English Ex Rel. Sellers v. Multnomah County

Defendant Multnomah County appeals a supplemental judgment, which awarded attorney fees, expenses, and costs to plaintiff Dorothy English after she obtained a general judgment for $1,150,000 in just compensation pursuant to ORS 197.352 (2005) (commonly known as Measure 37). The central issue on appeal is whether ORS 197.352(6), the statute that governed attorney fees in Measure 37 cases, authorized the award of attorney fees in this case and, if it did, whether the trial court properly awarded a “customary” contingent fee. Because English’s entitlement to fees, expenses, and costs depends on…