ORS 441.309: Trustee as public employee.

(1) In any action or special proceeding brought against a trustee in the trustee’s official capacity for acts committed while carrying out the powers granted and duties imposed by ORS 441.277 to 441.323, the trustee shall be considered a public employee.

      (2) A trustee may be held liable in a personal capacity only for the trustee’s own gross negligence, intentional acts or breach of fiduciary duty.