Background
Duncan, Douglas was born on May 27, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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Douglas Duncan
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Ripon College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1975). Hamline University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1980).
Career
Worked at Roth and Duncan, P.A. (West Palm Beach, Florida) specializing in Criminal Law, Litigation and Appeals. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Florida. 1981, United States. District Court, Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar and United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits.
1990, United States. Supreme Court. Silver Gavel Honor Society.
Recipient, Book Award in Criminal Law. Member, Hamline University Law Review, 1978-1980.
Editor, Criminal Law Newsletter, The Florida Bar, 1989-1993.
Author: "Fourth Amendment Standing of An Automobile Passenger," June, 1985. "What a Lawyer Is Ethically Required to do When a Criminal Defendant Intends to Lie at Trial," November, 1989. "Defense Counsel"s Ethical Obligation To Disclose Or Not Disclose Prior To Sentencing That The Client Has A Prior Conviction," January, 1990.
"Caselaw Authority for Downward Departures from Career Offender EnhancementUnder the Federal Sentencing Guidelines," February, 1993, Criminal Law Section Newsletter, The Florida Bar.
Treasurer, 1992-1993, Secretary, 1993-1994, Chairperson-Elect, 1994-1995, Chairperson, 1995-1996 and Member, Executive Council, 1990-1993, 1993-1996, Criminal Law Section, The Florida Bar. Chairperson, Criminal Law Section, Florida Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1988 and 1989.
Member: Palm Beach County (Member, 1981 and Chairperson, 1984, 1988, 1993, 1994, Criminal Court Advisory Committee. Member, 1989 and Chairperson, 1989, 1992, Continuing Legal Education Criminal Law Committee.
Vice-Chairman, Appellate Practice Committee, 1982.
Vice Chairman, Continuing Legal Education, Criminal Law Committee, 1988) and American (Member, Criminal Justice Section) Bar Associations. The Florida Bar; National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys. Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Palm Beach County Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
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Membership
Member, Hamline University Law Review, 1978-1980. Editor, Criminal Law Newsletter, The Florida Bar, 1989-1993.
