

Douglas R. Pahl
- Portland
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During their most critical challenges, Doug stands as a staunch legal advocate for leading businesses.
Douglas Pahl counsels companies in a broad range of matters, including litigation, receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, debt restructuring, and administrative proceedings. Adept in the courtroom, Doug represents businesses in complex commercial litigation and reorganization issues, creditors' rights, including judicial and nonjudicial foreclosure proceedings, and associated litigation. He also regularly advises secured and unsecured creditors, debtors, committees, guarantors, officers and directors, asset and claim purchasers, and other constituencies in litigation, bankruptcies, receiverships, and out-of-court workouts.
A community champion, Doug serves in a variety of leadership roles, including president of the U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society. He is also a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Turnaround Management Association.
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- Willamette University College of Law, J.D., Member, WIllamette Law Review, 1992
- Georgetown University Law Center, 1991 - 1992 (visiting student)
- Central Washington University, B.A., 1986
Bar and Court Admissions
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Oregon
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
Related Employment
- U.S. Senator Mark O. Hatfield, Washington, D.C., Legislative Assistant, 1990-1995; Legal Counsel, 1995-1996
- Hon. Wallace P. Carson, Oregon Supreme Court, Extern, Summer 1989
Clerkships
- Hon. Michael R. Hogan, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
Professional Recognition
Ranked by Chambers USA, as "America's Leading Lawyers" for Bankruptcy and Restructuring, 2022-2024
Named Best Lawyers' Lawyer of the Year for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2018
Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2013-2025
Listed in Super Lawyers Magazine, "Oregon Super Lawyers," 2008-2024
Impact
Professional Leadership
- Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, Lawyer Representative for the District of Oregon, 2023-present
- Owen M. Panner American Inn of Court, Executive Committee Member, 2008-present; President, 2016-2018
- Oregon Law Commission, UCC Working Group, 2008-2009; Receivership Code Working Group, 2016-2017
- Oregon State Bar Debtor/Creditor Section, Executive Committee Member, 2007-2008
- American Bankruptcy Institute, Member
- Turnaround Management Association, Member
- Federal Bar Association, Member
- Oregon State Bar Association, Member
Community Involvement
- U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society, Board of Directors, 2016-present; Vice President, 2019-2023; President, 2023-present
- Oregon Historical Society, Board of Directors, 2011-2020
- The Hatfield Project, Board of Directors, 2010-2015
- Asst. Coach, Classroom Law Project Mock Trial, 2008-2013
- Opal Creek Federal Advisory Committee, Chairman, 2000-2004
- CYO Youth Track & Field, Asst. Coach, 2007-2012