Sixteen proposals from various Oregon State Bar groups are up for consideration by the 2013 Oregon Legislature.  Here is a recap:

1. LC 450 – Custodianship of Law Practice; Electronic Bar Notices

2. LC 466 – Unlawful Practice of Law 

3. LC 462 – Notice of SCRA in Administrative Hearings

4. LC 461 – Increase Judicial Discretion in Sentencing Certain Veterans

5. LC 2764 – Interest from Escrow Accounts

6. LC 448 – Fastcase Pilot Project

7. LC 449 – Community Caretaking Functions

8. LC 452 – Remote-only Shareholder Meetings

9. LC 451 – Equity Awards to Employees

10. LC 454 – Amended Notices of Sale

11. LC 455 – Qualifications to Serve as Trustee

12. LC 456 – Protective Proceedings

13. LC 457 – Digital Assets

14. LC 459 –Housekeeping (ORS Ch 107 and 109) (Family Law Section)

15. LC 460 – Life Insurance (Family Law Section)

16. LC 465 – Technical Correction to Uniform Criminal Jury Instructions

Among the proposed changes, LC 2764, requiring that escrow trust accounts held by title companies be set up similarly to lawyers’ IOLTA accounts, with interest going partially to funding legal services.