February 22, 2013 - Oregon State Bar

(b) The attorney meets with
current or prospective clientr in Oregon, or
(c) The attorney maintains
an office in Oregon. The term "office" is defined
at PLF Policy 3.150(8).
(B) Attorneys not in private practice in the
state of Oregon, either on afull-time or part-time
basis with or without remuneration, are not
subject to the annual assessment and may fle a
request for exemption based upon one of the
following categories:
(1) employed exclusively as a
government attorney orjudge;
(2) employed exclusively by a
corporation or business entity (including nonprofit
organizations but not including law
entities);
(3) an employee or independent
contractor with a legal aid or public defender
office which provides professional liability
coverage for the attorney through an Acceptable
Alternative Insurer as defined at Subsection (D);
(4) employed in a non-law
related field;
(5) retired;
(6) law clerk/supervised attorney
not engaged in the private practice of law;
(7) unemployed;
(8) any other category which does
not constitute the private practice of law in
Oregon, or any activity which would be excluded
or otherwise not covered by the PLF Claims Made
Plan.
(C)
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PLF Policy Manual
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(D) (1) An "Acceptable Alternative
Insurer' is defined as an insurer which meets
both of the following qualifications:
(a) The insurer is (1) an
admitted insurer in Oregon, (2) a surplus lines
insurer which has complied with all applicable
Oregon statutes and regulations of the Insurance
Division of the State of Oregon, or (3) a risk
retention group or purchasing group formed
under federal statute and registered with the
Insurance Division of the State of Oregon.
(b) The insurer provides
claims made professional malpractice insurance
covering the activities of the exempt attorney
with coverage limits of at least 5250,000 per
claim/$250,000 aggregate, regardless of the
amount of any applicable deductible.
(2) Attorneys claiming exemption
under any exemption category which requires
the attorney to maintain professional liability
coverage for the attorney through an Acceptable
Alter-native Insurer must maintain the coverage
at all times during the year while the exemption
is in effect, and may be required to provide proof
of such coverage upon request. Any attorney
who fails to maintain such coverage will be
referred to the Oregon State Bar for disciplinary
action.
(E) Requests for exemption will be handled
in accordance with procedures adopted by the
Chief Executive O~cer. Attorneys requesting
exemption will be required to sign the following
statement:
hereby certify that I am exempt from
the [year] assessment to the Professional
Liability Fund for the following reason;
[List exemption categories]
agree to notify the Professional
Liability Fund immediately if I cease to
be exempt at any time during [year].
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