Amy Margolis has been a lawyer for twenty three years and has represented cannabis clients, as well as other business types, in all stages of growth and development. She has also represented hundreds of clients in criminal and dependency cases both as a public defender and as retained counsel.

She is also directly involved with the state’s policy discussion around implementation of medical and recreational cannabis and she has been tapped to serve on a number of rulemaking committees, including the following:

• The Portland Marijuana Task Force;

• The Clackamas County Marijuana Task Force;

• HB 3460 Rules Advisory Committee;

• The Oregon Health Authority Medical Rules Advisory Committee; and

• Various OLCC Licensing, Enforcement, and Compliance Rules Advisory Committees.

She frequently testifies at the Oregon legislature and before local governments on both policy and practical issues surrounding cannabis, gender equity and sentencing reform.

Admitted to Practice
Oregon State Courts
United States District Court, District of Oregon

Education
University of Oregon School of Law, Juris Doctor (2001)
University of Washington, Bachelor of Arts (1998)