Barran Liebman attorneys are excited that 2014 brings new board positions and increasing leadership roles for many of their attorneys. Over the next year, here are a few of the ways their attorneys will be making a difference.

Governor John A. Kitzhaber recently appointed Lane Powell Shareholder Walter W. McMonies to serve a four-year term as the Multifamily Stakeholder Member on the Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission (“OSSPAC”), which is dedicated to promoting earthquake awareness and preparedness through education, research and legislation.

Environmental groups are unhappy with decision allowing private concessionaire to operate historic facility in Mt. Hood National Forest.

Bolstered by the education and manufacturing sectors, the unemployment rate fell to 8.8 percent, its lowest since November 2008.

To compensate for loss of forest payments, a citizens' committee recommends county sales tax.

One hundred of the 140 workers at a Portland factory will lose their jobs as the global solar industry enters a downward spiral expected to claim more victims.

The University of Portland halted admissions to one of its graduate nursing programs two weeks before applications were due for its 2012 class.

Oregon's state revenues dropped another $106.8 million, yet economists think the chances of another recession are lessening.