Background
Palais, Douglas M. was born on January 28, 1954 in New York, New York, United States.
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Douglas M. PALAIS
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DOUGLAS PALAIS, American Lawyer, Partner of McSWEENEY, BURTCH & CRUMP, specializing in the field of Federal and State Court Civil Trial Practice. Administrative. Corporation. Bankruptcy, Labor Relations, Municipal, Taxation, Securities, Real Estate, Estate Planning, Environmental, Insurance and Utilities Law.
Education
Lafayette College (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1975). Northwestern University (Juris Doctor, 1978). McKelvy Scholar. Notes and Comment Editor, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 1977-1978.
Career
Worked at Mezzullo & McCandlish, A Professional Corporation (Richmond, Virginia) specializing in Professional Liability, Insurance Defense, Trials and Appeals. Admitted to the bar, 1979, District of Columbia. 1980, Virginia.
McKelvy Scholar.
Notes and Comment Editor, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 1977-1978.
Author: "Recent Trends in the Criminal Law: Sexual Privacy," 68 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 77, 1977. Instructor, Legal Writing, Northwestern University School of Law, 1977-1978.
Law Clerk, United States. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit, 1978-1980.
Associate, Hunton & Williams, 1980-1983.
Member: Richmond (Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1992-1993), Virginia and American (Member, Sections on: Tort and Insurance Practice. Litigation) Bar Associations. District of Columbia Bar.
Virginia State Bar.
Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. Defense Research Institute.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Richmond (Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1992-1993), Virginia and American (Member, Sections on: Tort and Insurance Practice. Litigation) Bar Associations. District of Columbia Bar.
Virginia State Bar.
Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. Defense Research Institute.
