Professor Doug Newell Scholarship

About Doug Newell

Professor Newell served as a clerk in 1965-66 to the Honorable William Byrne, U.S. District Court. In private practice in Los Angeles and Glendale, California, from 1966 to 1971, he represented many large and small corporations, including banks and surety companies, and specialized in business and commercial law and civil litigation. He is a member of the California and Oregon State Bars.

On his most recent sabbatical he served as a consultant to a Las Vegas law firm which specializes in entertainment and intellectual property matters.  Professor Newell received his B.A. in 1962 from Pomona College and his J.D. in 1965 from Harvard University Law School. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Professor Newell is a five time winner of the Leo Levenson Award for excellence in teaching.

About the Scholarship

The Doug Newell Scholarship will be given annually each spring semester to a law student at Lewis & Clark Law School. The scholarship will be applied to the recipient’s tuition for the academic year that follows his/her selection.