Doug is UO'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 portfolio and advises units on all aspects of UO operations. Doug's prior work includes teaching at the UO law school, working for a private law firm, the ACLU, one of the Seattle defender offices, 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, and in 2026 the Oregon State Bar awarded him the President’s Award for Diversity and Inclusion for his contributions to the legal profession. Doug currently serve as one of the Oregon Federal District Court's Ninth Circuit Lawyer Representatives, who 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, and has co-authored articles for the Willamette Law Review and the Oregon State Bar Criminal Law Manual. He served on the Board of Directors for the Eugene Education Foundation for six years, and currently serves on the Leadership Council for the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. 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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Assistant:
Eilish Power
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