Why MERS May Help a Homeowner to Slow Down or Stop a Foreclosure Sale
Departments: Business and Real Estate Transactions | Civil Litigation | Real Estate, Land Use, and Construction Law

Written by Richard Mario & Jillian Pollock MERS, or Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, has emerged as a troublesome legal issue … Read →

Ten Tips In Forming Limited Liability Companies
Departments: Business and Real Estate Transactions | Business Law | Entrepreneurial Services
Industries: Automobile Dealer | Hospitality | Retail | Wine

LLCs are usually used for real estate holdings but more and more LLCs are used for operating businesses. For a … Read →

Estate & Gift Tax Changes in the 2010 Tax Relief Act
Departments: Estate Planning

We would like our clients to be aware of the estate and gift tax changes in the recently 2010 Tax … Read →

Proposed Federal Law Threatens to Limit Ability of Wineries to Freely Sell and Ship Wine Out of State
Departments: Business and Real Estate Transactions | Real Estate, Land Use, and Construction Law
Industries: Wine

Proposed federal legislation may have a detrimental impact on the ability of Oregon wineries to ship their wine into other … Read →

Important Trademark Issues to Consider When Branding Your Wine
Departments: Business and Real Estate Transactions | Civil Litigation | Intellectual Property
Industries: Wine

How do you want your customers to remember your wine?  By its delicate palate, fruity overtones, oak tannin, smooth taste?  … Read →

Full Employment for Plaintiff’s Lawyers
Departments: Business and Real Estate Transactions | Employment Law

With a move that will surely boost employment lawsuits for plaintiffs’ attorneys, the Federal Government announced that the Department of … Read →

Short Sales: Tips, Traps and Strategies for Agents
Departments: Business and Real Estate Transactions | Real Estate, Land Use, and Construction Law

The current economic and real estate crisis has affected all sectors of America’s economy, and while short sales can provide … Read →

Surviving The Commercial Property Refinancing Crisis
Departments: Business and Real Estate Transactions | Real Estate, Land Use, and Construction Law

Commercial real estate loans are taken out to purchase, construct and maintain income-producing properties. These loans typically have terms of … Read →

Oregon’s Natural Resource Inheritance Tax Credit
Departments: Business and Real Estate Transactions | Estate Planning | Real Estate, Land Use, and Construction Law
Industries: Wine

For most residents Oregon’s inheritance tax exemption is $1.0 million per decedent. That is true unless decedent qualifies for Oregon’s … Read →

Purchasing The Winery or Vineyard of Your Dreams: Part Two, Due Diligence
Departments: Business and Real Estate Transactions
Industries: Wine

Part 1 of this article discussed the issues to consider when deciding whether to structure the purchase of a vineyard … Read →