An attorney or other licensee of the Oregon State Bar licensed to practice law has a lien for compensation whether specially agreed upon or implied, upon all papers, personal property and money of the client in the possession of the attorney or licensee for services rendered to the client. The attorney or licensee may retain the papers, personal property and money until the lien created by this section, and the claim based thereon, is satisfied, and the attorney or licensee may apply the money retained to the satisfaction of the lien and claim.
ORS 87.430
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case In Re Century Cleaning Services, Inc. (1996)
Most recently applied in In re Klemp (May 2018)
1975 c.648 §56 (enacted in lieu of 87.495); 2023 c.72 §37; 2025 c.32 §79
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Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.