Hugh Duvall
Location: Eugene, Oregon
Phone: 541-345-4500
Fax: 541-345-8846
Email: E-mail Me
Hugh Duvall emphasizes working collaboratively with each client. At the heart of this process is the goal of empowering the client to make informed decisions that are the correct decisions for that client. The initial phase of this process generally involves three stages:
First, obtaining discovery from the prosecutor: This discovery usually consists of at least one police report but may include various other material such as photographs or audio tapes;
Second, reviewing this material with the client to identify possible inaccuracies and consider whether investigation or research might correct such inaccuracies.
Third, reviewing all discovery and products of investigation in light of existing statutory and appellate law to consider whether the case should proceed to trial or whether a negotiated settlement (plea bargain) should be considered.
This initial phase might be accomplished in a few days or might take weeks. Under certain circumstances an alternative course of action might be needed (for example, where the client is currently the target of an investigation but has not yet been charged). However the case proceeds, the goal remains the same: To assist the client in making decisions which are right for that individual.
Mr. Duvall has represented individuals in 21 of Oregon’s 36 Counties:
Benton County – County Seat: Corvallis
Clackamas County – County Seat: Oregon City
Columbia County – County Seat: St. Helens
Coos County – County Seat: Coquille
Crook County – County Seat: Prineville
Curry County – County Seat: Gold Beach
Deschutes County – County Seat: Bend
Douglas County – County Seat: Roseburg
Harney County – County Seat: Burns
Klamath County – County Seat: Klamath Falls
Lake County – County Seat: Lakeview
Lane County (Mr. Duvall’s home county) – County Seat: Eugene
Lincoln County – County Seat: Newport
Linn County – County Seat: Albany
Marion County – County Seat: Salem
Multnomah County – County Seat: Portland
Polk County – County Seat: Dallas
Union County – County Seat: LaGrande
Wasco County – County Seat: The Dalles
Wheeler County – County Seat: Fossil
Yamhill County – County Seat: McMinnville
Areas of Practice
Criminal Defense & DUI
DUI/DWI
White Collar Crimes
Constitutional Law
Criminal Law
Criminal Law – Federal (White Collar Crime)
Bar Admissions
Oregon, 1988
Education
University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, Oregon
J.D. – 1988
Oregon State University
B.S. – 1984
Published Works
Oregon Driver Restriction Guide
Oregon Expungement Guide
Collateral Consequences Guide
Oregon Stalking Law Guide
Pretrial Practice, Oregon State Bar Continuing Legal Education Update, (Co-Author), 1990
The Lawyers Song: Navigating the Legal Wilderness
Classes/Seminars
Adjunct Faculty, University of Oregon School of Law, 2006 – Present
Speaker, Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Summer Conference, 1990
Speaker, Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Spring Conference, 1998
Speaker, Oregon State Bar, DUII Conference, 1998
Speaker, “Ten Things Every Municipal Court Judge Should Know About Search and Seizure Law”, Oregon Municipal Court Judges Association Annual Conference, 2005
Guest Speaker, “The Use of Horizontal Gaze Nystagamus Testing in DUII Cases”, University of Oregon School of Law, Criminal Defense Clinic
Honors and Awards
AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell’s peer-review rating system (its highest level: Very High to Preeminent)
Peer selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America
Peer selected as an Oregon Super lawyer, 2007 – 2020
Professional Associations and Memberships
Oregon State Bar, Member
Oregon State Bar, Criminal Law Section, Member
Lane County Bar Association, President, 1999 – 2000
Lane County Bar Association, Secretary/Treasurer, 1997 – 1998
Lane County Bar Association, Board of Directors, 1995 – 1997
Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Vice President, 2006 – 2007
Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Board of Directors, 2004 – 2006