Doug is the University of Oregon's Deputy General Counsel, Chief Counsel for the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, and Head of Litigation. He also manages UO’s outside-counsel legal services portfolio, supervises the Law Fellowship Program, and advises units on all aspects of UO operations. His prior work includes teaching at the UO law school, and working for a private law firm, the ACLU, the Associated Counsel for the Accused, and the Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ). While at DOJ, Doug developed the arguments that prevailed in two U.S. Supreme Court cases and received DOJ’s highest professional honor (the Outstanding Achievement Award) for successfully defending the constitutionality of Oregon’s laws. In 2020, the Oregon Women Lawyers Association awarded Doug its highest professional honor (the Justice Roberts & Judge Deiz Award) for his contributions to promoting women and people from outside the dominant culture in the legal profession and in the community. In 2023, the Oregon federal district judges elected Doug to a four-year term as one of its Ninth Circuit Lawyer Representative, where he will work with the Court to improve the administration of justice.
Doug holds a BA in English literature from the University of Washington and a JD from the University of Oregon. He has co-authored articles published in the Willamette Law Review and the Oregon State Bar Criminal Law Manual. Doug served on the Board of Directors for the Eugene Education Foundation for six years, where he helped raise funds for the 4J Public School District. He currently serves on the Leadership Council for the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, where he also serves on the Executive Committee and chairs the Development Committee. Doug has presented on multiple higher education topics for National organizations, including the National Association of College and University Attorneys, the American Council on Education, and the Association of Student Conduct Administrators.
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