Real Estate and Land Use Fall Forum 2014: Focus on Drafting
Cosponsored by the Real Estate and Land Use Section
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Friday, November 14, 2014
9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Oregon State Bar Center
16037 SW Upper Boones Ferry Road, Tigard
CLE credits: 5.75 General or Practical Skills
credits and 1 Elder Abuse Reporting credit
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Well drafted documents are the cornerstone of a well executed transaction or agreement. Learn
essential drafting elements of commercial trust deeds and condominium documents. Discover best
practices for standard real estate transactional forms (OREF). Review a checklist of typical issues
found in drafting easements and explore how to write clearly and concisely. Gain persuasive writing
tips for local government land use hearings and drafting techniques for challenging land use findings.
Get a first-hand look at Oregon’s new mandatory elder abuse reporting requirements for attorneys
that go into effect January 1, 2015.
Register by 11/10/14 and save $20.
RELU Section members save $20 off registration rates.
CLEasy Pass holders, 50-year and Active Pro Bono OSB members, and Oregon judges and their lawyer staff—call the
OSB CLE Service Center at (503) 431-6413 or (800) 452-8260, ext. 413 to register for a live seminar or video replay.
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Use your credit card or pay by check (select electronic
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LIVE EVENT
Early registration discount—Register by
11/10/14 and save $20
$125 New lawyer (admitted after 1/1/12)
$175RELU Section member
$195OSB member
$205Non-OSB member
$15Turkey or vegetarian box lunch
$15Print course materials
(Electronic materials are included
with your registration.)
Questions or need help with registration?
Call the OSB CLE Service Center at
(503) 431-6413 or (800) 452-8260, ext. 413, for
assistance.
LIVE WEBCAST
$195Webcast registration
(includes online access to recorded
seminar for 60 days after the live
event)
VIDEO REPLAY
$105 New lawyer (admitted after 1/1/12)
$155RELU Section member
$175OSB member
$185Non-OSB member
See inside for replay locations.
Real Estate and Land Use Fall Forum 2014: Focus on Drafting
Cosponsored by the Real Estate and Land Use Section
Register now at osbar.inreachce.com (search for RE14)
8:30Registration
9:00
Drafting Commercial Trust Deeds
• Essential elements of a trust deed/
mortgage
• Unique Oregon provisions
• Construction loan and leasehold
mortgages
Jonathon Goodling, Miller Nash LLP,
Portland
9:30
Drafting Condominium Documents
• Complying with state and federal laws and
mortgage servicer guidelines
• Securing state and county approvals
• Drafting tips to minimize client risk
Rebecca Biermann Tom, Barg Tom PC,
Portland
2:00
2:45Break
3:00
Local Government Land Use Hearings:
Persuasive and Effective Written
Materials
• Written document requirement
• The “fingerprint” of your case
• Writing styles for court and land use
hearings
Michael Robinson, Perkins Coie LLP,
Portland
3:30
Drafting, Negotiating, and Challenging
Land Use Findings
• Drafting and proposing findings to the local
hearings body
• Find facts; argue law
• How to spot inadequate findings
Dean Alterman, Folawn Alterman &
Richardson LLP, Portland
4:00
Orchestrating the Project Team—Lake
Oswego Tigard Water Project
• Project team selection
• Strategies for dealing with opponents and
obstacles and responding to roadblocks
Norman Eder, CFM Strategic
Communications, Portland
Carrie Richter, Garvey Schubert Barer,
Portland
Edward Sullivan, Garvey Schubert Barer,
Portland
10:15Break
10:30 Best Practices for Working with Standard
Real Estate Transactional Forms (OREF)
Phillip Querin, Querin Law LLC, Portland
11:00 Elder Abuse Reporting Requirements
• Elder abuse defined
• Statutory reporting requirements
• Reconciling with the duty of confidentiality
and attorney-client privilege
Amber Hollister, Oregon State Bar, Tigard
Ellen Klem, Oregon Department of Justice,
Salem
12:00Lunch
Brown bags are welcome at the OSB Center,
or you may purchase a box lunch when
registering.
1:00
Drafting Easements
• Sample easement
• Checklist of typical issues
Mark Manulik, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt
PC, Portland
1:30
Redundancy, Obfuscation, and
Redundancy: Writing Advice from
the Trenches
• Tips for clear, concise writing
• Usage traps for the unwary
• Using plain language
Jennie Bricker, Attorney at Law, Portland
Best Practices for Drafting a
Development Code
• The code and its relationship to the
comprehensive plan and statewide
planning goals
• State law requirements versus local
jurisdiction discretion
• Requirements for amending development
code
Shane Abma, Beery Elsner Hammond LLP,
Portland
David Doughman, Beery Elsner Hammond
LLP, Portland
4:45Adjourn
Real Estate and Land Use Fall Forum 2014: Focus on Drafting
Cosponsored by the Real Estate and Land Use Section
Register now at osbar.inreachce.com (search for RE14)
Section Planners
Thomas Bahrman, Bahrman Law LLC, Bend
Fall 2014 Schedule
Dustin Klinger, Miller Nash LLP, Vancouver
Alan Sorem, Saalfeld Griggs PC, Salem
Rebecca Biermann Tom, Barg Tom PC, Portland
Jessica Yeh, Attorney at Law, Portland
Nov. 20
Legal Writing in the Smartphone Age
with Steven Stark (WR14)
Nov. 20
Writing Better Complaints, Contracts,
Discovery Requests, Laws and Regulations
with Steven Stark (CD14)
Nov. 21
Basic Estate Planning and Administration
2014 (BEP14)
Dec. 11
Conducting Effective Employment
Investigations with Fran Sepler (EI14)
Dec. 12
Professionalism
Video Replay Locations
A video of this seminar will be shown at the following
locations if three viewers register at least one week prior
to the replay date. You will be notified by email on the
Tuesday before the replay date as to the replay’s status.
Salem
12/5/14 at 8:30 a.m.
Eugene
12/5/14 at 9:00 a.m.
Newport
12/5/14 at 9:00 a.m.
Tigard
12/3/14 at 9:00 a.m.
The Vandermay Law Firm
2085 Commercial St. NE
Gaydos Churnside & Balthrop PC
440 E. Broadway, Suite 300
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Macpherson Gintner & Diaz
423 North Coast Highway
Oregon State Bar Center
16037 SW Upper Boones Ferry Road
Products
DVDs and audio CDs will be available approximately two
weeks after the live program. Please call the OSB CLE
Service Center at (503) 431-6413 or toll-free at (800)
452-8260, ext. 413, to place your order.
RE14.KCDE
Audio CDs with electronic
course materials........................... $195
RE14.KDVE
DVDs with electronic
course materials........................... $225
General Information
Cancellations: Cancellation requests must be received
at least 72 hours prior to the date of the seminar to qualify
for a refund. Refunds are subject to a $25 cancellation
fee. To cancel, please call the OSB CLE Service Center at
(503) 431-6413 or (800) 452-8260, ext. 413.
Tuition Assistance: Email a request stating your financial
situation to [email protected] or call the OSB CLE Service
Center at (503) 431-6413 or toll-free at (800) 452-8260,
ext. 413, no later than one week before the seminar.
Dietary Restrictions or Special Accommodations:
Please call (503) 431-6352 or toll-free at (800) 452-8260,
ext. 352, at least 72 hours before the date of the seminar.
Questions or need help with registration?
Call the OSB CLE Service Center at (503) 431-6413 or toll-free at (800) 452-8260, ext. 413, for assistance.
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