Category Archives: Appellate Decisions

APS “Brown Bag” CLE – February 11, 2015

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What Just Happened? 

 

A Review of Significant 2014 Oregon Appellate Decisions

 

The OSB Appellate Practice Section is holding a brown bag CLE (1.5 CLE credits pending approval) on Wednesday, February 11, noon-1:30 p.m., in downtown Portland.
This panel on important 2014 decisions from our state appellate courts will feature Supreme Court Justice Jack Landau, Court of Appeals Judge Erika Hadlock, Oregon Solicitor General Anna Joyce, and Willamette Law Professor Jeff Dobbins. Section chair Robyn Aoyagi will moderate. The speakers will identify and discuss key decisions from both appellate courts, covering a range of topics.

What:   What Just Happened?: A Review of Significant 2014 Oregon Appellate Decisions

Where: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, PC, 1211 SW Fifth Ave., 19th Floor, Portland.
When: Wednesday, February 11, from 12:00p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Refreshments: Cookies, coffee and water provided. Feel free to bring your lunch.
Credits: 1.5 general MCLE credits (pending).
Cost: $20 for Appellate Section members and $25 for nonmembers.
To register, print this message, fill in the name and bar number of the person attending, and send it with a check for $20 (Appellate Practice Section members) or $25 (nonmembers), payable to “Oregon State Bar,” to: Sara Kobak at Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, PC, 1211 SW Fifth Ave., 19th Floor, Portland, OR 97204.
This CLE is always popular, so register early if possible!
Name of person attending:
_________________________________________________________________
Bar number: ______________________________
Appellate Practice Section member (yes or no): ____________
Questions? Email: [email protected]

American Constitution Society Event!

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The Oregon Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society presents U.S. Supreme Court Review and Preview. Please join the society to hear a distinguished panel dissect the United States Supreme Court’s decisions from this past term, debate the direction of the Court in the upcoming term, and provide their views on what the that means to lawyers and lay people alike.

What:  U.S. Supreme Court Review and Preview

When: Wednesday, October 1, 2014, 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Where: Perkins Coie 

             1120 NW Couch Street, 10th Floor 
             Portland, Oregon
Please RSVP here.

Featuring:

Scott L. Nelson, Attorney, Public Citizen Litigation Group

Mr. Nelson, a litigation attorney specializing in civil appellate practice, brings experience practicing before the U.S. Supreme Court. His clients have included a former President of the United States, a sitting United States District Judge, the American Bar Association, and the American Historical Association.

Paula Abrams, Edward Brunet Professor of Law, Lewis & Clark Law School
Professor Abrams worked in Washington, D.C., for the Executive Office of the President, Council on Wage and Price Stability, and later as an attorney for the Office of Legal and Enforcement Counsel at the Environmental Protection Agency. Her primary research areas are in constitutional law and her recent scholarship focuses on reproductive rights and population policy.

Scott A. Shorr, Attorney and Managing Shareholder, Stoll Berne
Mr. Shorr is a trial and appellate attorney who handles a variety of complex business, securities and class action litigation. Scott was the arguing counsel before the United States Supreme Court in GEICO General Ins. Co. v. Edo and Safeco Ins. Co. of America v. Burr.

The event will be moderated by Jay Austin, Senior Attorney at the Environmental Law Institute.

1.5 hours of CLE credit is pending.

What Just Happened? A Review of Significant 2013 Appellate Decisions

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The OSB Appellate Practice Section presents a brown bag CLE on Thursday, February 13, 2014, from noon-1:30 p.m., at Tonkon Torp LLP, 888 SW Fifth Avenue, 16th Floor, Portland Oregon 97204 .

This panel on important 2013 appellate decisions will feature Oregon Supreme Court Justice Rives Kistler, Court of Appeals Judge Rebecca Duncan, Oregon Solicitor General Anna Joyce, and Willamette Law Professor Jeff Dobbins. The speakers will identify and discuss key decisions covering a range of topics.

Location: Tonkon Torp LLP, 888 SW Fifth Avenue, 16th Floor, Portland Oregon 97204

Refreshments: Cookies and drinks provided, and please feel free to bring your lunch.

Cost: $15 for Appellate Section members and $20 for non-members. Free for judges and court staff.

1.5 general MCLE credits

To register, fill in the name and bar number of the person attending, and send with a check for $15 (Appellate Section members) or $20 (non-members), payable to “Oregon State Bar,” or with no payment (judges and court staff) to: Robyn Ridler Aoyagi, Tonkon Torp, 888 SW Fifth Avenue, 16th Floor, Portland Oregon 97204.

For call-in information email [email protected]

Questions? Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

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U.S. SUPREME COURT REVIEW AND PREVIEW

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Tuesday, October 1, 2013 – 4:00pm – 6:00pm

Standard Insurance

900 SW Fifth Avenue Basement Auditorium

Portland, OR

Featuring:
  • Jeffrey C. Dobbins, Professor of Law, Willamette University College of Law; Former Law Clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens
  • William Funk, Robert E. Jones Professor of Advocacy and Ethics, Lewis & Clark Law School; Author,Introduction to American Constitutional Structure
  • Scott L. Nelson, Attorney, Public Citizen Litigation Group; Former Law Clerk to Justice Byron R. White; Supreme Court Practitioner
And moderated by:
  • Jay Austin, Senior Attorney and Director, Endangered Environmental Laws Program, Environmental Law Institute; Board Member, Oregon Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society.
Please join us to hear our distinguished panel dissect the Court’s decisions from this past term, debate the direction of the Court in the upcoming term, and provide their views on what this means to lawyers and lay people alike.  Scott L. Nelson, a litigation attorney specializing in civil appellate practice, brings experience practicing before the U.S. Supreme Court.  Jeffrey C. Dobbins has taught Federal Courts and Appellate Procedure at Willamette University’s College of Law for seven years and has published several articles on those subjects.  William Funk has written and lectured extensively on the structure of the Constitution.  This panel will be moderated by Jay Austin.
RSVP here
CLE credit of 2.0 hours is pending.
Complimentary refreshments will be provided.

Upcoming Brown Bag CLE

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The OSB Appellate Practice Section is holding a brown bag CLE on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, 12:00-1:30 pm, in downtown Portland.
What Just Happened?
A Review of Significant 2012 Oregon Appellate Decisions
This panel on important 2012 decisions from our state appellate courts will feature Supreme Court Justice Virginia Linder, Court of Appeals Judge Rex Armstrong, Oregon Deputy Solicitor General Michael Casper, and Willamette Law Professor Jeff Dobbins. The speakers will identify and discuss key decisions from both appellate courts, covering a range of topics.
When:   Thursday, Feb. 28, 12:00-1:30 pm
Where:  Tonkon Torp, LLP
              888 S.W. Fifth Ave., 16th Floor
              Portland, OR
 
Why:     Cookies, coffee, and water provided, and feel free to bring your lunch.  Also, 1.5 general 
             MCLE credits (pending).
 
Cost:     $20 for Appellate Section members and $25 for non-members
 
Questions? Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
Register Today!

To register, print this message, fill in the name and bar number of the person attending, and send with a check for $20 (Appellate Practice Section members) or $25 (nonmembers), payable to “Oregon State Bar” to: Derek Green, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, 1300 S.W. 5th Ave., Suite 2400, Portland OR, 97201.
Name of person(s) attending, : _________________________________________________________________
Bar number(s): ______________________________
Number of Appellate Practice Section member(s):  ____________