FEBRUARY 2021 By Hannah Warner, Associate Attorney Oregon House Bill 4401 provides for a $150 million Landlord Compensation Fund. It is available to reimburse Oregon property owners for 80% of unpaid rent from April 2020 through date of application. The application process for the first round of funding is open for the first two weeks […]
Lake Oswego, OR – Buckley Law P.C., a full-service Oregon law firm, is pleased to announce that attorney Layla K. McLean was elected by the Board of Directors as a new Shareholder effective January 1, 2021. Layla joined Buckley Law in 2017 as an Associate Attorney. Layla is part of the Estate Planning Group and […]
Lake Oswego, OR – Buckley Law P.C., a full-service Oregon law firm, is pleased to announce that attorney Katelyn Skinner was elected by the Board of Directors as a new Equity Shareholder effective January 1, 2021. Katelyn has been with the firm since 2017 and was elected a Shareholder in January 2019. Katelyn is a […]
Residential Eviction Moratorium Extended in Oregon through June 2021 12/22/20 The Oregon legislature passed HB 4401 on December 21, 2020. The bill will go to Gov. Brown for signature shortly. HB 4401 extends Oregon’s residential eviction moratorium through June 30th, 2021. The law also provides for $220 million in relief funds for landlords. Landlords […]
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have recognized Buckley Law P.C. in their 2021 “Best Law Firms” rankings within the Portland metropolitan region. Buckley Law was named a Tier 1 Portland Metropolitan “Best Law Firm” in Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants for the 6th consecutive year. The firm was also […]
Estate Planning and Gifts for High Net Worth clients 10/12/20 With a change of administration now looking more likely, high net worth clients are considering gifting to take advantage of the $11.3 million federal estate tax exemption. (Oregon’s state estate tax exemption is $1 million and Washington is $2,193,000). Under IRS rules, there will […]
Buckley Law P.C. is pleased to announce that Daniel J. DiCarlo is now an Associate with the Family Law practice group. He is part of Katelyn D. Skinner’s family law team. He joined the firm in August as a Certified Law Clerk. Daniel has a J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School and a BS […]
By William E. Gaar, SPHR and Jillian A. Pollock Attorneys & Shareholders September 30, 2020 The Oregon Workplace Fairness Act (OWFA) imposes new requirements on every Oregon employer with at least one employee. The new requirements under the OWFA include: Employers must have written anti-discrimination policies that contain specific language; Employers must make […]
Buckley Law P.C. has been named a Top Workplace in Oregon for the second year in a row, ranking 9th in the small business category for 2020, which featured 45 of the highest-scoring companies in Oregon and southwest-Washington with 99 employees or less. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party […]
Buckley Law P.C., a full-service law firm, is pleased to announce that Associate and Attorney A. Miko Santos was elected to the board of directors for the Lake Oswego Chamber of Commerce. He will start his three year term on October 1, 2020. The Lake Oswego Chamber of Commerce is managed by a volunteer board […]
