OSB Legal Publications Releases Updated Codebooks for 2022

TIME IS RUNNING OUT! To save 15% on our 2022 codebooks, preorder by April 18 and enter coupon code CODES2022 at checkout. Continue reading

2021 Uniform Jury Instructions Updates

The Uniform Civil Jury Instructions Committee and the Uniform Criminal Jury Instructions Committee spent 2021 working on instructions in a wide array of categories—updating a number of older instructions and in some categories creating brand new instructions. Continue reading

COVID-19 and Executive Authority under the Oregon Constitution

The 2022 edition of Oregon Constitutional Law features the most recent case law and analysis on current constitutional issues, such as the Governor’s authority to act during the COVID-19 epidemic. Following are two excerpts on this topic: Continue reading

New! Oregon Constitutional Law, 2022 Edition

For a limited time, Oregon Constitutional Law is available for pre-order at a discount. Use coupon code CONLAW2022 at check-out to save 10% through February 28, 2022. You won’t want to miss this fully updated second edition. It includes a new chapter on constitutional odds and ends, as well as a copy of the original 1857 constitution and the current Oregon Constitution with updates through 2021. Continue reading

Oregon State Bar Wins International Award

The Association for Continuing Legal Education (ACLEA) has awarded the Oregon State Bar, Legal Publications, one of only 10 annual awards granted to competitors representing more than 300 organizations.

An Award of Outstanding Achievement was given to the Oregon State Bar for Oregon Civil Pleading and Litigation, in the Best Publication category. Continue reading

New! Oregon Probate and Uniform Trust Codebook

This small paperback codebook puts the essential probate and uniform trust code statutes at your fingertips. Serves as a companion to Administering Trusts in Oregon, but is also a useful stand-alone resource. Includes significant 2021 legislation before the official release of the published 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes. This publication is not available on BarBooks™. Continue reading

New! Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct Annotated, 2021 Edition

2 volumes; loose-leaf
1,000 pages
Publication date: August 15, 2021

This new edition is a companion to the Oregon Formal Ethics Opinions, and includes the following:

  • Annotation summaries of all Disciplinary Board Reporter cases, Oregon Supreme Court disciplinary cases, and Oregon Formal Ethics Opinions issued through 2020
  • Full text of the Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct
  • Annotation summaries of all cases citing relevant Disciplinary Rules
  • Sanctions imposed in each case clearly highlighted for quick reference
  • Cross-references to discussions of the Oregon RPCs in the Ethical Oregon Lawyer, 2015 Revision
  • Tables, subject index, and conversion table from DRs to Oregon RPCs

This publication will be updated annually with new annotations of Disciplinary Board Reporter and Oregon Supreme Court disciplinary cases as well as annotations of new and revised formal ethics opinions.

Order your copy today by vising our online bookstore. You may also contact our CLE Service Center at (503)431-6413 or toll-free in Oregon, 1-800-452-8260, x 413.

NEW! Oregon Civil Pleading and Litigation, 2020 Edition

Lead the way to justice for your clients with this new resource, a must-have for any Oregon lawyer who handles civil cases. Whether you litigate often or only try one case per year, the tools you need are in Oregon Civil Pleading and Litigation.

You spoke. We listened. In response to member feedback, OSB Legal Publications has combined and updated all of the material previously published in Oregon Civil Pleading and Practice and Oregon Civil Litigation Manual into a three-volume resource: Oregon Civil Pleading and Litigation. We also added topics not previously included, such as appellate considerations for trial counsel and litigation technology.

Written and peer-reviewed by expert litigators, this book will guide you from the initial client interview and evaluation of a case to posttrial matters and preparing for the appeals process. Includes citations to and discussion of over 2,500 cases and 2,400 statutes and rules, as well as 150 forms. Continue reading