Any lawyer who speculates on the outcome of a court case is a fool. |
As those people die, their claims go away as well. |
Our clients are everyday folks. We don't represent big corporations; we represent the husband and wife who have 80 acres of land they want to divide and they can't under Oregon's land-use laws. |
People with 20 acres of lava and sagebrush have been stuck. |
Ross has had an opportunity to represent the little guy. |
Ross was far advanced beyond what you get with most lawyers with two years of experience. He's a harder legal worker than any legal attorney that I've ever worked with. |
The waiver dates back to the earliest date of the current owner. If Farmer Jones buys land in 1950 and creates a trust in 1980 and names his kids as beneficiaries, then he dies in 2000, the kids' interest dates to 1980. |
We hope the lawsuits end, the delaying tactics stop and that the claims can proceed. These people have waited for years to get back the use of their property. |
When all is said and done, the effects of Measure 37 on the state will be relatively small. But for the property owners who file claims under Measure 37, it is huge. |