Legal Work History and Practice Emphasis

Douglas Gallagher Law Office, Eugene Oregon (Nov. 2010 to Present)

Scott Hookland LLP, Eugene Oregon Office (July 2005-Oct. 2010)

Scott Hookland LLP fka Furrer & Scott LLC, Tigard, Oregon Office (Jan. 1998-June 2005)

Law Clerk, Thorp Purdy Jewett Urness & Wilkinson, PC, Springfield, Oregon (1996-1997)

Practice emphasizes construction law, creditor's rights, and real property issues, including litigation and 

alternative dispute resolution

Bar Admissions and Professional Activities 

Oregon State Bar, admitted 1997 

Admitted to U.S. District Court, District of Oregon 

Oregon State Bar Construction Law Section, 

Executive Board Member (2012-2018), Co-Chairperson (2017), Advisory Member (2019-present)

Debtor/Creditor Section and Real Property Section member 

Lane and Multnomah County Bar Association member 

Home Builders Association of Lane County, Member (2011-present), Executive Board Member (2013-2019)

Construction Specifications Institute, Willamette Valley Chapter, Member (Member 2011-2012)

Education 

University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, Oregon, J.D., 1997 

University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, B.A. with Departmental Honors, 1994

Articles Published in Oregon State Bar Construction Law Newsletter

Not Your Typical Mediation: Dispute Resolution Through CCB’s Onsite Meetings, No. 58, p. 5 (Mar. 2018)

Homebuilders Risk Insurance Coverage by Failing to Obtain Additional Insured States on Subcontractor 

Insurance Policies, No. 55 (Mar. 2017)

When Contractors Rob Peter to Pay Paul:  CCB Enforcement on Display, No. 53, p. 4 (June 2016)

Design Professional Liens Revisited:  Issues Raised by Multi/Tech, No. 51, p. 19 (Nov. 2015)

The Frankenstatute: ORS 12.135, No 49, p. 16 (Nov. 2014)

Home Buyers and Contractors Beware: Lessons From Hettle v CCB, No. 48, p. 5 (Mar 2014) 

Ten Things Every Contractor Should Know About Staying Out of Legal Trouble Issue No. 45, p. 7 (Mar 2013)

Should the CCB’s Authority Be Expanded Re: Past Criminal Conduct? Issue No. 43.1, p. 4 (Oct 2012)

Enhancing Construction Creditor Rights in Bankruptcy Through Trust Law, Issue No. 43, p. 4 (Jun 2012)

A Small Change in Oregon’s Construction Lien Law, Issue No. 40, p. 13 (Jun 2011)

Preserving and Maintaining Or. Construction Lien Claims When a Bankruptcy is Filed, Issue No. 39, p. 4 (Feb 2011)

Other Publications

Co-author “Construction Law” Chapter 17, Oregon Statutory Time Limitations (2018)

Co-author “Construction Law” Chapter 17, Oregon Statutory Time Limitations (2014)

Some Speaking Engagements (including as a co-presenter)

Contract Drafting Considerations: 5 Key Areas for Contractors and Subcontractors, Construction Law Section    

Oregon State Bar (10/2019)

Working with Residential Construction Contractors, Real Estate and Land Use Annual Conference (8/2018)

Oregon Construction Liens, Debtor-Creditor Committee, Lane County Bar Assoc. (3/2018)

Construction Insurance, Bonding and Warranties, CSI Willamette Valley Chapter (3/2017)

Contractor and Developer Licensing and Registration, Co-presenter, Two States of Construction Law:

Working in Both Washington and Oregon (by Oregon and Washington Construction Sections) (11/2016)

Professional Standard of Care and Some Statutory Protections Enjoyed by Design Professionals, American 

Institute of Architects, Southwestern Oregon Chapter (9/2016)

Liens, Statutes of Limitation and Repose, and Limitation of Liability, Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon, 

Midwest Chapter (4/2014)

Bankruptcy and the Construction Industry, Construction Law Section Oregon State Bar (10/2011)

Recent Changes in Construction Law that Realtors Need to Know, Eugene Assoc. Realtors (9/2011)

Or. Constr. Liens/Preserving and Maintaining in Bankruptcy, LCBA Debtor-Creditor Meeting (1/2011)

Construction Law for Realtors, Eugene Assoc. Realtors (4/2011)

Getting Paid on Or. Projects - Landscape Industry 2010, United Univ. Contr. Seminars (Monroe 2010);

Issues for Oregon Construction Suppliers in 2010, Nat’l Assoc. of Credit Managr. (Eug.-Spring.) (2010);

Or. CCB License & Bond Complaint Issues, Lane Co. Bar Assoc. Debtor-Creditor Meeting (10/2010);

Construction Claims and Bankruptcy, National Association of Credit Managers (Eug.-Spring.) (2009);

Construction Lien Law, Lorman Ed. Servs. (Portland 2008), (Eugene 2008), (Portland 2009);

Oregon Const. Lien and Payment Bond Claims, Nat’l Assn. of Credit Managers (Eug.-Spring.) (2008);

Collection Law in Oregon, Lorman Edu. Services (Eugene 2007);

Oregon and Washington Construction Lien and Bond Law, Building Material Dealers Assn. (Port. 2007);

Oregon Construction Contract Interpretation & Credit & Collections Law, Or. Pacific Cascade Chapter, National Electrical Contractors Assoc. (Central Point 2006 & Tangent 2006);

Oregon Const. Lien and Payment Bond Claims, Nat’l Assn. of Credit Managers (Eug-Spring) (2006);

Advanced Real Estate Law in Oregon [Lien and Credit Issues In Bankruptcy], Nat’l Bus. Inst. (2004);

Oregon Garnishments, Nat’l Assoc. of Legal Secretaries (Portland 2004), (Portland 2005);

Construction Claims and Bankruptcy Court, Multnomah Bar Association (2002); and

Oregon and Washington Construction Lien and Bond Law, Lorman Ed. Servs. (2001), (2002), (2004).

Personal Information 

Born Portland, Oregon 1972

Raised in Corvallis, Oregon 

Married, two daughters

Eugene resident since 2005

Hobbies include running, biking, working outside on his property and following Oregon Duck sports