Dr. Geordie Duckler received his law degree from Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College in 1987 and his doctorate in Biology from UCLA in 1997. As a trial attorney for over 35 years, Geordie spearheads The Animal Law Practice, a nationally unique law practice engaged exclusively in the litigation, defense, and trial of animal-related disputes, crimes, and injuries in state and federal cases across the country. His diverse clientele includes a huge variety of pet owners, animal shelters, recreational riders, commercial farmers, ranchers, neighborhood associations, specialty dog and cat breeders, equine stable owners, animal welfare activists, hunters and sportspeople, exotic owners, zoo and aquarium owners, consumers, veterinarian clients, bite and attack victims, and accused persons on neglect and abuse charges in hundreds of unique animal cases each year.
The most well-known animal law expert in the nation, Geordie has litigated over 3000 animal cases to a successful conclusion, ranging from minor code violations to veterinary malpractice to animal injury and death cases to major criminal prosecutions on animal cruelty. He has had cases in 25 of the 50 states, has argued state appeals to the Oregon Court of Appeals and the Oregon Supreme Court, and has argued federal appeals to the Eighth and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He has been included in the national Super Lawyers’ list in Tort Law and is rated as an AV Preeminent Lawyer in Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible peer review rating in civil law and litigation.
For well over three decades Geordie has also written extensively and taught on animal law issues exclusively, including having published a classic book on the topic and nearly a dozen seminal law review articles. He has taught law school courses on animal law, written popular articles and journal pieces for local and national magazines, and presented innumerable Oregon and California State Bar CLE programs and talks. He has also been profiled in innumerable regional and national newspapers, magazines, television shows, and radio programs about animal law issues and cases, including in The National Law Journal, Court TV Radio, Geraldo, Newsweek, The New Yorker, Playboy, Bark, National Public Radio, the BBC, and has appeared as a consulting scientist in National Geographic documentaries on prehistoric animals.
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