News – Oregon Law Foundation

Barriers to Justice: the 2018 Oregon Civil Legal Needs Study Published

With the support of the Oregon Department of Justice, the 2018 Civil Legal Needs Study was commissioned by the Oregon Law Foundation, Oregon State Bar, Oregon Judicial Department, Campaign for Equal Justice, Legal Aid Services of Oregon, and the Oregon…

The OLF is looking for lawyer board members.

Do you want to be part of justice for all Oregonians? Can you help get banks to become OLF Financial Partners in Justice and pay higher interest on IOLTA accounts? Do you have the ability to get lawyers to use…

OLF Banker Board Members Receivign an Award

The winners are…the OLF’s banker board members!

Congratulations to the OLF’s banker board members Elise Bouneff, Kristen Connor, Randy Compton, and Laura Shipley on receiving the 2018 Oregon State Bar President’s Public Leadership Award. The President’s Public Leadership award recognizes outstanding contributions to the bench an bar…

Oregon Law Foundation 2017 Annual Report

2017 Annual Report Released

The Oregon Law Foundation’s 2017 Annual Report is available. See where our funding goes, what our grantees’ workforces looks like, and how our grantees helped get closer to justice for all in Oregon. Download the Report

Announcing 2018 Grantees

2018 Grantees Category A: Full-service civil legal aid providers Association of Oregon Legal Services Programs $840,000 The Association of Legal Services Programs is the primary source of civil legal assistance for low-income Oregonians. The Association provides services through a statewide…

Legal Needs Study Underway

The Oregon Law Foundation’s Legal Needs Study is underway. The OLF’s study is the first comprehensive statewide research into the legal needs of low-income Oregonians since 2000. The first part of the study is a survey of Oregonians in high-poverty…

Emergency Funding for Three Immigration Providers

TIGARD, OR. The Oregon Law Foundation (OLF) on Wednesday approved an emergency grant to several non-profit organizations wrestling with increased demand for help in immigration matters. The OLF released $100,000 to Immigration Counseling Services (ICS), SOAR Immigration Legal Services, and…