ORS 9.320: Necessity for employment of attorney; effect of employment.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
Any action, suit, or proceeding may be prosecuted or defended by a party in person, or by attorney, except that the state or a party that is not a natural person appears by attorney in all cases, unless otherwise specifically provided by law. Where a party appears by attorney, the written proceedings must be in the name of the attorney, who is the sole representative of the client of the attorney as between the client and the adverse party, except as provided in ORS 9.310. [Amended by 1975 c.451 §171; 2015 c.7 §1]
Administrative rules citing this section
This rule cites
- ORS 9.310 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 9.160: Bar license required to practice law; exceptions.
- ORS 18.205: Assignment of judgment.
- ORS 46.415: Circuit judges to sit in department; procedure.
- ORS 52.800: Appearance by parties and attorneys; witnesses.
- ORS 58.048: When appearance by attorney not required.
- ORS 105.130: How action conducted; fees.
- ORS 153.083: Who may present evidence.
- ORS 166.274: Relief from prohibition against possessing or receiving firearm; fees.
- ORS 166.293: Denial or revocation of license; review.
- ORS 166.508: Denial of application; revocation; petition to circuit court.
- ORS 183.452: Representation of agencies at contested case hearings.
- ORS 183.457: Representation of persons other than agencies participating in contested case hearings.
- ORS 183.459: Representation of home care worker by labor union representative.
- ORS 305.239: Qualifications of persons representing taxpayer; procedure for designating representative; rules.
- ORS 305.245: Representation before tax court magistrate by officer or employee of local government or department.
- ORS 305.494: When shareholder may represent corporation in tax court proceedings.
- ORS 305.850: Use of collection agency.
- ORS 309.100: Petitions for reduction of property value; filing; hearings; notice of hearing; representation at hearing.
- ORS 410.190: Representation of entities in contested case proceedings before department.
- ORS 413.041: Persons authorized to represent parties in contested cases.
- ORS 609.158: Hearing process; notice of determination; reexamination of determination.
- ORS 654.293: Representation of employer by attorney permitted.
- ORS 656.291: Expedited Claim Service; jurisdiction; procedure; representation; rules.
- ORS 697.045: Status of accounts and claims assigned to agency; rights of assignor; appearance in small claims or justice court; registration as condition of access to courts.
- ORS 701.160: Nonlawyer may represent certain forms of businesses before board; rules for additional business forms.
- ORS 813.412: Role of police officer in implied consent hearing.
- ORS 823.035: Representation by non-attorney.
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors009.html