Here are some things to think about.
1 - Paying an attorney to intercede won't change a thing. You'll just be throwing good money after bad.
2 - What you do depends on how much cash you have. If the debt has grown to $7000 due to interest and attorney fees and you want to ask for a payment plan all you will succeed in doing is getting on their radar and you'll end up with wage garnishment again and they will collect bit by bit forever. If you have enough cash to offer a lump sum cash settlement (60% to 80%) you'd be in a position to negotiate a full and final settlement and satisfaction of judgment, in writing, when you hand over the money. If you want to pay you contact the attorney for the Plaintiff listed on the judgment which you can get from your case record at the courthouse.
3 - Oregon judgments are enforceable for 10 years but can be extended if the extension is requested prior to the expiration of the judgment.
See Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure 18.180 - 18.190 at:
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However, you appear to have been out of sight, out of mind, for the past 8 years so you might consider waiting another two years and monitor your case file to see if the judgment expires without extension. If it does, you are home free.
The risk, of course, is that the creditor is awake and gets it extended and you owe more money.
4 - If you have other overwhelming debts that you can't handle, you might consider bankruptcy. There's no shame in it. But if you decide to do it, don't procrastinate because somebody might get the bright idea to forgive the debt and send you a 1099 so you have to pay taxes on it. Just happened to a friend of mine. Cost him an extra $1500 in taxes on a $6000 debt.