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Sherman Sherman Johnnie and Hoyt, LLP provides legal services to individuals and businesses in Oregon, Washington, and throughout the country from its base in Salem, Oregon.
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Published on June 12, 2018.
Oregon has a new advance directive law. The new law, which was signed by Governor Kate Brown on March 16, 2018, creates a process to update Oregon’s 25 year-old advance directive form. An advance directive is a legal document that allows a person to name a family member, friend, or other individual to make health…
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Published on June 1, 2018.
Despite the current administration’s hostility, the overall trend for the cannabis industry remains positive. States with some form of legalization now outnumber those without it. Bills are being proposed in Congress to legalize marijuana to various extents. Recent press, such as reports that medical marijuana has reduced opioid abuse, remains overwhelmingly positive. Nonetheless, the industry…
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Published on April 13, 2018.
Setting up a business is always a stressful process. To add to such stresses, there are numerous legal entities to choose from. You can be a sole proprietorship, a general partnership, a limited partnership, a limited liability partnership, a limited liability company, or a corporation. How do you decide? What factors should you take into…
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Published on March 30, 2018.
You are buying (or selling) a home (or business property), or you are entering into a long-term (for example, 50 years, 99 years) lease of property. On such a sale, Oregon law requires that either the land sale contract or a memorandum of the contract must be recorded within 15 days after the signing of…
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Published on March 1, 2018.
By now, whether you are an accountant, attorney, business owner, tax enthusiast, or simply an individual or business that files taxes, you have heard of the tax reform signed into law by President Trump on December 22, 2017 — better known as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.” Depending on who you talk to, the…
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