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Upcoming Seminars:

Erich Paestch and Shannon Martinez, will present “MERS, Robo-Signers and the Foreclosure Mess: What does it all mean?” at Ticor Title on April 20th. The presentation will cover pertinent issues surrounding MERS, the Mortgage Electronic Registration System, and the recent robo-signing controversy.

Please join Randy Sutton and David Briggs at HR Basics – A Crash Course on Employment Law on Friday May 20 at Willamette University.  This program is designed for business owners, HR managers, supervisors, and anyone else who needs to understand the big picture in a short amount of time.  Topics will include: wage & hour law, harassment, family leave, legal hiring practices, developing a union-resistant workplace, discipline & documentation, and how to terminate problem employees. To register, visit www.shrmsalem.org.

Past Seminars:

Hunter Emerick recently presented “Protecting Your Business Form Recent Lien Law Changes” to the Home Builders Association of Marion & Polk Counties. The presentation explored how recent changes in Oregon lien law take away construction lien rights from material suppliers and subcontractors that supply materials to, or work for, unlicensed contractors on most residential remodel projects. 

David Briggs recently gave a presentation to the Chemeketa Small Business Management Class on employment laws and another to the Salem chapter for the Society for Human Resources Management on wage and hour law.

Bob Saalfeld will be attending the annual meeting of American College of Trust and Estates Counsel in March. ACTEC is a national organization of lawyers elected to membership by demonstrating the highest level of integrity, commitment to the profession, competence and experience as trust and estate counselors.

Randy Cook recently spoke before about 50 members of the Willamette Valley Estate Planning Council. The title of his presentation was “In-Plan Roth Conversions: A New Tax and Estate Planning Tool."