Employment Agreements
By slingshotlegalservices |
One of the services that Slingshot Legal Services offers to attorneys, is the revision and/or creation of agreements. One of the most common types of agreements we assist attorneys with are employment agreements. Since we are not attorneys, we cannot assist and prepare employment agreements for non-attorney clients, so we will provide some of the […]
Read More February 2019 CCB Civil Penalties
By slingshotlegalservices |
Please find the link to the February 2019 Civil Penalties assessed by the Oregon CCB. Should you find your name on the list, please give us a call and see if we can assist with resolution! https://www.oregon.gov/CCB/Documents/pdf/civilpenalties.pdf
Read More Notice of Right to Lien
By slingshotlegalservices |
One of the services we provide to our construction clients is assistance with the Notice of Right to Lien requirements under Oregon law. It is our understanding that this notice must be provided to the owner to preserve the contractors lien rights, whether the projects is residential or commercial. The Oregon CCB refers to ORS […]
Read More Check Overpayment Scams Targeting Contractors
By slingshotlegalservices |
Check overpayment scams are nothing new; they begin when a scammer overpays for a service, then asks the victim to return the difference. The check for the original payment bounces after the victim has wired the “overpayment” to the scammer. The scammer walks away from the transaction with the money from the victim, and the […]
Read More Don’t Be My Valentine
By slingshotlegalservices |
Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has a warning for people looking for love online – if an online love interest asks you for money, it’s probably a scam. Every year, the Oregon Department of Justice receives heartbreaking reports about “romance scammers” – especially around Valentine’s Day – who create fake profiles […]
Read More January 2019 CCB Civil Penalties
By slingshotlegalservices |
Here is the link to the Oregon CCB’s Civil Penalties for January 2019. If you see your name or your company’s name on the list, please give us a call and we may be able to assist. http://www.oregon.gov/CCB/Documents/pdf/civilpenalties.pdf
Read More 
Oregon Construction Liens – Part 2
By slingshotlgpro |
As the days become shorter and shorter, and the dark hours become longer and longer, for construction companies and project owners alike (including homeowners), this means one important fact. Construction projects are wrapping-up for the winter season. This means lien rights need to be understood. In Oregon, a lien claimant (the one performing the work) […]
Read More 
Estate Planning
By slingshotlgpro |
Mortality is something none of us want to think about, death is not a typical discussion of ease or convenience. At Slingshot Legal Services, we take the anxiety, frustration, and stress out of preparing for the inevitable. We can assist our clients with their estate planning including the preparation of Wills, Trusts, Power of Attorney, […]
Read More 
The Importance of Contracts
By slingshotlgpro |
Contracts are a vital and valuable part our day-to-day lives whether used in business transactions or in our personal lives. These written agreements serve as a detailed record of a commitment between two or more parties that break down the terms, rights and responsibilities of each party involved, and also provide security and peace of […]
Read More Separation Agreements
By slingshotlgpro |
Separation Agreements Sometimes when parties are contemplating divorce yet aren’t quite sure if that’s the direction they want to go at the time, they enter into a Separation Agreement. A Separation Agreement is like a divorce judgment but doesn’t hold the legal finality that a filed Divorce Judgment does. It’s much more informal than a […]
Read More Oregon Construction Liens
By slingshotlegalservices |
A large part of our client base are construction companies. One of the main services we provide to our construction clients besides pre and post lien notices are the preparation of construction liens. In assisting our clients in analyzing the timing on preparing the construction lien and filing the construction lien are based in part […]
Read More Covid 19 – How Slingshot Legal Services Can Assist
By slingshotlegalservices |
While most businesses are closed due to the COVID -19 Pandemic, Slingshot Legal Services remains open to assist clients in their mediation, arbitration (ORS 36.670) or paralegal needs, while maintaining and respecting social distancing. Please see our video below on safe practices as well as what we can do to assist during this time.
Read More