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Construction Contracts: Dos, Dont’s and Musts

Bill Joseph will speak on Contracts Dos, Don’ts and Musts at the April 26th Construction Industry Summit Sponsored by Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. at the Oregon Convention Center.  This will be a presentation of how to draft, review and interpret … Continue reading

Legal Cases Affecting the Construction Industry by Bill Joseph

March 2013 Bill Joseph wrote this article, Legal Cases affecting our industry, for the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Portland’s HBA news.  The article covers cases addressing these topics: Insurers are reminded to stay within the eight corners of the … Continue reading

Ty Wyman Speaks at NBI Land Use Seminar

Date: Monday, December 10, 2012 Time: 9:00 am-4:30 pm Location: Red Lion Hotel & Convention Center 1021 Northeast Grand Avenue Portland, OR Facility Phone: 503-235-2100 Presenting Organization: National Business Institute Looking for the latest developments on land use law? Want … Continue reading

Supreme Court Takes Up Forest Roads Case

June 25, 2012 Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court granted petitions for review of the Ninth Circuit decision that requires forest roads to be subject to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits under the Clean Water Act.  Opening briefs … Continue reading

Marsha Murray-Lusby quoted in Portland Business Journal

March 16, 2012 The Portland Business Journal quotes Dunn Carney attorney Marsha Murray-Lusby in their March 16 Estate Planning article, “Avoid Estate Planning Miscues.” She recommends reviewing your estate planning documents regularly.

Searching for a Workable UGB Process

Sept. 2011 Within the UGB expansion process, the “location” half of the equation has bedeviled the land use bar for the better part of two decades. Much local process has been rendered for naught. See e.g., 1,000 Friends v. City … Continue reading

Elizabeth Howard quoted in Capital Press

August 22 The Capital Press quoted Dunn Carney attorney  Elizabeth E. Howard in the article, ”Rare butterfly has love-hate relationship with logging.”   The article addresses the Leona’s little blue butterfly which the federal government is considering protecting under the Endangered Species Act.  From the article–”When a … Continue reading

Bernasek quoted in Capital Press Article

August 18, 2011 The Capital Press quoted Dunn Carney attorney Tim Bernasek in the article “Right to farm law faces court test” on August 18th regarding a recent case where seven rural residents have sued the state claiming that the Right … Continue reading

Elizabeth Howard quoted in Public Lands Council

Public Lands Council News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts:  Mary Geiger, 202-879-9138 mgeiger@beef.org Ninth Circuit Ruling Restores Ranchers’ Voice in Environmental Lawsuits WASHINGTON (Jan. 14, 2011) – The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today, Jan. 14, 2011, abandoned the ‘None … Continue reading

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