Or. State. Bar. R. Regul. and Polic. V app A2
State Budgetary Appropriations
2019 Oregon Law 691 Section 8
(1) In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropriated to the Judicial Department, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2019, out of the General Fund, the amount of $12,257,000 for the purpose of funding the Legal Services Program described in ORS 9.572.
(2) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall distribute all moneys appropriated under this section to the Oregon State Bar in eight quarterly installments of equal amount.
Unclaimed Lawyer Trust Account Funds
98.386 Deposit of funds.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, all funds received under ORS 98.302 to 98.436 and 98.992, including the proceeds from the sale of unclaimed property under ORS 98.382, shall be deposited by the Department of State Lands in the Common School Fund Account with the State Treasurer. Before making the deposit the department shall record the name and last-known address of each person appearing from the holders' reports to be entitled to the unclaimed property and the name and last-known address of each insured person or annuitant, and with respect to each policy or contract listed in the report of a life insurance corporation, its number, the name of the corporation, and the amount due.
(2) Any amounts identified as lawyer trust account funds in the report required by ORS 98.352 shall be paid or delivered by the person holding the amounts to the Oregon State Bar along with a copy of the report. All amounts paid or delivered to the Oregon State Bar under this section are continuously appropriated to the Oregon State Bar, and may be used only for the funding of legal services provided through the Legal Services Program established under ORS 9.572, the payment of claims allowed under ORS 98.392(2) and the payment of expenses incurred by the Oregon State Bar in the administration of the Legal Services Program.
(3) Before making a deposit to the credit of the Common School Fund Account, the department may deduct:
(a) Any costs in connection with sale of unclaimed property;
(b) Any costs of mailing and publication in connection with efforts to locate owners of unclaimed property as prescribed by rule; and
(c) Reasonable service charges.
[1957 c.670 § 20; 1983 c.716 § 16; 1989 c.183 § 2; 1993 c.694 § 15; 2009 c. 462, § 2]
Pro Hac Vice Fees
9.241 Practice of law by attorneys licensed in other jurisdictions; rules; fee.
(1) Notwithstanding ORS 9.160, the Supreme Court may adopt rules to govern the appearance in judicial and administrative proceedings by attorneys who have not been admitted to practice law in this state. Subject to those rules, an attorney who has not been admitted to practice law in this state may appear as counsel for a party in an action or proceeding before a court, or may appear as counsel for a party in an administrative proceeding, if the attorney is associated with an active member of the Oregon State Bar.
(2) Notwithstanding ORS 9.160, the Supreme Court may adopt rules pursuant to the procedures established by ORS 9.490 that allow attorneys who have not been admitted to practice law in this state to practice law in Oregon on a temporary basis, including performing transactional or prelitigation work.
(3) The Supreme Court may by rule require the payment of a fee by an attorney appearing as counsel for a party in an action or proceeding before a court under the provisions of subsection (1) of this section. All amounts collected from any fee imposed by the Supreme Court under the provisions of this subsection shall be deposited with the Oregon State Bar and are continuously appropriated to the Oregon State Bar. Amounts appropriated to the Oregon State Bar under this subsection may be used only for the funding of legal services provided through the Legal Services Program established under ORS 9.572 and for expenses incurred by the Oregon State Bar in the administration of the Legal Services Program and in collecting fees imposed under this subsection.
[1993 c.213 § 1; 2001 c. 223, § 1; 2003 c. 260, § 5]
Cy-pres Awards
ORCP 32 O - Payment of damages.
As part of the settlement or judgment in a class action, the court may approve a process for the payment of damages. The process may include the use of claim forms. If any amount awarded as damages is not claimed within the time specified by the court, or if the court finds that payment of all or part of the damages to class members is not practicable, the court shall order that:
(1) At least 50 percent of the amount not paid to class members be paid or delivered to the Oregon State Bar for the funding of legal services provided through the Legal Services Program established under ORS 9.572; and
(2) The remainder of the amount not paid to class members be paid to any entity for purposes that the court determines are directly related to the class action or directly beneficial to the interests of class members.
[§O added by 2015 c. 2, § 3]
Immigration Legal Services Funding
Enrolled Senate Bill 1543 (SB 1543 -A)
(1) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall transfer funds...to the Oregon State Bar for use by the Legal Services Program established under ORS 9.572 to provide legal services to individuals on immigration matters and related matters, including but not limited to the provision of general legal information and legal referral services designed to increase access to the justice system.
(2) In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropriated to the Judicial Department, for the biennium ending June 30, 2023, out of the General Fund, the amount of $4,500,000, for the purposes of implementing section 2(4) of this 2022 Act.
Or. State. Bar. R. Regul. and Polic. V app A2