The OSB Sole & Small Firm Practitioners Section website has been updated and now offers a number of new features, including expanded member database functionality, user accounts for every section member, and a more robust calendar feature.
The updated member database contains a clickable map of Oregon delineating each county. A click on a specific county [...]
Recent Developments: Regulation and Taxation of the Life Settlement Industry
by Troy E. Thompson (1)
Like all catastrophes, the market turmoil of 2008-09 will produce winners as well as losers. With conventional portfolios depleted, and with some overly excitable pundits sounding the death knell of modern portfolio theory, one aspiring winner is the [...]
March 21, 2010 – 11:48 am
HOW DO I GET THE MOST OUT OF USING A CONTRACT ATTORNEY?
Submitted by: Heidi Strauch
The first step in getting the best results from using a contract attorney is to choose the right one (or ones) to hire. Whom do you trust to be competent, fit well within your firm culture, be honest, serve [...]
March 21, 2010 – 11:48 am
Vetting Foreign Attorneys: How Do You Say “Surprise” in Spanish?
Submitted by: Raoul Rodríguez-Walters, CFP®
What do you know about foreign legal systems and attorneys practicing abroad?
Like most, probably not much. Yet when a client needs legal help in a different country they often look first to their US attorney for a recommendation. And [...]
March 21, 2010 – 11:43 am
Getting Help with Office Bookkeeping
Submitted by: Belinda Bixby
So when are you going to get help with your bookkeeping?
It is natural to resist investing in a bookkeeper and bookkeeping software if you are not required to do so. But the cost of errors and oversights can be far greater. And that’s not just the money, [...]
TIPS, SITES and GADGETS – sponsored by the Professional Liability Fund and featuring Dee Crocker and Beverly Michaelis, PLF practice management advisors. 1.5 General/Practical Skills Credits. Includes tips to keep your office up-to-date and running smoothly, useful Web sites and resources, and gadgets that any lawyer can use to improve his or her practice. [...]
Financial Management 101
By Beverly Michaelis, Professional Liability Fund Practice Management Advisor
According to the American Psychological Association almost three-quarters of adults report that money is a “very significant” source of stress. Add the pressure of running your own law practice, and financial worries can quickly spiral out of control.
How can you get on track? Meet [...]
Kathy Evans, President, OSB Board of Governors, has issued the following statement in response to our section’s request for immediate action on the issue of equitable BarBooks pricing among Oregon lawyers:
February 18, 2010 – 1:40 pm
Please consider running for one of the 45 House of Delegates seat vacancies.
February 2, 2010 – 3:15 pm
In response to inquiries from the SSFP membership, the SSFP Executive Committee recently posed the following questions to the OSB Publications department. The responses, provided by Publications Manager, Linda Kruschke, follow each question.
1. What was the selection criteria for the 59 “new members” who received complimentary BarBooks subscriptions in 2009?
All new admittees receive [...]
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