Faculty

Pamela Frasch
Adjunct Faculty

Office:   692 SBA
Phone: 503-231-1502 X302
Fax:      503-725-5850
Email:   pfrasch@pdx.edu

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Ms. Frasch is General Counsel for the Animal Legal Defense Fund, a national non-profit animal protection organization that seeks to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system. In addition to her duties with the Animal Legal Defense Fund, Ms. Frasch is the co-author of the premier American legal casebook in the field, Animal Law, Cases and Materials (Carolina Academic Press, 2002), and is an adjunct Professor of Law at Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College where she has taught survey and advanced courses in animal law since 1998.

Ms. Frasch received her B.A. in Political Science from the University of Minnesota, and her J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law. Prior to joining the Animal Legal Defense Fund, she practiced labor and employment law in San Francisco (Littler, Mendelson; Hanson, Bridgett) and employee benefits law in Portland (Stoel Rives).

Ms. Frasch is a frequent speaker on issues of animal law and is he principal author of Oregon’s first felony anti-cruelty law. She has authored or co-authored numerous articles in field, and been recognized by both the Humane Society of the United States and the Oregon Humane Society for her contributions. In August, 2008, Ms. Frasch will become the new Director of the animal law program at Lewis & Clark law school.