Eviction Moratorium: Oregon and Multnomah County
As the Coronavirus runs rampant, residential evictions have come screeching to a halt in Oregon. Below is an explainer of emergency rules imposed both at the State level and within Multnomah County...
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Guidance and commentary on business, real estate, estate planning, and the law in Oregon, from the attorneys at Intelekia Law Group.
How to Protect Yourself from Elder Abuse
How to Protect Yourself from Elder Abuse Some time ago I wrote about how family members can spot and report suspected elder abuse. In that article I shared some statistics reported by the National Council on...
4 Reasons to Make a Will Beyond Your Assets
In law school one of my professors told my class there are three basic rules underpinning all estate planning: Everybody dies.When you die, other people get your stuff.Without a will or other estate plan, the...
New Scam Targeting Oregon Businesses
The Oregon Secretary of State Corporation Division sent out the following alert today: The warning also reminded businesses that official correspondence from the Corporation Division will always contain the...
HB3007 and Changes to Oregon’s Small Estate Process
Though different in form, like many of our western neighbor states Oregon offers a simpler, more streamlined alternative process for settling the more modest estates of some decedents. Oregon’s “small estate...
Elder Abuse and What You Can Do About It
Elder Abuse StatisticsThe National Council on Aging and other organizations and government agencies report that approximately 1 in 10 people aged 65 or older have experienced some form of abuse. Estimates...
Planning for Your Digital Assets
In 2016, Oregon became the first state to adopt a version of the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (“RUFADAA”), which became effective January 1, 2017. The purpose of this legislation is...
PDX Home Energy Imposes New Duties on Homes
Beginning January 1, 2018, all sellers of single-family homes in Portland city limits will be required to comply with the Portland Home Energy Score Program. The Program has been codified by the Portland City...
The Myth of “the Estate’s Attorney”
One of the most common misconceptions I routinely encounter in law is, in probate and estate administration, the notion that the attorney for the personal representative (“PR,” also called the executor) or the...
How to Respond to a Small Claims Lawsuit
So, you’ve been served and find yourself as a Defendant to a Small Claims lawsuit. What now? This article will provide you with basic information about Oregon’s small claims courts and your options in...
Should Oregonians Vote to Legalize Marijuana?
Mark Kleiman, one of the foremost thinkers on smart marijuana policy, has weighed in on Oregon’s pending ballot measure 91 for the legalization of marijuana. Kleiman starts by noting that Measure 91 is...
Clients in the News – Kachka LLC
It’s always a pleasure to see our clients succeeding. It’s an added bonus when the successful client is a local eatery serving delicious food and drinks that we can neither confirm nor deny we liberally...
Congratulations to Raife Neuman, A Rising Star
Intelekia is proud to announce that attorney and founding member Raife Neuman has been named an Oregon 2014 Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine! Raife was recognized for his work in Real Estate Law where he...
Scam Alert for Oregon Businesses!
A client just emailed us with some official looking paperwork asking her business to file its 2014-Annual Minutes Form for Oregon Corporations, along with a $125 filing fee (the client has a Limited Liability...
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses
Even as a lawyer, I often find myself mindlessly clicking an “I Agree” button on terms of service, use, etc. when I purchase music online or “agree” to use software which I have purchased. And I, like you,...
Feds Continue to Muck with State Marijuana Producers
Lately it had seemed as if the Federal Government was coming to grips with the fact that public opinion is quickly shifting on the wisdom of continuing to treat marijuana as an irredeemable devil weed, and its...
Pot Legalization Going Well in Colorado
In good news for those fighting to legalize and regulate marijuana for recreational use, Colorado doesn’t appear to be headed down the road to perdition predicted by some. In an interview over at Vox,...
The Future of Sustainable Business
Jeffrey Ball’s recent article in New Republic, “Companies Are Ditching Environmental Schemes that Can’t Pay for Themselves. Good,” provides some food for thought for those interested in the potential growth of...
Strange Bedfellows, Indeed
A recent article from The Hill describes Oregon Representative Earl Blumenauer’s alliance with anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist to revise how the IRS treats business expenses paid by registered medical...
PoBOT Offers Efficiency Rebates
Starting this month, the Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability will launch a limited-time program to help small businesses make energy-efficiency improvements to their buildings. This Bucks for...
Intelekia Law Group’s Client Featured in Oregonian
The Oregonian featured a nice story on the African Youth and Community Organization (AYCO), a group Raife Neuman has been involved with since its inception. Click the link below and read the bio of Raife...