Previously a partner with the law firm of Facaros and Dugan, Marianne Dugan is in solo practice as of May 2005. Her offices are in downtown Eugene, in the historic Granary Building, across from Fifth Street Public Market. Ms. Dugan graduated from the University of Oregon Law School in 1993, fifth in her class, with certificates in Environmental Law and Ocean and Coastal Law. She also holds a master's degree in environmental studies.  In 2007 she was listed in the "Oregon Super Lawyers" publication in the environmental law category. From 1993 to 1999 Ms. Dugan worked for the Western Environmental Law Center as its first staff attorney and then as associate director. Ms. Dugan serves on the boards of the Civil Liberties Defense Center; Friends of Land-Air-Water; Portia Project, and the Western Land Exchange Project; as well as the Sierra Club's national litigation committee. She also is the Eugene Chapter contact for the National Lawyers Guild and serves on the education and publications committees of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association.	The Historic Granary Building at 259 E. 5th Ave., Eugene, Oregon houses a number of solo and small- firm attorneys, as well as the restaurant and jazz music club, Jo Federigo's.
UO Law School Home of the annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference	Legal interns from the University of Oregon assist with Ms. Dugan's cases. Selena Dugan-Fields, a student of fine art, is the part-time clerical assistant.
Ms. Dugan is licensed to practice law in all Oregon courts, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court and several other federal courts. While she will evaluate some federal cases outside of Oregon, she does not handle state law matters anywhere but Oregon and cannot give advice regarding the law of other states. ------------------------	<----PLEASE READ THESE IMPORTANT POINTS
To avoid potential conflict of interest problems, do not mail or e-mail documents or detailed information without receiving permission from us to do so. ---------------------- Ms. Dugan generally charges for new client consultations, and cannot accept walk-in clients. While she tries to acknowledge all e-mail and snail-mail queries, she cannot give you legal advice without a consultation.	Click here to read a Eugene Weekly article about Ms. Dugan and two other activist attorneys (once you get to the page, search for "Dugan" or page down to the third article).
Click here to learn more about the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, held each March at the University of Oregon Law School. The Conference is 100% student-organized, and attracts environmental lawyers and activists from around the world. Ms. Dugan is proud to have been invited to speak at the Conference for several years running.