Article of Interest from Oregon State Bar, By Elizabeth Frost

May 9, 2012

The Legal Writer Primer on Pronouns: Common Mistakes. By Elizabeth Frost From the Oregon State Bar website I am a stickler for proper usage of pronouns, but I haven’t always been this way. Growing up, as I would regale my mother with stories from school, she would interrupt me periodically to say: “She and I, [...]

October 28, 2011 – Board Meeting Minutes

October 28, 2011

The board meeting of the new elected board of directors of the Oregon Paralegal Association was called to order on October 28, 20111, by Kelley D. Chaney, RP, President, at approximately 5:45 p.m. on October 28, 2011, at the Embassy Suites – Portland Airport located at 7900 N.E. 82nd Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97220. In Attendance [...]

October 28, 2011 – Annual Member Meeting Minutes

The annual member meeting of the Oregon Paralegal Association was called to order on October 28, 2011, by Wayne D. Akin, President, at approximately 4:40 p.m. on October 28, 2011, at the Embassy Suites – Portland Airport located at 7900 N.E. 82nd Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97220. New Business Wayne D. Akin presented the 2011 Outstanding [...]

OJD announces Court Closure days

October 17, 2011

According to an announcement from the Oregon Judicial Department, budget shortfalls are causing the closure of courts on certain days from now until May of 2013.  OJD Order 11-033 (click to access) provides that the courts will be closed on the following days: Friday, Nov. 25, 2011 2012:                                                                        2013: Friday, March 23rd            [...]

October 5, 2011 – Board Meeting Minutes

October 5, 2011

The monthly board meeting of the Oregon Paralegal Association was called to order on October 5, 2011, by Wayne Akin, President, at approximately 12:07 p.m. on October 5, 2011, at the offices of Miller Nash LLP located at 111 S.W. Fifth Avenue, Suite 3400, Portland, Oregon 97204. In Attendance Wayne Akin, Brenna Dickey, MaryAnn Ivie, [...]