the works.
October, 1861 - The Oregon State Fair did not begin
in Salem. It’s true! The State Fair’s modest beginnings trace back to Oregon City on the banks of the
Clackamas River in 1861. Oregon had not even
achieved Statehood when, in 1858, the Oregon farmers began agitating in favor of a State Fair. Two
groups, the Oregon State Agricultural Society and the
Oregon Fruit Growers Association, eventually merged
and took on the task of creating the Oregon State Fair.
November 1, 1888 – The wooden suspension bridge
connecting Oregon City to West Linn opened and carried the power cables that lit downtown Portland at
night for the first time (in June 1889). The bridge was
replaced in 1922 by a more modern, steel and granite
highway bridge, designed and built under the supervision of Conde McCullough, famous bridge designer
for the Oregon Department of Transportation.
October 27, 1866 – The first paper mill completed
November 30, 1912 – Women get the right to vote in
where the Publisher’s Paper Company now stands.
Oregon – about time!
The Celebration for the grand opening had the Oregon
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Temporary in Name Only
by Lisa Miller, CCBA Treasurer
Judges Selander and
Boutin set about compiling a list of Clackamas County attorneys
who would fit the bill.
Calls were made with
the message there
would be “no money,
no glory – just the
Pro tem (short for pro tempore as we all know), means
weekly work of read“for the time being or temporarily.” This article is
ing and deciding the
written in tribute to four civil litigators in Clackamas
motions.” Without
County who have “temporarily” been serving as
hesitation everyone who was contacted agreed. Nine
judges for years, and in most cases, without receiving
years later, the same panel of four pro tem judges a dime in compensation.
Rod Boutin, Don Bowerman, Jim Tait and Jim
Don Bowerman has been donating his time for the
Redman - preside over the civil motion docket.
benefit of the judiciary and the legal community since
Our Clackamas County civil motion pro tems handle a
1993. That was the year that Multnomah County Cirwide variety of issues, the most common of which are
cuit Court Judge Robert P. Jones asked Don to take
motions on the pleadings and motions to compel.
over his docket for a week here and there when he was
“Failure to state a claim is a big problem,” according
on vacation. Despite being a very busy trial lawyer,
to
Judge Bowerman. This observation was also made
Don gladly agreed to help out, thinking it would be
by Judge Tait who said he likes to try to educate lawfun to put on a black robe and analyze facts and the
yers about pleading problems he sees, because, after
law from the other side of the bench.
more than forty years as a trial attorney, he knows
It was not long before Don’s skills were recognized as what happens in court when you have “messed up
a jurist, and he was asked to cover for judges in other pleadings.”
counties (e.g., Jefferson, Clatsop, Polk and, of course,
Clackamas) when they would go on vacation or attend In addition to handling the Monday morning motion
the judicial conference. He has, essentially, been trav- docket, Judges Boutin, Bowerman, Tait and Redman
preside over judgment-debtor exams. Sadly, this part
eling the circuit as a pro tem for nearly 20 years.
of the job has become more time-consuming in the
In 2003, Don’s time spent serving as a pro tem judge past few years due to the enormous impact the downexpanded yet again. That was the year that a budget
turn in the economy has had on so many members of
crisis led to the closure of the courthouse on Fridays. our community.
Judges, lawyers and litigants were experiencing frusIn Judge Selander’s view, “The Clackamas County
trating delays that were not acceptable to Presiding
Bar is unique in its approach to justice. The Bar has
Judge Selander. One day, while bending the ear of
always accepted it is their responsibility to make sure
CCBA President, Rod Boutin, an idea was hatched
that experienced, well-respected civil litigators could that the Courts were adequately supported, even to the
handle the weekly civil motion docket, thereby reliev- extent of providing pro bono pro tem services. To
ing some of the burden from the Circuit Court Judges steal a line from a movie, `We are family.’ It is what
makes practicing law in Clackamas County so spewho were struggling to stay afloat with their evercial.”
increasing case count.
Latin is not a language taught much these days. Most
folks probably figure there’s not much point in learning a language that won’t even help them locate a restroom when traveling in Tuscany. Of course, as lawyers, we need to learn a few choice Latin words and
phrases here and there. Per curiam, res ipsa loquitur
and nunc pro tunc, are a few that come to mind. Pro
tem is another one.
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CCBA Summer Picnic 2012
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Attorney Profile: Tom Noble
Clackamas County is a really great place for new lawyers to begin their careers. This October, I will have
completed my first year as an attorney. I work in
West Linn with my father, Richard Noble, in a small
but thriving practice near Marylhurst University.
While I have moved around a fair amount in my life,
my roots run quite deep in Clackamas County. Let me
give you a bit of background on myself.
while seeking to
grow into new
areas such as
Trust and Estate
litigation.
As I have begun
my legal career, I
have looked for
I grew up in and around Lake Oswego and graduated new ways to refrom Lakeridge high school. I went to college back
main active in the local legal community. When I beeast in Washington D.C. at American University and gan practicing, I learned about the Senior Law Project.
then attended law school at the University of Oregon The Senior Law Project is Legal Aid-based program
in Eugene. The summer before my last year of law
that is operated out of various adult community censchool and continuing on through the school year, I
ters around the Portland-Metro area. All persons over
worked as a certified law student with the Clackamas the age of 60 are entitled to a free one-half hour apCounty District Attorney’s office. During my time
pointment with an attorney to discuss any legal matter.
working at the courthouse, I appeared in front of most While I have participated only a handful of times so
of the Judges in the courthouse. I was also fortunate far, I have greatly enjoyed engaging with seniors on a
to have several jury and bench trials, while also repre- wide array of legal problems.
senting the office at numerous civil commitment hearI also enjoyed playing on the Clackamas County softings. The best part of the job was the opportunity to
ball team. While we did not defend our championship
meet so many practicing attorneys. Having these
despite playing our hardest (we lost in the Semis), I
kinds of experiences as a law student was priceless.
had a great time getting to know other CCBA attorIt was also extremely lucky to work in such a positive neys in a casual setting. I look forward to getting back
and collaborative environment like the one that existed together with the team next summer and hope more
in the Clackamas County District Attorney’s office.
Clackamas County attorneys can participate.
Every member of the organization, from John Foote
Looking forward 10, 20, 50 years, I hope to continue
down to each member of the office support staff, was
my engagement with the Clackamas County Bar Assohelpful to us lowly law clerks. While all the attorneys
ciation. I want the organization and its attorneys to
were supportive, it was the leadership and support
continue to possess the stellar reputation and unparalgiven to us by the managing attorney, Scott Healy,
leled respect that has been earned throughout Oregon.
that made the program so worthwhile. Each law clerk
My father’s mentor who is now deceased, Jim Goodwas assigned his or her own caseload and given a
win, was a stalwart of the Ralph Holman-era of
good amount of freedom in prosecuting cases.
Clackamas County. All my life, I have heard remarkAfter passing the bar exam, I began working with my able stories of the attorneys from that era. I think that
father. He has been practicing in Oregon since 1970. common greatness that they embodied is still present
While his practice has varied over his long career, the in today’s practitioners and it is why I am so privipractice currently focuses on Estate Planning, Probate,
leged and excited to continue such a proud tradition of
Trust Administration, and General Litigation. I am
practicing law in Clackamas County.
working to bolster and build the existing practice
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Selections from the Appellate Courts
by Ginger Fitch
Best quote: “Exposure to a parent's unconventional but
not unlawful lifestyle, receipt of lavish gifts from a
parent's friends or relatives, and an unspecified
amount of unsupervised access to the Internet do not
justify state intervention into a parent's fundamental
right to the care, control, and custody of her children.”
DHS v. DM, (A149499) (March 14, 2012).
Coming Soon
Issues recently taken under review by the Oregon
Supreme Court include the statute of limitations under
the Oregon Tort Claims Act (a case that could be
resolved by statutory interpretation before the court
reaches the state and federal constitutional issues); the
admissibility under OEC 801(4)(b) (a party's own
statement) in a dependency hearing of a non-testifying
child's out-of-court statements; the application of
Article I, section 20 (privileges and immunities) and
Article I, section 12 (double jeopardy) in criminal
cases involving prosecutor decisions; state
constitutional challenges to the statutory limitation on
recovery of noneconomic damages; whether the
court's ongoing dissatisfaction with expert's testifying
about a diagnosis of sexual abuse is properly applied
to testimony about a diagnosis of physical abuse
which identifies a specific perpetrator and whether the
state is required to provide the defendant with some
notice, in the indictment or otherwise, of facts
necessary to find that defendant is a dangerous
offender, before a sentencing court may impose a
dangerous offender sentence.
If you are not aware of the Chief's court reengineering
efforts, more changes are coming. See http://
courts.oregon.gov/OJD/docs/OSCA/CREW2_Final_71-11.pdf or http://courts.oregon.gov/OJD/docs/
OSCA/StateoftheOregonCourtsSpeech.pdf.
Attorney Fees
ORCP 68(C)(2) (notification that attorney fees are
sought) applies to remedial contempt proceedings.
Anderson v. Dry Cleaning To-Your-Door,
(A145224) (March 28,
2012).
Civil Law
In Paul v. Providence
Health System-Oregon,
(S059131) ( February 24, 2012), the trial court ordered
dismissal based on a failure to state a claim. The court
held that the risk of future injury, rather than actual
present harm, was not a basis for recovering actual
financial loss in a negligence and Unlawful Trade
Practices Act case.
Criminal Law
Lafler v. Cooper, (slip op 10-209) (March 21, 2012)
held it is ineffective assistance of counsel to not
inform a client of a plea offer.
Howes v. Fields, (slip op 10-680) (February 22, 2012)
warns attorneys and defendants that “our decisions do
not clearly establish that a prisoner is always in
custody for purposes of Miranda whenever a prisoner
is isolated from the general prison population and
questioned about conduct outside the prison.” Could
be persuasive, although not binding under Oregon
constitutional analysis.
US v. Jones, (slip op 10-1259) (January 22, 2012) held
that GPS is a search for Fourth Amendment purposes.
The decision was unanimous but the reasons for the
conclusion were disparate.
In State v. Cabiniila, (S059289) (March 1, 2012), the
court appears to open the door for non-English
speaking defendants to preserve federal and state
constitutional challenges involving informed consent
in ORS 813.140 (DUII) cases but a trial court's
findings about a specific defendant is apt to play the
decisive role in any appeal.
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Appellate Court Selections continued
intentional interference with economic relations is
The court held that officers' examination of the area
preempted by the National Labor Relations Act
under a tonneau cover on a pickup was an unlawful
search and evidence taken from it must be suppressed. (NLRA), 29 USC §§ 151-169.
State v. Hanna, ( A145291) (March 14, 2012).
Juvenile Dependency
State v. Stark, stands as a warning to criminal defense
attorneys that felonies later reduced to misdemeanors A juvenile court can order a psychological evaluation
continue to be felonies for purposes of ORS 166.270 of a parent simply based on the fact that it found that
(felon in possession of a firearm). (A144974) (March parent posed a risk to the child whether or not the
jurisdictional basis the parent stipulated to supports
14, 2012).
that finding. DHS v. BW, ( A149347) (March 28,
The court held that when one officer requested
2012).
consent to search while another was writing the
defendant's traffic citation, the request did not
Where the question before the juvenile court was
unlawfully extend the stop. State v. Nims, (A146162), whether the allegations regarding mother and father
(March 14, 2012).
together were sufficient to prove that, in the totality of
the circumstances, their child was endangered, the
The court continues to duck confrontation rights under Court of Appeals will permit one of the parents to
the state constitution in criminal cases but, one day, a appeal and raise issues regarding findings on either
properly preserved argument may be considered. See parent. Also, regardless of the court no longer taking
State v. Everett, (A144356, slip op 11) (March 28,
automatic de novo review, the court appears to be
2012.)
willing to look through the record for facts not found
but not, necessarily, in dispute. DHS v. SP,
Constitutional Law
(A149250) ( March 28, 2012).
In State v. Babson, (A144037) (April 11, 2012) the
court held that Article IV, section 9 (The Debate
Clause), would not protect legislators from being
called to testify about their role in having protestors
arrested at the state capitol.
Family Law
A number of recent Court of Appeals cases regarding
child custody or support modification resulted in
modifications to the trial court orders. The court
continues to exercise its de novo review to the
advantage of appellants in this area of law. However,
as if things were not bad enough, the court has decided
that the economic downturn is not enough to justify
the termination of spousal support. Spillane and
Spillane, (A142043) (March 28, 2012).
Federal Preemption
In Gest v. Oregon AFL-CIO, (A145876) (April 4,
2012), the court held that a state action for
And, there continues to be some push back in cases
where the jurisdictional allegations involve a father's
sexual conduct outside of the home and mother's
inability to protect the children. There is a good
possibility that the court will take de novo review in
those types of cases. See DHS v. BB, (A147229)
(March 14, 2012).
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SEASONS CHANGE BUT THE DJ IS ETERNAL
by Hootie, CCBA Sports Commissioner
The DJ at 35…
Warm temps and sunny skies welcomed the 80 athletes who competed for the right to claim CCBA’s
purple urn in the 35th running of the US Bank DJ Open
held at Oregon City’s Stone Creek Golf Course on
June 1, 2012.
Newcomer golfing ace, Carl “Not ChiChi” Rodrigues
led an otherwise lackluster team of John Keller, Bob
Barsocchini, and Larry Peterson with an extraordinary
putting display to a respectable 59 on this always
tough sporting challenge. Not ChiChi drained snake
after snake while constantly condemning the difficulty our US Bank sponsor, Josh “Jenn’s Husband”
Dalglish was beaned by a laser-like Titlist driven by
of Stone Creek’s greens.
an anonymous CCBA member not Sid Brockley.
Former Championship and always-in-the-hunt team of
Skipper Healy, John “Wrong” Foote, Dave Kirby, and Now for sporting news of a different sort--by CCBA
Brett Johnson nipped at the heels of another title card- fiat and popular demand, Hootie will no longer be part
of these reindeer games and at the reins of CCBA
ing a strong 60 to claim the runner’s up nod. Newly
groomed DDA Healy swore as part of his recent nup- sporting endeavor. Your long, national nightmare is
tials to “love, honor, and retrieve the purple urn at any over. Able sportswoman and masterful lawyer, Eva
Marcotrigiano is your new Sports Czarina. While I
cost.”
am sure she will perform magnificently well in her
Individual awards included KPs to Kristen “Prez for
new position, you will be expected and encouraged to
Life” David and past Champ Steve Maurer; Long
make every suggestion to her that could pop into your
Drive honors out to Mark Ghiglieri and Trixie
mind. Every knuckleheaded idea will be of great
Peterson—I’m still wondering why they were out
value and much appreciated. Don’t be shy.
driving so long.
The Czarina reports that next year’s US Bank DJ
Post golfing activities included a delightful dinner pre- Open is set for June 7, 2013 at the same fantastic golf
sented by Stone Creek hosts along with stories of the venue. Please mark your calendar and be especially
day’s events. One such animated tale recounted how supportive particularly in trying to get responses in
early…tell your friends!
Remember that our fun and pleasure on the links is
directly attributable to your participation and support
of our wonderful sponsors…US Bank is primarily
responsible with continuing, generous gifts, awards,
prizes and filthy lucre! Thank your US Bank and
patronize with massive deposits. Also high on our hit
parade is Zeppo’s Restaurant and our own The Verdict
across from the courthouse. You can eat, drink and
beat Larry at either of these fine establishments.
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CWLS Wine Tour 2012
Members of Clackamas Women Lawyers boarded a traditional
yellow school bus and headed out to Oregon Wine Country on a
Saturday morning in early May for a fabulous day of wine tasting,
education and camaraderie. Their adventures included tours of
three great wineries: Hyland Estates Winery, Alloro Vineyards
and Ardiri Winery.
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Law Library News
Alden E. Miller Law Library of Clackamas County
821 Main Street
Mailing: 821 Main St., Room 101
Oregon City, Oregon 97045
(503) 655-8248, lawlibrary@co.clackamas.or.us
www.co.clackamas.or.us/lawlibrary
Shelf Life
Last year, Oregon attorneys from over ten areas
outside of Clackamas checked out materials from
our Law Library. It’s that time of year again. CLE
Season is upon us. We began seeing an increase in
circulation earlier than usual, this year. In case you
aren’t aware, attorneys can check out from the Law
Library CLE program handbooks with dvd’s or cd’s
to help fulfill reporting requirements. Up to three
course materials can be checked out for up to ten
business days. We have a Master Index of all the
CLE’s we have available for credit. Attorneys can
be placed on our waiting if a particular title is already checked out. We will also hold a title for an
attorney for up to twenty-four hours. Several of the
most popular CLE’s are reserved for three-day
check-out (i.e. Access to Justice, Ethics, Child
Abuse) to ensure everyone has access to the credits
they need.
New OSB CLE’s
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Race, Class, and Gender: Their Impact on Working with Diverse Clients
31st Annual Northwest Securities Institute
Understanding Financial Statements: A Business
Roadmap
Child Abuse Reporting
Everything You Want to Know About Child
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Expanding Civil Rights Advocacy: Emerging
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Best Technology to Get the Most Out of Your
Practice
Law School to Lawyer - Starting Your Own Practice
Clients with Personality and Trauma Disorders
Powerful Motion Practice
Working with Difficult People featuring Simon
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Digging Deeper into Real Estate and Land Use
How to Try a Workers' Compensation Case
Presenting and Defending Uninsured, Underinsured, and PIP Claims in Oregon
Broadbrush Taxation 2011
Litigating Auto Accident Cases
Fresh Insight: A Day with the Oregon Supreme
Court
Pretrial Litigation Skills 101
The Bar Tab - Quarterly Issue No. 3- 2012 - Page 15
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