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2023

  • August/September

    Proposed RPC Changes:
    Review and Provide Feedback on These Important Potential Updates
    By Dani Huck

  • July

    When Fraud Strikes:
    Balancing Gut Feelings With Responsive Legal Ethics
    By Nik Chourey

  • June

    Keep Things in Order:
    Simple Suggestions for Avoiding Discipline
    By Mark A. Turner

  • May

    Remote-Work Rules:
    Long-Distance Attorney-Client Relationship
    By Sarra Yamin

  • April

    Can You Hit Reply-All?
    Navigating the Complexities of the 'No-Contact' Rule in RPC 4.2
    By Ankur Doshi

  • February/March

    Client Security Fund Report:
    The 2022 Numbers Are Explained
    By Courtney Dippel

  • January

    New Year, New Rules:
    Major Changes to Oregon's Reinstatement Rules
    By Ankur Doshi and Troy Wood



2022

  • December

    Other People's Money:
    Safety Tips for Handling Client Funds
    By Daniel Atkinson

  • November

    The Implications of RPC 1.9:
    Being Thankful for Our Former and Future Clients
    By Ankur Doshi

  • October

    The Comity Rule:
    Oregon Expands Pool of Potential Attorneys
    By Ankur Doshi

  • August/September

    Death Is Not the End:
    Addressing Ethical Issues After the Death of a Client
    By Linn Davis

  • July

    Ethics Focus:
    Common Questions and Bar Responses for Public Defenders and 'Attorneys-of-Record' By Nik Chourey

  • June

    Client as a Witness:
    Unpacking Complex Potential Conflicts in 3 Civil Scenarios
    By Ankur Doshi

  • May

    Avoiding Discipline:
    Understand Earned-on-Receipt Agreements; Cooperate with Investigations
    By Mark A. Turner

  • April

    Current-Client Considerations:
    Ethical (and Emotional) Examinations for a Professional Transition
    By Nik Chourey

  • February/March

    Client Security Fund Report:
    2021 Flips Recent Upward Trend
    By Courtney Dippel

  • January

    Can You Accept Cryptocurrency?
    Volatility, Uncertainty Keep the Lines Blurred
    By Ankur Doshi



2021

  • December

    When a Report Is Mandatory:
    Attorney as Bar Complainant
    By Sarra Yamin

  • November

    Strictly Confidential:
    Do Not Treat 'Privileged' and 'Confidential' Interchangeably
    By Daniel P. Atkinson

  • October

    Fools Rush In:
    Avoiding Frivolous Contentions
    By Linn D. Davis

  • August/September

    Back to School:
    Ethics Issues Remain Pervasive; Stay Informed
    By Mark A. Turner

  • July

    The Ethics of Lawyer Ads:
    Common Sense Public Protection and Access to Justice By Nik Chourey

  • June

    Avoid the Discipline Pages:
    Understand These Common Ways of Running Afoul of the Rules
    By Mark A. Turner

  • May

    Oldies, But Goodies:
    Top 5 Bar Counsel Articles: Bar Counsel Guidance Endures
    By Nik Chourey

  • April

    Client Security Fund Report:
    OSB Sees Continuing Upward Trend in Claims
    By Amber Hollister

  • February/March

    Ethics Abroad:
    Tips for Remote Lawyering Outside of Oregon
    By Nik Chourey and Amber Hollister

  • January

    Pivoting Online:
    Oregon State Bar Programs Zoom into 2021
    By Amber Hollister and Mark A. Turner



2020

  • December

    A Divergence in Loyalty:
    How Lawyers Stumble into Personal-Interest Conflicts
    By Nik Chourey

  • November

    Meeting Prospective Clients:
    Understand the Duties that Arise from Consultations
    By Sarra Yamin

  • October

    Why Professionalism Matters:
    Civility Engenders Respect for Legal Profession
    By Nik Chourey

  • August/September

    A Vacation from Ethics?
    Rules Still Apply No Matter Where in the World You Are
    By Amber Hollister

  • July

    Coronavirus & Legal Ethics: Part Two
    Navigating Pandemic-Related Changes from Your Home Office
    By Nik Chourey

  • June

    Inside the Client Assistance Office:
    Here Are Some Common Complaints (and How to Avoid Them)
    By Linn D. Davis

  • May

    Anatomy of a Disciplinary Trial:
    What Happens When Lawyers Face a Formal Complaint?
    By Mark A. Turner

  • April

    Coronavirus & Legal Ethics:
    What Should You Do if You or a Client is Feeling Ill?
    By Amber Hollister

  • February/March

    Client Security Fund Report:
    OSB Sees an Uptick in Awards in 2019
    By Amber Hollister

  • January

    Settlements and Scams:
    Consider the Scope, Be Aware of the Risks
    By Amber Hollister and M. Kay Pulju



2019

  • December

    Lawyer Transitions:
    A Pop Quiz
    By Amber Hollister

  • November

    Avoiding Ethical Drama:
    Proper Training and Supervision of Non-Lawyer Assistants is Crucial
    By Daniel Atkinson

  • October

    No feature this month

  • August/September

    In Praise of Oregon:
    Reflecting on Five Years as Disciplinary Counsel
    By Dawn Evans

  • July

    The Adjudicator's First Year:
    New Position Guides the OSB's Disciplinary Board
    By Mark A. Turner

  • June

    The Secret to Your Solution:
    Frame Your Call to the Ethics Helpline
    By Nik Chourey

  • May

    Mystery Money:
    The Ethics of Unclaimed Lawyer Trust Account Funds
    By Amber Hollister

  • April

    Giving and Receiving:
    Understand the Rules Governing Referrals and Fees
    By Mark Johnson Roberts

  • February/March

    Avoid Ethical Landmines:
    Proceed With Caution When Exploring Ancillary Business Interests
    By Mark Johnson Roberts

  • January

    An Increase In Claims:
    2018 Client Security Fund Annual Report
    By Amber Hollister



2018

  • December

    New Year’s Resolutions:
    Don't Be One of These Lawyers
    By Mark Johnson Roberts

  • November

    When Disaster Strikes:
    Ethical Obligations for the Worst-Case Scenario
    By Amber Hollister

  • October

    Who Decides?:
    The Division of Authority Between Lawyers and Clients
    By Amber Hollister

  • August/September

    Sashay Away:
    When and How to Withdraw from Representation
    By Mark Johnson Roberts

  • July

    Public Comments:
    The Ethics of Online Blogging, Posting and Chatting By Lawyers
    By Mark Johnson Roberts

  • June

    Maxims and Rules:
    Professional Conduct Requires Civility
    By Linn D. Davis

  • May

    An Indisputable Link:
    Connecting Well-Being with Ethical Lawyering
    By Mark Johnson Roberts

  • April

    Let's Talk:
    The Brave New World of Lawyer Advertising
    By Amber Hollister

  • February/March

    Annual Assessment Lowered:
    2017 Client Security Fund Annual Report
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • January

    ‘Unbundling’ Legal Services:
    New Trial Court Rule Supports Access to Justice
    By Mark Johnson Roberts



2017

  • December

    Pop Quiz:
    A Year-End Ethics Audit
    By Amber Hollister

  • November

    Improving System Efficiency:
    Bar Discipline Process Changes Jan. 1
    By Dawn Evans and Mark Johnson Roberts

  • October

    On The Horizon:
    Proposed Amendments to Rules on Fee-sharing with Lawyer Referral Services
    By Amber Hollister

  • August/September

    Changed Focus:
    Proposed Amendments to Ethics Rules on Soliciting Clients
    By Amber Hollister

  • July

    Reputation Management:
    Responding to Negative Online Reviews
    By Linn D. Davis

  • June

    Electronic Competence:
    As Technology Advances, So Must a Lawyer's Understanding of It
    By Mark Johnson Roberts

  • May

    Floating in the Cloud:
    The Ethics of Electronic Client Files
    By Amber Hollister

  • April

    Difficult Positions:
    Working with the Impaired Client
    By Mark Johnson Roberts

  • February/March

    Well Below Budget:
    Security Fund 2016 Report
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • January

    Pledging Integrity and Civility:
    Updating the Lawyer's Oath
    By Dawn Evans and Amber Hollister



2016

  • December

    Pop Quiz:
    A Nonpartisan Year-End Ethics Audit
    By Amber Hollister

  • November

    Getting Paid:
    The Ethics of Collecting Fees
    By Amber Hollister

  • October

    Not So Impractical:
    Ethics Considerations in Limited-Scope Representations
    By Mark Johnson Roberts

  • August/September

    Conflict Analysis:
    A Journey Down the Rabbit Hole
    By Amber Hollister

  • July

    Attacking Bias:
    Invidious Harrassment and Discrimination as Professional Misconduct
    By Mark Johnson Roberts

  • June

    Don't Forget to Shut the Screen Door:
    Avoiding Conflicts and Retaining Clients
    By Amber Hollister

  • May

    Navigating the Contours:
    The Ethics of Pro Bono
    By Mark Johnson Roberts

  • April

    Good Communications:
    Keeping Clients and Ethical Obligations Satisfied
    By Linn Davis

  • February/March

    Exercising Discretion:
    The Intersection of Morality and Ethics
    By Amber Hollister

  • January

    2015 Annual Report:
    Client Security Fund
    By Sylvia E. Stevens



2015

  • December

    Pop Quiz: A Year-End Ethics Audit
    By Amber Hollister

  • November

    The Wave of the Future?
    Alternative Law Practice Business Structures
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • October

    Ethics in Dangerous Situations:
    Responding to Suicidal Clients, Menacing Parties and Threatening Behavior
    By Amber Hollister

  • August/September

    Ethics Advisory Opinions:
    What Are They and How Do I Get One?
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • July

    Mentoring New Lawyers:
    Top Ethics Questions
    By Amber Hollister & Emilee Preble

  • June

    Dreaming of Retirement?:
    Plan an Exit Strategy
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • May

    Tread Carefully:
    Crowdfunding Your Law Practice
    By Amber Hollister & Beverly Michaelis

  • April

    Keeping Up With a Changing World:
    New Rules of Professional Conduct
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • February/March

    A Return to Normal Levels:
    Client Security Fund 2014 Annual Report
    By Sylvia Stevens

  • January

    Elder Abuse:
    Lawyers' New Mandatory Reporting Requirement
    By Amber Hollister



2014

  • December

    Pop Quiz: A Year-End Ethics Audit
    By Amber Hollister

  • November

    The "Graying" of the Profession:
    The Ethical Implications of Aging
    By Amber Hollister

  • October

    Other People's Mistakes:
    Dealing with Missteps by Colleagues and Opposing Counsel
    By Amber Hollister

  • August/September

    Pro Hac Vice:
    Out-of-State Lawyers Providing Legal Services in Oregon
    By Helen Hierschbiel & Emilee Preble

  • July

    Mistakes Were Made:
    Regaining Your Stride After a Misstep
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • June

    Too Good to Be True:
    The Ethics of Business Transactions With Clients
    By Amber Hollister

  • May

    What's GATS Got to Do With It?
    International Trade in Legal Services
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • April

    Lessons to Pass Along:
    Complaints to the Client Assistance Office in 2013
    By Scott Morrill

  • February/March

    Another Challenging Year:
    Client Security Funds 2013 Annual Report
    By Sylvia Stevens

  • January

    Changes of Note:
    Recent Amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct
    By Helen Hierschbiel



2013

  • December

    Pop Quiz: A Year-End Ethics Audit
    By Amber Hollister

  • November

    Ten Years and Counting:
    Happy Birthday, Client Assistance Office

    By Scott Morrill

  • October

    The Ethical Pro Bono Lawyer:
    Increasing Access to Justice
    By Amber Hollister

  • August/September

    Safekeeping Funds:
    Top 10 Trust Account Questions
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • July

    Comments, Please:
    Proposed Advertising Rule Amendments
    By Sylvia Stevens

  • June

    Think Before You Click:
    Aliases, Covert Activity and Social Media Investigations
    By Amber Hollister

  • May

    Lessons to Pass Along:
    Complaints About Lawyers in 2012
    By Scott Morrill

  • April

    Enforcing the Rules:
    A Look at Lawyer Discipline in Oregon
    By Jeff Sapiro

  • February/March

    Client Security Fund:
    2013 Annual Report
    By Sylvia Stevens

  • January

    Changes of Note:
    New Developments in the Rules of Professional Conduct
    By Helen Hierschbiel



2012

  • December

    Vanished Without a Trace: Ethics Implications of the Missing Client, Part II
    By Amber Hollister

  • November

    Lost and Found:
    Ethics Implications of the Missing Client, Part I
    By Amber Hollister

  • October

    Lawyers Helping Lawyers: Hypothetically Speaking
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • August/September

    Seeking New Horizons:
    Ethical Duties When Changing Law Firms
    By Amber Hollister

  • July

    Ill-Gotten Gains:
    Rules for Privileged or Purloined Documents
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • June

    Revealing Bits & Bytes:
    Guarding (and Exploiting) Metadata
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • May

    The Many Faces of UPL:
    Protecting the Public from the Unlawful Practice of Law
    By Amber Hollister

  • April

    Complaints About Oregon Lawyers:
    2011 Trends from the OSB's Client Assistance Office
    By Scott Morrill

  • February/March

    Client Security Fund:
    2012 Annual Report
    By Sylvia Stevens

  • January

    Asked and Answered:
    FAQs of 2011
    By Helen Hierschbiel



2011

  • December

    The Spirit of Giving: Pitfalls of Gift-giving and Free Advice
    By Amber Hollister

  • November

    Alternative Pricing Models: What's in a Fee?
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • October

    How Much Do I Owe You?:
    "New" Guidelines for Fixed and So-called Nonrefundable Fees
    By Amber Hollister

  • August/September

    Disclosing Client Confidences:
    When Doing the "Right" Thing May be the Wrong Thing to Do
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • July

    Unbundling Legal Services: Limiting the Scope of Representation
    By Amber Hollister

  • June

    Duty of Loyalty: The Many Faces of Mentoring
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • May

    What Hath the Web Wrought?
    Advertising in the Internet Age
    By Amber Hollister

  • April

    Frequently Asked
    Questions: Avoiding Contact
    with Represented Parties
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • February/March

    Client Security Fund:
    2010 Annual Report
    By Sylvia Stevens

  • January

    Disbursing Disputed Funds:
    Understanding RPC 1.15-1(d)(e)
    By Scott Morrill



2010

  • December

    Multidisciplinary practice: When Wearing Two Hats May Get You Burned
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • November

    Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: How to End a Relationship, Part II
    By Scott Morrill

  • October

    Tying Up Loose Ends: How to End a Relationship
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • August/September

    There Oughtta Be a Rule (But There Isn't)
    By Sylvia Stevens

  • July

    Odds & Ends: Safeguarding Client Information in a Digital World
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • June

    May We Help You? Ethics Advice Made Easy
    By Sylvia Stevens

  • May

    Scammers Take Aim at Lawyers:
    How to Avoid Becoming the Next Victim
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • April

    Fund of Grace:
    Client Security Fund Annual Report
    By Sylvia Stevens

  • February/March

    Prospective Clients:
    Effective Use of RPC 1.18
    By Sylvia Stevens

  • January

    When is Withdrawal Warranted?:
    Representing Clients Who File Claims Against You
    By Helen Hierschbiel



2009

  • December

    Conflicts, Part II:
    Former Client Conflicts
    By Sylvia Stevens

  • November

    Social Media for Lawyers:
    A Word of Caution
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • October

    Conflicts of Interest:
    A Periodic Series, Part 1
    By Sylvia Stevens

  • August/September

    Pitfalls and Perils:
    Working With Loan Modification Agencies
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • July

    Avoid Serving Two Masters:
    Take Care in Accepting Payment From Someone Other Than Your Client
    By Sylvia Stevens

  • June

    Top 10 Myths:
    The Duty of Confidentiality
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • May

    The ABCs of the CSF:
    Client Security Fund 2008 Annual Report
    By Sylvia E. Stevens

  • April

    Going Paperless:
    Ethical considerations
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • February/March

    Broken Record:
    Report of the Client Assistance Office
    By Chris Mullmann

  • January

    Cultural Competency:
    Is there an ethical duty?
    By Sylvia E. Stevens



2008

  • December

    The Transformation:
    When fee disputes become ethical misconduct
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • November

    Outsourcing Overseas:
    Protecting client rights
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • October

    Trust Accounts and the FDIC:
    Protecting client funds in uncertain times
    By Sylvia Stevens

  • August/September

    Managing the Dual Roles:
    The ethics of serving on corporate boards
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • July

    Trust Account Lessons:
    Cautionary Notes
    By Sylvia Stevens

  • June

    Client Information Subpoenas:
    Responding, Protecting Client Confidences
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • May

    What Can You Do?:
    When a client repudiates a settlement
    By Sylvia Stevens

  • April

    Ethical Negotiations:
    An oxymoron?
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • February/March

    Reimbursing Lawyer Thefts:
    OSB Client Security Fund 2007 annual report
    By Sylvia Stevens

  • January

    Internet Marketing:
    Rules of the road
    By Helen Hierschbiel



2007

  • December

    New Ethics Guidance:
    A Roundup of Recent Formal Ethics Opinions From the OSB, the ABA and More
    By Sylvia Stevens

  • November

    Stricter Rules:
    Public Lawyers Negotiating For Private Employment
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • October

    Lawyer as Witness:
    Preserving the Distinction Between Advocacy and Evidence
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • August/September

    Let's Talk:
    The Value of Good Client Communication
    By Sylvia Stevens

  • July

    The Ethics of Unbundling:
    How to Avoid the Land Mines of "Discrete Task Representation"
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • June

    A UPL Conundrum:
    Where to Draw the Boundaries on Out-of-State Practice
    By Sylvia E. Stevens

  • May

    On the Move:
    Ethical duties when switching law firms
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • April

    Metadata:
    Guarding against the disclosure of embedded information
    By Sylvia E. Stevens

  • February/March

    Fee Disputes:
    Preventable or inevitable?
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • January

    Work in Progress:
    Oregon RPC amendments you should know about
    By Sylvia E. Stevens



2006

  • December

    Who Decides?:
    The lawyer, the client or the court?
    By Chris Mullmann

  • November

    Whats in a Name?:
    Things to consider before hanging that shingle
    By Sylvia E. Stevens

  • October

    Former Client Conflicts:
    Differences without (much) distinction
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • August/September

    Matters of Estate:
    Ethical considerations for probate practitioners
    By Scott Morrill

  • July

    Do the Right Thing:
    The duty required of lawyers receiving inadvertently sent documents
    By Chris Mullmann

  • June

    Waiting for Go Dough:
    A primer on disbursing client funds
    By Sylvia E. Stevens

  • May

    Difficult Paradigm:
    Are lien rights absolute?
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • April

    Lessons Learned:
    Results from the Client Assistance Office survey
    By Scott Morrill

  • February/March

    Q & A:
    Understanding the OSB Disciplinary Board
    By George A. Riemer

  • January

    Client Files, Revisited:
    More light on a topic that wont go away
    By Helen Hierschbiel



2005

  • December

    So You Think…:
    Your IOLTA account is safe from identity theft, right?
    By Chris Mullmann

  • November

    Making It Clear:
    A better ex parte rule?
    By Sylvia Stevens

  • October

    Exerting Pressure:
    Professionalism, ethics rules or just plain common sense
    By Scott Morrill

  • August/September

    10 Pieces of Advice:
    Recent formal ethics opinions from the ABA
    By George A. Riemer

  • July

    Whither Zeal?:
    Defining zealous representation
    By Sylvia Stevens

  • June

    Meet the Client:
    Considering the duties owed to prospective clients
    By Chris Mullmann

  • May

    Keeping in the Loop:
    Communication is the Key
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • April

    Keeping Secrets:
    Disclosing client confidences or secrets in defense of a complaint
    By Scott Morrill

  • February/March

    Essential Reading:
    Top 10 changes in the new Rules of Professional Conduct
    By George A. Riemer

  • January

    Divided Rule:
    IOLTA and safeguarding property rule changes
    By Sylvia E. Stevens



2004

  • December

    Organization as Client:
    New Rule 1.13 of the approved Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct
    By Chris Mullmann

  • November

    Supervising Nonlawyers:
    The watchwords are "train" and "supervise"
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • October

    Clearing the Error:
    DR 5-101(A) revisited
    By Scott Morrill

  • August/September

    Making Advances:
    Things to consider before advancing money to clients
    By Sylvia E. Stevens

  • July

    The Invisible Door:
    Confidentiality meets wireless technology
    By George A. Riemer

  • June

    Advertising Update:
    Plus, lawyer membership in business referral clubs
    By Chris Mullman

  • May

    Impaired Clients:
    Challenging and unique ethical considerations
    By Helen Hierschbiel

  • April

    After The Complaint:
    Continuing representation after a client has filed a greivance
    By Scott Morrill

  • February/March

    The Secrets We Keep:
    A review of the duty of confidentiality
    By Sylvia E. Stevens

  • January

    Client Assistance:
    A preliminary report
    By Chris L. Mullmann



2003

  • December

    SEC v. State Bars?:
    Preemption showdowns could be on the horizon
    By George A. Riemer

  • November

    Things Look Different Here:
    House of Delegates approves new disciplinary rules
    By Sylvia E. Stevens

  • October

    The Long Arm of the Law:
    Jurisdiction and choice of law in disciplinary proceedings
    By George A. Riemer

  • August/September

    Changing the Rules:
    Rewriting our DRs, Part II
    By Sylvia E. Stevens

  • July

    A Fine Line:
    When does giving legal advice become assisting with fraud?
    By Sylvia E. Stevens

  • June

    New DR 1-105:
    Written ethics advisory opinions
    By George A. Riemer

  • May

    A Model Approach:
    Rewriting our disciplinary rules
    By Sylvia E. Stevens

  • April

    CSF Update 2002:
    The annual report of the OSB Client Security Fund
    By Sylvia E. Stevens

  • February/March

    Panacea or Quagmire?
    Defining 'the practice of law'
    By George A. Riemer

  • January

    Client Files, Revisited:
    What goes in them – and who owns them
    By Sylvia E. Stevens



2002

  • December

    Conscripted Labor:
    Can Oregon lawyers be compelled to represent indigents for free?
    By George A. Riemer

  • November

    Joining Forces:
    Practicing law in other jurisdiction on a temporary basis
    By George A. Riemer

  • October

    Written Fee Agreements
    By Sylvia E. Stevens

  • August/September

    Ethics Rules:
    Too many, too confusing?
    By George A. Riemer

  • July

    Ethics, Post 9/11:
    Federal anti-terrorism regulations raise ethics issues
    By Sylvia E. Stevens

  • June

    New Admission Rule:
    Expanding the practice capabilities of corporate lawyers
    By George A. Riemer

  • May

    Discipline Task Force:
    What is it? What has it been doing?
    By George A. Riemer

  • April

    DR News:
    New (and evolving) developments in the disciplinary rules
    By Sylvia E. Stevens

  • February/March

    Tri-state Practice:
    Charting a course for ethical practice reciprocity admission
    By George A. Riemer

  • January

    CSF Update:
    The annual report of the OSB Client Security Fund
    By Sylvia E. Stevens



2001

  • December

    Final Reward:
    Compensating the lawyer/personal representative
    By Sylvia E. Stevens

  • November

    MJP Update:
    A survey of developments in multijurisdictional practice
    By George A. Riemer

  • October

    Making Contact:
    The rules for contacting employees
    By Sylvia E. Stevens

  • August/September

    Officers of the Court:
    What does it mean?
    By George A. Riemer

  • July

    Blind Justice Awards:
    (You may want to look the other way)
    By Sylvia E. Stevens

  • June

    Limited Practices:
    Is there a 'federal law only' exception?
    By George Riemer

  • May

    A New Requirement:
    MCLE Rule 3.3, and what it means to you
    By Sylvia E. Stevens

  • April

    Tri-State Reciprocity:
    It is possible it will become a reality
    By George A. Riemer

  • February/March

    Full Disclosure:
    What it is, and isn't
    By Sylvia E. Stevens

  • January

    Telephone Ethics Assistance:
    What it is, what it isn't, and other resources
    By George Riemer



2000

  • December

    CSF Update:
    The annual report of the OSB Client Security Fund
    By Sylvia E. Stevens

  • November

    Money Troubles:
    What to do with unearned fees
    By Sylvia E. Stevens

  • October

    Stock for Fees?:
    Guidance for ownership interests in clients
    By George Riemer

  • August/September

    The 'Pushmi-Pullyu':
    Resolving third-party claims to client funds
    By Sylvia E. Stevens

  • July

    Charge It?:
    Credit cards and lawyer trust accounts
    By George A. Riemer

  • June

    Multidisciplinary Practice:
    Hither Oregon?
    By George A. Riemer



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