Talk to an Oregon Attorney Who Knows the Local Rules

Oregon still runs on the common-law one-bite rule, so the case usually turns on proving the owner already knew the dog was dangerous — leash-ordinance violations help as negligence per se.

ORS § 653.295 makes Oregon non-competes among the hardest in the country to enforce — advance written notice, a salary floor, and a 12-month ceiling, or it's void.

Every Oregon auto policy carries at least $15,000 in PIP medical coverage under ORS § 742.520 — your own insurer pays first, and the fault fight comes later.

Oregon's UTPA (ORS § 646.605) pays a minimum $200 in statutory damages per violation plus attorney fees — small rip-offs are still worth pursuing here.

Oregon decriminalized drug possession in 2021 and re-criminalized it in 2024 — which law applied on your arrest date is the first question your lawyer asks.

Strict products liability under ORS § 30.900 comes with a statute of repose under § 30.905 — wait too long after the product first sold and the claim dies regardless of merit.

BOLI enforces ORS chapter 659A alongside Oregon's paid-sick-leave and OFLA family-leave laws — protections that regularly outrun federal law.

Oregon divorce needs nothing more than "irreconcilable differences" under ORS § 107.025 — the real fight is equitable property division and parenting time, not blame.

Portland's immigration court hears Oregon removal cases, and the state's sanctuary law (ORS § 181A.820) — the nation's oldest — bars most local cooperation with ICE.

Oregon's lemon law (ORS § 646A.400) runs a generous 24 months or 24,000 miles on new vehicles, and the manufacturer pays your attorney fees when you win.

Oregon courts struck down the med-mal damages cap in Klutschkowski v. PeaceHealth (2013) — injured patients recover more freely here than in most states.

Two years to file under ORS § 12.110, a 51% fault bar — and just 180 days to give notice if a public body hurt you.

Oregon premises cases rise or fall on notice — how long the hazard sat there, and what the owner reasonably should have done about it.

Disability hearings run through Portland and Eugene, and the Ninth Circuit's claimant-friendly caselaw governs every appeal.

Oregon comp under ORS chapter 656 flows through the Workers' Compensation Division and Board, with state-chartered SAIF Corporation writing much of the market.