Rowan L. Dunlap

Rowan Dunlap is an energy and regulatory attorney who assists with legal and policy matters involving state and federal regulation of large load facilities, utility regulation, distributed energy resources, and the development of clean, reliable, and affordable energy systems. She has researched federal and state energy requirements and prepared legal and policy analyses addressing issues affecting utilities and other energy-sector participants.

Before entering the legal profession, Rowan practiced in the medical field and co-founded a Portland hospitality business.

Rowan earned her J.D., summa cum laude, from Lewis & Clark Law School, where she completed the Certificate in Energy, Innovation, and Sustainability Law with Distinction. During law school, she externed for U.S. Magistrate Judge Jolie Russo and Oregon Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Duncan and clerked for the Green Energy Institute.

Education

Lewis & Clark Law School, J.D., summa cum laude, 2026; Certificate in Energy, Innovation, and Sustainability Law with Distinction

National College of Natural Medicine, Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, with high honors, 2012

Princeton University, B.A., Near Eastern Studies, magna cum laude, 2006

Admissions

Oregon

Energy Regulatory and Policy

• Researched state and federal regulation of large load facilities, including cost allocation, interconnection, and impacts on clean energy plans.
• Researched municipal utility rate reform and prepared policy recommendations addressing clean, reliable, and affordable energy.
• Supported advocacy in a state microgrid rulemaking through legal research and stakeholder engagement.
• Analyzed federal and state energy regulations.
• Participated in regional transmission planning and energy policy discussions.

Litigation and Judicial Experience

• Researched complex federal legal issues and drafted memoranda and proposed opinions.
• Evaluated petitions for review before the Oregon Supreme Court.
• Researched questions involving Oregon and federal constitutional law.
• Prepared for discovery hearings and mediation through legal research and document review.

Corporate Matters

• Researched legal issues involving corporate transactions.
• Drafted memoranda and client advisories addressing transactional matters.
• Reviewed construction, services, and employment contracts and policies.

• Graduated summa cum laude, Lewis & Clark Law School
• CALI Award recipient, Top Student in Evidence, 2025

Professional

• Alumni Undergraduate Admissions Interviewer, Princeton University