Megan McVicar

Megan McVicar is an associate at Hoevet Olson, PC in Portland and a criminal defense attorney who represents individuals facing criminal charges, appealing convictions, and petitioning for federal habeas corpus relief. With more than a decade of experience, she has handled matters involving theft, fraud, conspiracy, tax crimes, drug distribution, sex offenses, manslaughter, money laundering, bank larceny, and white collar offenses.

McVicar earned a B.A. from the University of Oregon and her law degree from Lewis & Clark Law School. While in law school, she served as an Articles Editor for the Lewis & Clark Law Review and received recognition for appellate brief writing. Her education developed the research, writing, and appellate skills that remain central to her defense practice in trial courts and appellate proceedings.

McVicar began her legal career as a legal assistant in 2002 and joined Hoevet Olson as a paralegal in 2005. She worked extensively on complex discovery and trial support in state and federal criminal matters while attending law school. As an attorney, her research and writing have contributed to pretrial dismissals and successful trial and appellate outcomes, including work before Oregon appellate courts and the Ninth Circuit.

Megan McVicar has also devoted significant time to representing federal prisoners seeking compassionate release under the First Step Act. Her progression from legal assistant and paralegal to criminal defense attorney gives her detailed familiarity with case preparation, discovery, written advocacy, and trial support. She helps clients address serious criminal matters at multiple stages, from pretrial litigation through appeals and post-conviction or federal habeas proceedings.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Hoevet Olson, PC
• Member, Oregon State Bar

Licensed State

• Oregon

Education

• Lewis & Clark Law School
  Law degree
• University of Oregon
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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