Worker’s compensation
Nearly every worker in Oregon is covered by the Oregon Workers’ Compensation system. If you have been injured on the job, regardless of fault, you may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits that cover your time loss, medical services, permanent disability suffered as a result of the injury and vocational rehabilitation, where appropriate.
Oregon Workers’ Compensation system is highly regulated. It is important to hire a lawyer who is knowledgeable about the details of the system in order to assist with your claim. There are deadlines for filing your claim, requesting an appeal or hearing, and claiming time loss. In Oregon, you do not have to pay for your attorney’s professional services, though you may be responsible for certain out-of-pocket expenses.
The lawyers at Furniss Shearer & Leineweber have over 30 years of experience in navigating the workers’ compensation system and can completely and effectively provide counsel and representation to our clients to yield the best possible outcome of their claims.
personal injury & Wrongful death
A serious injury or death to a family member is a life changing event that will permanently affect your life. Determining the value of these claims and resolving them with the responsible party is a difficult and complex matter. When faced with such a claim it is important for you to be represented by a lawyer you can trust who possesses the highest ethical standards and legal expertise necessary to represent you and resolve your claim in your best interest. The lawyers at Furniss Shearer & Leineweber possess the experience, legal expertise and ethical standards necessary to provide you with excellent legal service to evaluate, negotiate, settle or represent your claim in court.
Business law
Furniss Shearer & Leineweber provides legal counsel to many business clients, including family businesses, closely held corporations, partnerships, professional corporations and limited liability companies.
We work closely with our client to develop practical and cost effective solutions to the legal and logistical challenges facing those going into and continuing businesses in Oregon.
SERVICES:
• Formation and Organization of Business entities
• Advising individuals of their rights and remedies
• Advising employment issues and contracts
Estate Planning & ADMINISTRATION
At Furniss Shearer & Leineweber, we recognize that you have worked hard and planned carefully to attain your desired standard of living. We work hard to preserve that standard for you and your loved ones in an orderly manner that minimizes both estate administration expense and tax, while maintaining the family structure.
Probate is the legal process a court oversees to protect the distribution of assets left by a deceased person. Probate is not always necessary and where it can be avoided, we will advise you of how to do so. In some circumstances, probate cannot be avoided or is in the best interests of the estate. When that is the case we will advise you of the benefits and alternatives so that you will make the best decisions for your estate.
We provide comprehensive and compassionate estate planning, probate administration and other services. We take into consideration not only your financial needs but also your family needs and concerns. Planning takes the stress out of not knowing.
SERVICES:
• Will Preparation
• Trust Preparation
• Federal Estate and Oregon Inheritance Tax Planning
• Planning for Incapacity
• General Durable Power of Attorney
• Advance Directive for Health Care
• HIPAA Release
• Probate Services
• Special Needs Trust
guardianship & conservatorship
When a family member or friend is no longer legally competent to make financial or health care decisions for himself or herself and needs care in a mental health treatment facility, nursing home or other residential care facility, often times it is necessary to obtain a guardianship or conservatorship in order to take over those legal responsibilities. Alternatively, if a minor has received funds or is no longer living with a parent, a protective proceeding may needed.