Bill Text: OR HB2685 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

Oregon House Bill 2685 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Relating to attorney-client relationship.

Spectrum: Unknown

Status: (Passed) 2011-05-16 - Chapter 60, (2011 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2012. [HB2685 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-HB2685-Introduced.html



     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

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                         House Bill 2685

Introduced and printed pursuant to House Rule 12.00. Presession
  filed (at the request of House Interim Committee on Judiciary
  for Oregon State Bar Family Law Section)

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Allows relationship of attorney and client to be terminated
after entry of judgment or other final determination in action or
proceeding by filing of notice of termination.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to attorney-client relationship; amending ORS 9.380 and
  9.390.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 9.380 is amended to read:
  9.380.  { + (1) + } The attorney in an action  { - , suit - }
or proceeding may be changed, or the relationship of attorney and
client terminated, as follows:
    { - (1) - }  { +  (a) + } Before judgment or final
determination, upon the consent of the attorney filed with the
clerk or entered in the appropriate record of the court; or
    { - (2) - }  { +  (b) + } At any time, upon the order of the
court   { - or judge thereof - } , based on the application of
the client or the attorney, for good and sufficient cause.
   { +  (2) The relationship of attorney and client may be
terminated after the entry of a judgment or other final
determination in an action or proceeding by the filing of a
notice of termination of the relationship in the action or
proceeding. The notice must be signed by the attorney and must
state that all services required of the attorney under the
agreement between the attorney and the client have been
provided. + }
  SECTION 2. ORS 9.390 is amended to read:
  9.390. When an attorney is changed { + , or the relationship of
attorney and client is terminated, + } as provided in ORS 9.380,
written notice of the change   { - and of the substitution of a
new attorney, or of the appearance of the party in person, - }
 { +  or termination + } shall be given to the adverse party.
Until   { - then - }  { +  the notice is given, + } the adverse
party is bound to recognize the former attorney.
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