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NEWS FROM THE STATE OF OREGON (an update).
In brief, an attorney member of the Oregon Bar Association (State Bar)
asked the State Bar Legislation to sponsor an amendment to allow paralegals
working under the supervision of an attorney to appear at mediations
and court appearances (trial settings) for residential landlord-tenant
evictions (FED cases). The proposal was defeated at 7-131 with 1 Abstain.
Danny Long, an attorney member of the Oregon State Bar's House of
Delegates has submitted Resolution 13 (see below) for consideration
at their annual meeting on November 6th . Mr. Long is asking the Bar
to sponsor a legislative amendment to allow paralegals working under
the supervision of an attorney to appear at mediations and court appearances
(trial settings) for residential landlord-tenant evictions (FED cases).
13. Paralegal Representation in FED Cases (House of Delegates Resolution
No. 2)
Whereas, despite the good efforts and contributions to the
Campaign for Equal Justice, 80% of the civil litigation needs for representation
continue to go unmet;
Whereas, equal Access to Justice plays an important role in
the perception of fairness of the justice system;
Whereas, legal aid programs in Oregon are currently able to meet less
than 20% of the legal needs of low income Oregonians;
Whereas, assistance from the Oregon State Bar legal community
is critical to maintaining and developing resources that will provide
low-income Oregonians meaningful Access to Justice;
Whereas, rather than dwelling on how the practice of law once
was, the profession needs to accept the present and find ways to be
efficient in the new environment;
Whereas, certain categories of litigation, such as Residential
Landlord-Tenant Evictions [FED cases], often/frequently are cases that
Law Firms and Oregon State Bar Members find non-economic to provide
representation for the Parties; and
Whereas, a substantial percentage of parties to such litigation are
unable to afford representation; and
Whereas, such FED cases would be well served by the availability
of competent Paralegals, under the Supervision of an Oregon State Bar
Member, being allowed to appear at hearings in FED cases; therefore
be it
Resolved, That the House of Delegates recommend and encourage
the Board of Governors to:
(1) Further, strengthen its commitment
and ongoing efforts to improve the availability of a full range of
legal services to all citizens of our state, through the development
and maintenance of adequate support and funding for civil legal services
programs of low-income Oregonians; and
(2) Further, strengthen its commitment and ongoing efforts to improve
the availability of a full range of legal services to all citizens
of our State, through Legislative Amendments to the State Bar Act
[ORS Chapter 9], so as to permit Law Firms and Oregon State Bar Members
the option to appear by Law Office Staff Paralegals employed and under
supervision of an Oregon State Bar Member at Residential FED Mediations
and Residential FED Contested Hearings [i.e., Paralegals employed
and under supervision by an Oregon State Bar Member].
Presenter: Danny Lang, Region 3
MEMPHIS PARALEGAL
ASSOCIATION
PARALEGALS IN THE NEWS
11/20/09
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