Before joining Venable, Doug spent several years practicing business litigation at a nationally recognized firm in Los Angeles, with a particular focus on white collar criminal defense, products liability, and contract disputes. Doug then transitioned to a boutique trust and estate litigation firm in Los Angeles, where he advised fiduciary and individual clients regarding active and potential inheritance disputes, and represented their interests by drafting and arguing motions, briefs, petitions, and objections in California state courts. Doug has significant experience handling multi-million-dollar trust and estate disputes from inception through settlement or judgment after trial.
During law school, Doug interned at the NBA Players Association in Harlem, New York, representing the interests of the players in collective bargaining negotiations with team owners during the historic lockout that threatened to derail the 2011-2012 NBA season. Doug also worked as a judicial extern for the Honorable Joseph L. Tauro in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, shadowing the judge and drafting bench memoranda to help the judge prepare for hearings.