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By Litigation & Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Practice Groups Congress recently passed the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (“Act”), which, among other things, amends the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act (“SAFE Act”) to ease the movement of mortgage loan originators (“MLOs”) from employment with federally insured institutions to non-bank lenders. Originally …
By Erich M. Paetsch, Litigation & Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Attorney During the Great Recession, legislative efforts at the state and federal level altered the foreclosure process in response to record foreclosure activity. In some cases, legislation was temporary in nature while other changes continue to impact lenders today. The Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act …
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 – 8:00 am – 4:00 pm Salem Convention Center – 200 Commercial St. SE, Salem, Oregon Presented by the Saalfeld Griggs Employment Law & Litigation Team: Randall Sutton / David Briggs / Jennifer Paul / Therese Holmstrom Employment law compliance is one of the most difficult challenges faced by any company. Even small …
Salem, OR – September 20, 2018 — Saalfeld Griggs Business Lawyers is pleased to announce that seven of its lawyers have been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America© in the upcoming 2019 Edition. Recognition by Best Lawyers© is based entirely on peer review using methodology designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading …
By Litigation & Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Practice Groups Through our industry and practice groups, Saalfeld Griggs is fortunate to serve many clients that are “producers.” Agricultural clients throughout the Pacific Northwest produce grass seed, berries, trees, hops, and many other crops. Other clients mill trees into lumber or transform fruit into numerous goods. Because …
By Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy and Litigation Practice Groups Recently in Oregon, trial attorneys have been targeting small businesses by alleging that their websites are not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). These claims assert that blind individuals, who use screen reading software to use computers, cannot access a website unless it is …
By Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy and Litigation Practice Groups In 2017, the Oregon Legislature adopted Senate Bill 254 at the request of the Oregon Department of Revenue (“DOR”). The purpose of the new law is to allow the DOR to more easily collect from delinquent taxpayers by asking financial institutions (as defined under the new …
By: Erich Paetsch, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy and Litigation Lawyer On June 4th, the Supreme Court clarified when discharge of debts may occur if the debt arises out of fraudulent statements about assets. As a result, banks cannot assume that all fraudulent charges are nondischargeable. In this case, R. Scott Appling fell behind in his …
By: Litigation and Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Practice Groups Since the last election, President Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress have worked to undo many of the laws and regulations aimed at consumer protection passed under the Obama administration in response to the financial crisis. On May 24, 2018, however, the President signed a bill—ironically aimed at …
By: Douglas C. Alexander, Business & Taxation Lawyer Do you ever feel like you just can’t keep up with the pace of things happening around you? In today’s business world, with record low unemployment and business humming along at a pretty fast clip, it can be tough to stay ahead of all that demands our time. …