Ron D. Bailey
Professional Activities
Speaker and Contributing Editor, Advising Oregon Businesses
“Inspection of Corporate Records”, 1971
Committee on Corporate and Partnership Law
Secretary (1973), Chairman (1974)
Oregon State Board of Dentistry Executive Secretary, 1974-82
Fee Arbitration Panel, 1976, 1980
Administrative Law Committee Secretary (1977), Chairman (1978)
Bar Trial Counsel, 1981-82
Trial Board Member, 1983
Trust Legislation Committee
Chairman (1983-1984)
Multnomah Bar Association Small Firm/Sole Practitioner Committee (1983-85)
Chairman (1985)
Tax Section Executive Committee, Treasurer (1985), Secretary (1986)
Client Security Fund, 1987-90
Speaker, National Business Institute, Inc., “Probate: Beyond the Basics,” 1988
Chairman of committee appointed by Multnomah County Probate Judge to review Court Visitor appointments in guardianship matters, 1989
OSB/OSCPA (Joint) Committee with Oregon Society of CPAs, 1991-94
Speaker, National Business Institute, Inc.
“Protecting Estate Assets from Creditors and the IRS in Oregon,” 1992
Speaker, Oregon Law Institute, “Managing Probate Administration in a Small Office,” 1993
Writer for OSB Continuing Education 1995 Oregon Legislation Handbook, and speaker at Oregon Bar Convention on estate planning and administration new legislation
Writer and Speaker, “Prudent Investing by Fiduciaries,” 1996
Advisory Committee to Multnomah County Probate Judge, 1996 to date
Received Presidents Membership Service Award for outstanding (legislative) volunteer
related services to the public, 1997
Speaker, Oregon Law Institute, “Probate From The Ground Up” on Collection Inventory and Management of Assets, 1998
Co-author of “Trust Investments” Chapter of OSB CLE Manual Administering Trusts in Oregon, 2000
Estate Planning Section
Legislation Committee Chairman (1993-1997), Secretary (1998-1999),
Treasurer (1999-2000), Chair Elect (2001), Chair (2002)
Speaker and Panelist on Oregon Inheritance Tax at Oregon State Bar Annual Meeting, 2002
Member of state-wide study committee on Uniform Trust Code legislation which was effective in Oregon on January 1, 2006
Member of Multnomah County Advisory Committee to Probate Judge