Section 2.7 - Indemnification
The Bar must indemnify its officers, board members, directors, employees and agents and defend them for their acts and omissions occurring in the performance of their duties, to the fullest extent permitted by ORS Chapter 30 relating to indemnification by public bodies, especially the provisions of ORS 30.285. The term "officers, board members, directors, employees and agents" of the Bar includes subordinate groups established by the Bar or the Supreme Court to perform one or more of the Bar's authorized functions, including the Board of Bar Examiners, the Professional Liability Fund, the State Professional Responsibility Board, the Disciplinary Board, bar counsel, Unlawful Practice of Law Committee, Client Security Fund, and the State Lawyers Assistance Committee. The right to and method and amount of defense and indemnification are determined in accordance with the provisions of ORS 30.285 or comparable provisions of law governing indemnity of state agents in effect at the time of a claim.