Natalie McDougal

Natalie McDougal is a graduate of The Northwestern School of Law, Lewis & Clark College. Prior to graduating from law school, Natalie worked as a claims administrator for national class action claims related to the U.S.D.A.’s wrongful denial of African Americans’ requests for farm loans. Natalie has a degree in Anthropology from PSU, and has a special interest in Native American law. She has clerked for tribal judges. Natalie handles all aspects of the firm’s pretrial litigation and vigorously defends individuals’ rights. Among Natalie’s victories are establishing that undocumented workers can obtain wage loss awards in personal injury actions, and forcing Schumacher Furs to drop their lawsuit against protestors and pay her attorney fees in defending the protestors’ rights. Prior to joining the firm, Natalie was an associate at a plaintiff’s law firm that focused exclusively on wrongful termination employment law cases. Natalie is the first time mother of twin boys, Aidan and Lowell, who were born in October of 2008. Natalie enjoys spending time with her dog Gumbo, gardening with native plants, bird watching, hiking, and rock hounding.

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