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Section 9.005 - Definitions for ORS 9.005 to 9.757. - (1) "Attorney" and "member" mean a member of the bar....
Section 9.010 - Status of attorney and Oregon State Bar; applicability of statutes. - (2) The Oregon State Bar is a public corporation and...
Section 9.025 - Board of governors; number; eligibility; term. - (A) Fourteen of the members shall be active members of...
Section 9.030 - Voting rights; eligibility of members for board of governors and house of delegates. - (2) An active member of the Oregon State Bar is...
Section 9.040 - Election of governors; rules; vacancies. - (2)(a) The bar shall distribute ballots containing the names of...
Section 9.042 - Determination of eligibility of candidate for board of governors; procedure; review by Supreme Court. - (2) The board shall give written notice to the candidate,...
Section 9.050 - Recall or removal of governors. - (b) On the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the entire...
Section 9.070 - Duties of president and president-elect; deposit and disbursement of fees. - (2) All fees shall be paid into the treasury of...
Section 9.080 - Duties and authority of bar and of board of governors; professional liability fund; quorum; status of employees of bar. - (a) Regulating the legal profession and improving the quality of...
Section 9.136 - House of delegates created; membership; terms. - (2) The members of the board of governors of the...
Section 9.139 - Powers of house of delegates. - (a) Modify or rescind an action or decision of the...
Section 9.142 - Rules for conduct of business; meetings. - (2) The board of governors shall set a time and...
Section 9.148 - Participation by nondelegates; referral of question for vote; petition for consideration or vote. - (2) The board of governors or the house of delegates,...
Section 9.150 - Termination of delegate’s term. - (1) Terminates the delegate’s active membership in the Oregon State...
Section 9.152 - Election of delegates; rules. - (2)(a) The bar shall distribute ballots containing the names of...
Section 9.160 - Bar membership required to practice law; exceptions. - (2) Subsection (1) of this section does not affect the...
Section 9.162 - Definitions for ORS 9.160 to 9.166. - (1) "Person" means a human being, a public body as...
Section 9.191 - Annual membership fees; professional liability assessments. - (2) The board shall establish prorated membership fees payable for...
Section 9.200 - Effect of failure to pay membership fees; reinstatement. - (2) An active member delinquent in the payment of fees...
Section 9.210 - Board of bar examiners; fees of applicants for admission to bar. - (2) The board shall examine applicants, investigate applicants’ character and...
Section 9.220 - General requirements for admission. - (1) Is at least 18 years old, which proof may...
Section 9.241 - Practice of law by attorneys licensed in other jurisdictions; associate membership; rules; fee. - (2) Notwithstanding ORS 9.160, the Supreme Court may adopt rules...
Section 9.242 - Advice on law of foreign jurisdiction; rules. - (2) As used in this section, "foreign jurisdiction" means any...
Section 9.250 - Order for admission; oath of qualified applicant. - (2) The applicant shall execute a written oath that in...
Section 9.261 - Resignation of attorney. - (2) An attorney who has resigned may be readmitted to...
Section 9.280 - Prohibition on acting as immigration consultant; definitions; exception. - (2) As used in this section, unless the context or...
Section 9.370 - Compelling delivery when attorney claims lien. - (1) Impose, as a condition of making the order, the...
Section 9.380 - Changing attorneys and terminating attorney-client relationship. - (a) Before judgment or final determination, upon the consent of...
Section 9.460 - Duties of attorneys. - (1) Support the Constitution and laws of the United States...
Section 9.490 - Formulation of rules of professional conduct; prohibition on certain sanctions for violation of rule. - (2) A court of this state may not order that...
Section 9.515 - Referral of claims, suits or actions between attorneys; division of fees. - (2) The provisions of ORS 9.505 shall not prohibit the...
Section 9.527 - Grounds for disbarment, suspension or reprimand. - (1) The member has committed an act or carried on...
Section 9.528 - Advice on conducting covert operations; participation in covert operations. - (a) May provide legal advice and direction to the officers...
Section 9.534 - Disciplinary board; procedure before board; oaths; subpoenas; hearing; record. - (2) A member, formally accused of misconduct by the bar,...
Section 9.536 - Disciplinary board decision; appeal to Supreme Court; review; costs. - (2) When a matter is before the Supreme Court for...
Section 9.537 - Civil immunity of witnesses, bar officials and employees. - (2) The Oregon State Bar and its officers, the members...
Section 9.542 - Rules for investigation of attorneys and applicants; authority of board of governors to require fingerprints. - (2) For the purpose of requesting a state or nationwide...
Section 9.555 - Copy of complaint or notice to Attorney General when bar is plaintiff or defendant; exceptions. - (2) When the bar is served with summons and complaint...
Section 9.565 - Tax return information from Department of Revenue; use. - (a) The person admitted to practice law prepared a return...
Section 9.568 - State lawyers assistance committee; personal and practice management assistance committees; rules; confidentiality; civil immunity. - (b) The board may adopt rules for the operation of...
Section 9.572 - Bar to establish Legal Services Program; director; advisory and technical committees. - (2) The Oregon State Bar shall appoint a director of...
Section 9.576 - Review of providers; mediation; hearing; suspension of funding. - (2) If the director of the Legal Services Program is...
Section 9.582 - Use of amounts not paid to class members in class action lawsuits. - Note: 9.582 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly...
Section 9.635 - Sources of client security fund. - (1) Transfers by the board of governors from other funds...
Section 9.655 - Investigation of claim of loss; subpoena. - (a) Has been found guilty of a crime arising out...
Section 9.657 - Immunity from civil liability. - (2) The Oregon State Bar, its officers, the members of...
Section 9.665 - Authority for reimbursement of client; waiver of conditions; subrogation for amount paid. - (2) The board shall not authorize payment unless the conditions...
Section 9.675 - Mandatory certification and disclosures for lawyer trust accounts. - (2) If a member does not file the certification and...
Section 9.685 - Trust account overdraft notification program. - (2) The board of governors may adopt regulations for the...
Section 9.695 - Status of files or work premises of lawyer; inadmissibility of evidence subject to search or seizure. - (2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section do...
Section 9.705 - Definitions for ORS 9.705 to 9.757. - (1) "Affected attorney" means a member or former member of...
Section 9.710 - Jurisdiction of circuit court over law practice of nonperforming attorney. - (1) The attorney failed to make arrangements for the orderly...
Section 9.715 - Petition to take jurisdiction over law practice. - (2) When an attorney files a petition under subsection (1)...
Section 9.725 - Appointment of bar or other attorney as custodian of law practice; duties of custodian, court and financial institution. - (a) Examine the files and records of the law practice...
Section 9.757 - Retention of client materials. - (2) The bar may dispose of an unclaimed original will...
Section 9.815 - County law libraries and law library services. - (a) Operate a free law library at a location that...
Section 9.820 - Law libraries in Multnomah County. - (a) Enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the Judicial Department...
Section 9.825 - Law library surveys; reports. - (a) The extent to which counties provide access to statutes,...
Section 9.990 - Penalties. - (2) Any person who violates any of the provisions of...