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The site features step-bystep legal guides written in plain language, a database of free and low-cost legal help, plus court forms and guides from trusted external agencies. Shannon Gormley reports on this project, beginning on page 19.  \nFEATURES  \n19 The Power of Information  \nNew Legal Resource Site, Oregon Law Help, Supports the Public, Legal Providers  \nBy Shannon Gormley  \n24 Justice Doesn’t Stop  \n‘Mobile Courthouses’ Keep Courts Running During Emergencies By Sarah Evans and Laura Kerns  \n COLUMNS  \n7 Bar Counsel  \nLiving While Practicing: A Look at OSB, PLFWell-Being Committee and Programs  \nBy Nikhil Chourey  \n13 The Legal Writer  \nCiting Generative AI: Understanding the If, When and How By Rebekah Hanley and Suzanne Rowe  \n28 From the Chief Justice  \nAmerica at 250: Oregon State Courts and a Legacy of Fostering Access to Justice By Chief Justice Meagan A. Flynn and Nancy Cozine  \n32  \n36  \n40  \nProfiles in the Law  \nA ‘Super-Social’ Giver: Jim Dwyer Models the Public-spirited Attorney By Cliff Collins  \nLegal Practice Tips  \nFair and Consistent: Understanding the Oregon Uniform Trial Court Rules  \nBy Rachel Trickett  \nLegal Heritage  \nThe Law Is His Legacy: William Simon U’Ren Gave Power to the People By Janay Haas  \nDEPARTMENTS  \n5 Briefs  \n6 Discovery With...  \n44 Bar News  \n46 Bar Actions  \nDiscipline  \n48 Bar People  \nAmong Ourselves  \nMoves  \nIn Memoriam  \n50 Classifieds  \n52 Attorneys’ Marketplace  \n54 Photo Finish  \n OREGON STATE BAR BULLETIN JULY 2026 VOLUME 86 • NUMBER 8   \nThe Oregon State Bar Bulletin (ISSN 0030-4816) is the official publication of the Oregon State Bar. The Bulletin is published 10 times a year (monthly except bimonthly in February/March and August/ September) by the Oregon State Bar, 16037 S.W. Upper Boones Ferry Road, Tigard, OR 97224. The Bulletin is mailed to all members of the Oregon State Bar, a portion of the dues for which is allocated for the purpose of a subscription. The Bulletin is also available by subscription to others for $50 per year,$90 per two years, within the United States. Individual copies are $5; back issues are $5 each, when available. Periodicals postage paid at Portland, Oregon 97208. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Oregon State Bar, P.O. Box 231935, Tigard, OR 97281-1935.  \n[iStock.com/gremlin](iStock.com/gremlin)  \nBRIEFS  \n[iStock.com/smolaw11](iStock.com/smolaw11)  \nUTCR Changes Effective Aug. 1  \nChief Justice Meagan Flynn has signed CJO 26-021, which approved changes to the Uniform Trial Court Rules (UTCR), effective Aug. 1, 2026.  \nChanges of special note include: clarify numbering requirements for Supplementary Local Rules; remove the requirement to prepare pleadings, motions and requested instructions with numbered lines; require parties to specify the rule or statutory basis upon which a submitted document is purported to be exempt from the advance service requirement imposed under the UTCR 5. 100(1); and establish new UTCR 18.010 to 18.040 to define “eviction action” and estab  \nlish standardized requirements for captions, complaint format and proposed orders or judgments in such actions.  \nThe approved changes are available online at [courts.oregon.gov/programs/utcr/](courts.oregon.gov/programs/utcr/)[ ](courts.oregon.gov/programs/utcr/)Pages/currentrules.aspx. The preface to the 2026 UTCR includes detailed explanations of the changes.  \nThe UTCR Committee’s next meeting is Oct. 22, 2026. 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