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Debtor-Creditor Section Search Primary Menu Skip to content Home Join the Section Newsletter Calendar Committees Resources Bankruptcy Clinics Search for: Home News and Announcements Bankruptcy Law for the Non-Bankruptcy Lawyer Thursday, January 30 from 12-1pm World Trade Center, Building 2 Sky Bridge, 26 SW Salmon, Portland 1 hour of OSB MCLE General credit will be applied for $30 for MBA members, $50 non-members Registration must be made to the MBA office by 1/29/2020 Inevitably bankruptcy will affect your clients – and your practice! This CLE is for any practitioner who wants to learn more about some of the ways bankruptcy affects your practice – and how to stay out of bankruptcy hot water. What happens when a debtor or bankruptcy estate has a claim against your client? Should your client file a proof of claim in a bankruptcy case? What is the scope of the automatic stay? What are the pitfalls of violating the automatic stay? This CLE seminar will answer these questions, and will also discuss bankruptcy hot topics for non-bankruptcy practitioners. Johnston Mitchell and Christine Coers-Mitchell of Coers Mitchell Law LLC are seasoned bankruptcy attorneys who serve on the OSB Professional Liability Fund Defense Panel. For more information: Contact Jodie Bureta, Oregon Department of Justice, at 971.673.1874. For registration questions, contact the Multnomah Bar Association at 503.222.3275 or visit their site at www.mbabar.org and click on Upcoming CLE’s. Save the date! The Oregon State Bar Debtor-Creditor Section Saturday Session serves as a vehicle for the Oregon bankruptcy community to exchange ideas in an open and collaborative environment. Saturday Session will be held on the morning of February 22, 2020 at the Salem Convention Center. Topics will include, among others, a presentation from the United States Trustee’s Office and group discussion regarding the new Subchapter V of Chapter 11. Registration materials will go out before the end of the year. Roadways to the Federal Bench: Who, me? A Bankruptcy Judge? October 24, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. U.S. Courthouse, 700 Stewart Street, Seattle Reception Follows REGISTRATION OPENS SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. Click here for more information. Trial Attorney Position with the United States Trustee Program The United States Trustee Program is accepting applications for the position of Trial Attorney in the Portland, Oregon office. The application deadline is Monday, May 13, 2019 . You may view the job announcement and application procedures by clicking on the following link: https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/attorney-93 Oregon Employment Department Bankruptcy Notice Address It’s the debtor’s obligation to use current addresses when filling out schedules. Over nine years ago, the payment addresses for the Employment Department changed, but the notice addresses did not. The payment addresses should not be used for notice purposes. The payment addresses are to lockboxes which are owned by a bank; they are not actual Employment Department addresses. Documents sent there may eventually make their way to the appropriate offices, but that is not a certainty. Documents sent to the old payment addresses, though, are definitely not being forwarded to Employment. Current notice addresses, which should be used in bankruptcy schedules, are: Unemployment TAXES owed by employers: Oregon Employment Department 875 Union Street NE Salem, OR 97311 Overpayment Recovery (fraud in claiming benefits): Oregon Employment Department Overpayment Recovery 875 Union Street NE Salem, OR 97311 Current payment addresses, which should only be used for PAYMENTS, are: Unemployment TAXES owed by employers: Oregon Employment Department Unit 2 P O Box 4395 Portland, OR 97208-4395 Overpayment Recovery (fraud in claiming benefits): Employment/Benefits Unit 21 P O Box 4395 Portland, OR 97208-4395 Please check your bankruptcy software to be sure that you are not inadvertently using an incorrect address in your schedules. Court Updates Court Closure The court will be closed Wednesday, December 5, for the national day of mourning for former President George H. W. Bush. All court hearings set for December 5 are cancelled and will be rescheduled. In addition, all chapter 7 §341 meetings of creditors set for Wednesday before trustee Ken Eiler in Portland will be reset to Friday, December 7. Chapter 13 §341 meetings of creditors before trustee Naliko Markel in Klamath Falls will proceed as scheduled. The court will resume normal business operations on Thursday, December 6. Change of Address for Portland Effective December 1, the address of the Portland office is changed to 1050 SW 6th Avenue #700, Portland, OR 97204. The SW Sixth and Main building in which the court is located is undergoing construction; until construction is completed, the only entrance to the building is at SW Fifth and Salmon. When construction is complete (currently estimated as February 17, 2019), the only public entrance to the building will be on Sixth Avenue. Updated Local Forms A number of local bankruptcy forms have been updated to change the address of the Portland office of the court and make stylistic and substantive changes. Follow the links on the home page under News & Announcements to see a list of recently updated forms. Local Rule and Form Changes Effective 12/1/18 Local rule and form changes are effective 12/1/18. The new forms may be used immediately and must be used starting December 1. Click on the links under News & Announcements on the home page for new local rules (complete and summary of changes) and forms with notes on changes. In addition, the mailing address for the Portland office of the court will officially change to 1050 SW 6th Avenue #700, Portland OR 97204 on December 1. A number of local forms will be updated with the new address and posted later in November. An announcement will follow when they are available. Local Rule and Form Changes – Comments Due by 10/21/18 Proposed changes to the Local Bankruptcy Rules (LBRs) and Local Bankruptcy Forms (LBFs) have been posted for review. If adopted, these rule and form changes will be effective December 1, 2018. Comments on the proposed changes are invited and must be submitted by October 21, 2018. Proposed changes to the Local Bankruptcy Rules (LBRs) and Local Bankruptcy Forms (LBFs) Click here to submit comments. Job Opening – Assistant US Trustee, Seattle The Office of the United States Trustee has re-posted the job announcement for the Assistant U.S. Trustee position in Seattle, WA. Applications will be accepted until Monday, October 1, 2018. Details are available at https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/510946400 Proposed Federal Rule Amendments, Public Comment by 2/15/2019 The Judicial Conference Advisory Committees on Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and Evidence Rules published proposed amendments to their respective rules for public comment by February 15, 2019. The proposed amendments, rules committee reports explaining the proposed changes, and instructions on how to submit comments are posted on www.uscourts.gov. Job Opening – Director of Information Technology The court seeks a Director of Information Technology, someone with leadership and management skills, to supervise an IT staff of six. Complete information is available on the Employment section of the home page. The position is open until filled. Submit your application by 08/26/2018 to ensure consideration. Changes to CM/ECF Judge/Trustee Assignment Version 1.2 of NextGen CM/ECF includes a new version of the Judge/Trustee Assignment (JTA) program. When a debtor’s attorney runs JTA, the debtor’s attorney will receive a confirmation screen displaying the judge, trustee, 341(a) meeting date, and chapter 13 confirmation hearing date (if applicable). The new program will not create a docket entry or notice of case filing until the court has completed its review of the case filing and a batch job is run. Complete information is...