Traffic Control Devices

The Oregon Traffic Control Devices Committee (OTCDC) is an advisory group to the state, cities, and counties in Oregon regarding traffic management issues.  The committee meets to discuss policy, programs, and procedures as they affect state and local governments.  The OTCDC meets every other month to exchange thoughts, ideas and practices that will act as … Read More

Statutory Obligations Under The Basic Speed Rule

The “basic speed rule” prohibits vehicle operators from driving on a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent.  It also prohibits having disregard for traffic, weather, visibility, the nature of the highway, and other existing conditions.  All of these factors are equally important in evaluating whether a driver has met his/her statutory … Read More

How to Keep Your Legal Assistant Happy, Part 3

This is the final post in our short series on fostering great relations with your Legal Assistant. Again, we will be incorporating more information into the Dwyer Williams Cherkoss PC blog to help make it a great resource for new and prospective personal injury lawyers, so check back soon for more professional development posts! “How to … Read More

How to Keep Your Legal Assistant Happy, Part 2

Last week we announced that we will be incorporating more information into the Dwyer Williams Cherkoss PC blog to help make it a great resource for new and prospective personal injury lawyers. Our first such blog series is about fostering great relations with your Legal Assistant, and our first post in this series suggested that you … Read More

How to Keep Your Legal Assistant Happy, Part 1

We at Dwyer Williams Cherkoss PC would like to be more helpful as a resource for new and prospective personal injury lawyers. With this goal in mind, we have decided to incorporate professional advice into our blog, starting today with a series on how to foster great relations with, quite possibly, the most important person … Read More

“Sleep Driving” a Defense to Strict-Liability DUII in Oregon

Last week the Oregon Supreme Court issued its decision in “State v. Newman”, an appeal whose facts arose from a Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants (DUII) conviction. In the state of Oregon, most cases require that a person act knowingly, negligently, or recklessly in order to be found guilty.  In this case, the defendant … Read More