Trust’s Attorney Warned Against AI Use in Property Tax Appeal

An Oregon property owner’s lawyer received a warning against using AI after the state tax court pointed out he cited nonexistent precedent when appealing a disqualification from a farm-use special assessment.

Holding Tuesday that the property owner—a family trust—filed its appeal of the July 2024 disqualification well beyond the 90-day statutory deadline, the Oregon Tax Court suggested that use of generative AI likely produced the fabricated case in the trust’s briefing.

The increasing prevalence of generative AI such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT to aid both lawyers and judges in their preparation of legal documents has landed several in hot water after ...