My tale of caution is to ask any prospective lawyer what their succession plan is. What if the worst thing happens, and your lawyer dies/gets too sick to work during your case? Who takes over your lawyer’s workload? – If your lawyer works as part of a group, what is the plan? Do NOT let the plan be the Oregon State Bar Association’s Professional Liability Fund. o How does the back-up lawyer know your lawyer is incapacitated? o Will the back-up lawyer be coming to your case cold? o Are there processes to update the back-up once in a while? – If your lawyer works in an office by themselves, what is the plan? Do NOT let the plan be the Oregon State Bar Association’s Professional Liability Fund. o What is the name and phone of the potential back-up? Ensure this is part of your case file. o How does the back-up lawyer know your lawyer is incapacitated? o Will the back-up lawyer being coming at this cold? o Are there processes to update the back-up once in a while? My story: My lawyer got us started in the Conservatorship process with a First Annual Accounting. Of course, this process was so complicated that I was at the mercy of my lawyer telling me what to do. Two things a Conservator has to do every year is file a report saying what happened with every penny that the protected person owns, and get and keep a Bond to ensure the…

If the person you’re going to court with doesnt have an attorney, the judge may give them a lot of latitude to not follow court rules and procedures. This was my experience. He was the petitioner and went first. After we settled our side of the case in a disillusion, the judge then allowed him to call new witnesses. In my presentation we weren’t allowed to continue. if the judge decides to bifurcate the case politely, ask her to reconsider. In my case, discussing parenting time, I was not allowed to say things that became pertinent to my stability as a mother, because they became part of a financial discussion which she bifurcated and I wasn’t allowed to answer the questions I was being asked.  if the other party does not have an attorney, do not get on the stand, they will be able to cross examine you directly. If you have been through a difficult marriage, this camper broke and bring on emotions you do not want to confuse the issues while you are on the stand. Do not show emotion if you are female, in my case the judge seemed to perceive it as emotional instability, after being cross, examined by my soon to be ex. Interview attorneys first. I had a great attorney who was kind and helpful but I felt like I needed a protector. The attorney I chose claimed she would be able to keep up with him in court so I chose her to…

I have worked in the education field for near a decade with social emotional students, we do get taught proper safety care on wednesday May 24th 2023 it was a wednesday, it was early release i was chatting with student A while waiting for transportation to be called student b walked over to me and started climbing me and shaking me, I asked student b stop stop and give me space 4 times, they eventually stopped, our walkies wernt working lot of static, staff had to come in our classroom and tell us a student ride was there, student b came back over to where I was standing and started tugging on my arm and calling me “uncle Jake” but i did redirect 4 times by asking the student to stop and go back to their seat, by the 4th time i didnt know what else to do i had no staff support, one staff as in the room and just watched, I couldnt leave because leagally with our district its a 3 to one student to staff ratio, she would have illigally been out of ratio, the other staff who said i had an incident wasnt even peresnt until the end which is seen on video, i on the 4th redirect just move my arm away and the student lets go, it was said i pushed, video shows i didnt, i was in a situation i had zero control over. I was put on paid leave, the district put…