Oregon State Bar

Oregon State Bar

Agency overview
Formed	1935
Jurisdiction	Oregon
Headquarters	Tigard, Oregon, USA
Employees	95
Annual budget	$14 million
Parent agency	Oregon Judicial Department
Website	www.osbar.org

The Oregon State Bar (OSB) is a public corporation and instrumentality of the Oregon Judicial Department in the U.S. state of Oregon. Founded in 1890 as the private Oregon Bar Association, it became a public entity in 1935 that regulates the legal profession. The public corporation is part of the Oregon Judicial Department.

Lawyers are required to join the OSB in order to practice law in Oregon, unless an exception applies.^[1] The

OSB is charged with administering lawyer admissions and discipline, pursuant to rules promulgated by the Oregon Supreme Court. It also administers the Legal Services Program which funds legal aid in Oregon and provides accountability by maintaining standards and guidelines for legal aid providers.

OSB is governed by a 19 person Board of Governors — 15 of the board's members are lawyers, and four are public members.