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Who administers the City's occasional use of outside legal counsel when those services are required?

Most City programs and operations entail some legal staff involvement. The City Attorney administers the City's occasional use of outside legal counsel when those services are required.

What is the office of city attorney?

The Office of City Attorney provides legal services to the Portland City Council, City bureaus, boards, commissions, agencies, and individual City employees when required by the Oregon Tort Claims Act. Under the terms of the City Charter, the City Attorney is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the City Council, and is the only City officer appointed by the full Council. The City Attorney's deputies are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the City Attorney or as delegated to the Chief Deputy City Attorneys. Deputy City Attorneys are exempt from civil service.

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How many Portland lawyers were used to file fraudulent claims for unemployment?

Many of the details remain unclear, but at least six Portland lawyers' personal information was used to file apparently fraudulent claims for unemployment insurance with the Oregon Employment Department.

Who is Jody Stahancyk?

Jody Stahancyk, a Portland divorce lawyer, had a similar experience. She says that earlier this year, her firm was notified that she had apparently applied for unemployment and that a check was being mailed to Southern Oregon. Stahancyk says she never applied and that she's never had an address in Southern Oregon.

Is there fraud in Oregon?

It is unclear how widespread the attempted fraud is in Oregon. Sean Riddell, another Portland lawyer, says he recently received a letter telling him his application for benefits—which he knew nothing about—had been denied. Dennis Westlind, the managing partner at Bullard Law, a downtown Portland firm, says three lawyers at his firm reported ...

Why did Ainsworth refuse to file a summary judgment?

When the Defendants in the case failed to file a response with the court, and I was entitled to a default summary judgement, Ainsworth flatly refused to file for it, claiming that "it would put me (Ainsworth) in a bad position with the Defendant's attorneys on future matters". His well being was more important to him than his client's case.

Did Ainsworth file a damages case?

Now, Ainsworth is alleging that he has expended almost as much in NOT pursu ing my damages case. All he did was provide a boilerplate from his computer, reluctantly file as the attorney, and make a few phone calls to the other side's lawyer.

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• The Portland City Attorney's Office is responsible for all of the legal affairs of the City of Portland. The Office’s client is the City itself – office attorneys are prohibited from providing legal advice to the public. The Office represents the City and its elected officials, employees, bureaus, offices, boards and commissions in court and in adm...

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