Carol has practiced in the area of public finance for over 20 years. She joined Hawkins in 2011 and currently serves on the firm’s Management Committee. Carol serves as bond counsel, underwriters’ counsel, and disclosure counsel to many state agencies and local governments on a variety of financings, including general obligations bonds, short-term financings, certificates of participation, full faith and credit obligations, urban renewal tax increment financings, pension bonds, and revenue bonds, including water and wastewater projects, lottery revenue bonds, and transportation projects. Carol has served as bond counsel on conduit revenue bonds for manufacturing facilities, solid waste disposal facilities, and 501(c)(3) non-profit facilities.
Carol is currently serving as President of the National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL). She is listed in the Public Finance Law section of the Best Lawyers in America, and was named 2013 Best Lawyers’ Portland, OR Public Finance Law “Lawyer of the Year.” Carol was also recognized in the Portland Business Journal's 2010 Forty Under 40.
Professional Memberships
- National Association of Bond Lawyers
- President (2023-24)
- President Elect (2022-23)
- Board of Directors (2016 – current)
- Securities Law & Disclosure Committee, Chair (2013 – 2016), Vice Chair (2011-2013)
- Tax & Securities Law Institute, Chair (2016), Vice Chair (2015)
- American College of Bond Counsel, Fellow (2019)
- Oregon Government Finance Officers’ Association, Nominating Committee (2017)
- Oregon Municipal Debt Advisory Commission, Chair (2007 – 2015)
- Women in Public Finance
Best Lawyers in America, Public Finance Law Section (2010 - current)
Best Lawyers Portland, OR Public Finance Law “Lawyer of the Year” (2013)
“Forty Under 40” Portland Business Journal (2010)
Practices
Industries
- Cultural Institutions and Foundations
- Economic Development
- Education
- Public Buildings
- Solid Waste
- Transportation
- Water
Education
- University of Washington, B.A.
- University of Washington School of Law, J.D., Managing Editor of Operations Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal
Bar Admissions
- Oregon
- USDC Oregon
Language
- Chinese
Recent News & Publications
- Hawkins Attorneys Run 2023 Providence Hood & Portland To Coast Relays benefiting Providence Cancer Institute
Hawkins attorneys Jennifer Córdova, Sarah Dickey, Jeff Poley, Zack Polo, Diane Quan, John Renken, Gülgün Uğur and Carol McCoog com… - Hawkins Attorneys Named In The Best Lawyers in America 2024 List
As the only national law firm in the United States whose practice is devoted primarily to public finance and public projects, Hawkins … - Carol McCoog Assumes NABL President-Elect Position
Carol McCoog has been elected President-elect of the National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL).… - Hawkins Attorneys Named In The Best Lawyers in America 2023 List
As the only national law firm in the United States whose practice is devoted primarily to public finance and public projects, Hawkins …