Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 87 § 87.450 — Filing

Filing notice of claim of lien on judgment for sum of money. (1) When an attorney or other licensee of the Oregon State Bar licensed to practice law claims a lien under ORS 87.445, if the judgment is for a sum of money only, the attorney or licensee must file a notice of claim of lien with the clerk of the court that entered the judgment within three years after the judgment is entered. The clerk shall enter the notice in the register of the court and in the judgment lien record maintained by the court administrator under ORS 18.075. (2) When an attorney or licensee files a notice of claim of lien under subsection (1) of this section, the attorney or licensee shall send forthwith a copy of the notice to the client by registered or certified mail sent to the client at the last-known address of the client. (3) A lien under ORS 87.445 on a judgment for a sum of money only remains a lien on the judgment until the judgment remedies for the judgment expire under ORS 18.180 to 18.190. (4) For purposes of this section, a “judgment for a sum of money only” does not include a judgment or order for the payment of money for the support of any person under ORS 107.095, 107.105, 108.120, 109.155 or 419B.400. [1975 c.648 §60 (enacted in lieu of 87.495); 1993 c.33 §290; 1999 c.788 §43a; 2003 c.576 §188; 2007 c.339 §13; 2021 c.597 §56; 2023 c.72 §41; 2025 c.32 §83]