Practice Area - Car Accidents

What You Need to Know About Your Smaller Injury Case; ORS 20.080

If you are willing to pay $250 or more per hour, you can get a lawyer for any case you may have. If you seek the counsel of a lawyer that works on a contingency basis (in which the attorney is paid a percentage of your settlement), and you have a smaller case, it may be hard to find such an attorney.

Because they know that injured people with smaller cases have a harder time finding representation, insurance companies refuse to pay more than a few hundred dollars. Eventually, the Oregon legislature came together to level the playing field between consumers and manipulative insurance companies, and enacted the Oregon Revised Statute 20.080.

ORS 20.080 makes it possible for those injured to find an Oregon lawyer for any case worth $7,500 or less. (And this will be going up to $10,000 for cases filed after january 1, 2011.) This law also stipulates that if an insurance company refuses to make a reasonable offer within ten days of receiving a letter asking for the reasonable amount by the injured person, the insurance company can be made to pay the person’s lawyer fees.

If you have a small case and would like to know how to proceed, we have provided free and valuable information about ORS 20.080 and settling your smaller Oregon case without a lawyer.




Shulman DuBois LLC represents victims with injuries resulting from accidents.  Our clients deserve representation with our experience, sensitivity and tenacity.  Should an unfortunate episode find you or someone you know in need of representation as a result of an accident related injury, the best thing you can do for yourself is to get educated by reading our Frequently Asked Questions, exploring our Library, or ordering your free copy of 7 Common Mistakes That Can Wreck Your Oregon Accident Case.

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