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As the threat from COVID-19 has lessened, our office has resumed in person meetings where appropriate, but we are still meeting with clients remotely as well. We will continue to monitor the state’s latest health guidance and advisories and adapt to them.
Collecting debts from businesses can be a challenging task. Not only are some debtors unwilling to pay, in some cases, they may claim to have no assets or file for bankruptcy. These actions can complicate matters further, particularly when such claims are fraudulent....
At CLG we’ve had a significant number of claims over the last year where insurance agents have failed to carefully review their customer’s insurance needs and give proper advice as to what type or how much coverage to purchase or whether the coverage limits are...
Emails can be a double-edged sword for businesses. On the one hand, they are a quick and convenient way to communicate, and establish an easily accessible record of conversations and documents. On the other hand, their informal nature and relative permanence make them...
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more businesses are finding themselves in distress. These challenges are especially felt by small businesses who may have limited access to funding or investors, particularly those whose owners have made personal...
Nearly a year after states began issuing temporary regulations to shield residential and commercial tenants from evictions for nonpayment during the pandemic, several of these protections and restrictions remain in place. This blog post reviews the status of Oregon...
A trust is a common form of an estate plan where assets are placed into a trust to be managed by a trustee and/or later distributed by the trustee to the beneficiaries. A trustee is a fiduciary and owes fiduciary duties to the beneficiaries. Usually, a trustee takes...
Discovering that a trusted employee was stealing from your company, engaging in fraud or misusing finances is often devastating for employers. On top of learning that someone you trusted hurt your company and your employees, you may be reeling from considerable...
For most of us, a last will and testament is one of the most important legal documents we will sign during our lifetimes. It is an expression of our final wishes—quite literally, our will regarding our possessions, our minor children, our legacy. It is no surprise,...
Protection from personal liability is a valuable benefit of organizing a business under certain forms, such as limited liability companies (LLCs) or corporations. Generally, shareholders and directors aren’t at risk of personally paying for the corporation’...
Trade secrets are essential to a competitive market. So, too, is the ability to protect those secrets by taking legal action. Under Oregon law, “trade secret” means a company’s valuable information that is actively protected by the company to maintain its secrecy....
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