Oregon
Regulatory profile maintained from Official state bar, court, and regulatory websites (compiled via web research 2026-09-10).
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Last reviewed 2026-09-10. Always confirm the current rule on the official source before acting.
Bar & Regulation
- Bar / regulatory authority
- Oregon State Bar
- Attorney registration lookup
- www.osbar.org/memberportal
- Rules of professional conduct
- www.osbar.org/ethics
- Ethics opinions
- www.osbar.org/ethics/formal-ethics-opinions…
- Ethics hotline
- Research pending
- Mandatory bar
- Research pending
- Client security fund
- www.osbar.org/csf
Trust Accounts & Fees
- Trust recordkeeping rules
- Under Oregon RPC 1.15-1, lawyers must keep complete records of client trust account funds and property, conduct monthly reconciliations, and preserve all records for at least five years after completion of representation.
- Fee agreement requirements
- Under Oregon RPC 1.5, fees must be reasonable, contingent fee agreements must be in writing signed by the client, and nonrefundable fee agreements must meet strict written disclosure requirements.
- Flat-fee / advance-fee treatment
- Research pending
- Limited-scope representation
- Research pending
CLE & Advertising
- Current CLE requirements
- Active attorneys must complete 45 credit hours of approved CLE every three-year cycle, including 5 hours of legal ethics, 1 hour of child abuse or elder abuse reporting, and mental health/substance use credits.
- Advertising / solicitation rules
- www.osbar.org/rulesregs
- Trade-name / firm-name rules
- Under Oregon RPC 7.1 and 7.5, a lawyer may practice under a trade name that does not state or imply a connection with a government entity or charitable legal services organization and is not misleading.
Practice & Remote
- Remote / virtual practice guidance
- Research pending
- Multijurisdictional / UPL rules
- Research pending
- Succession / designated-successor
- Research pending
- Malpractice insurance rules
- Research pending
- Data security / breach guidance
- Research pending
- Permitted entity types
- Research pending
Business Formation
- Secretary of State
- sos.oregon.gov/business
- State tax department
- www.oregon.gov/dor
- Local business registration
- Research pending
Courts & E-Filing
- State court homepage
- www.courts.oregon.gov
- Trial court directory
- Research pending
- Appellate court directory
- Research pending
- E-filing portal
- www.courts.oregon.gov/services/online/Pages/efile.…
- Civil procedure rules
- Research pending
- Rules of evidence
- Research pending
- Case-law search
- www.courts.oregon.gov/publications/opinions/Pages/…
- Statutes / codes
- www.oregonlegislature.gov
- Regulations / admin decisions
- Research pending
Federal Courts
- Federal district courts
- Research pending
- Federal bankruptcy courts
- Research pending
- Federal court admission
- Research pending
- Pro hac vice rules
- Under UTCR 3.170, non-resident attorneys must associate with local active Oregon State Bar counsel, submit an application and fee to the Oregon State Bar, and be admitted upon motion by the court.
Support & Resources
- Lawyer assistance / wellness
- www.oaap.org
- Law libraries
- Research pending
- Practice management assistance
- Research pending
- Incubators / mentoring / referral
- Research pending
- Malpractice insurers / guidance
- Research pending
Verification record
- Review date
- 2026-09-10
- Source authority
- Official state bar, court, and regulatory websites (compiled via web research 2026-09-10)
- Status
- Verified
2026-09-10: Regulatory links and rule summaries added from official primary sources.
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