Background
Kessler, Douglas W. was born on January 10, 1948 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
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Douglas W. Kessler
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Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1970). New York University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1973).
Career
Worked at McRae & Bisbee, LLP (Atlanta, Georgia) specializing in Corporate Law, Business Law, Commercial Real Estate, Estate Planning, Probate. Admitted to the bar, 1973, Georgia. Author: "Negotiating Retail and Restaurant Leases," Business Monthly, April 1996.
"How to Negotiate Restaurant and Retail Leases," Atlanta Business Chronicle, December, 1995. Co-Author: "Borrowing & Loans - Know How to Negotiate for Favorable Terms," National Small Business Journal, Volume 2, Number 2, 1995. "How to Obtain Service from Outside Counsel at Lower Cost," Corporate Counsel Magazine, 1994.
Speaker: "Exit Strategies for Owners of Closely Held Companies," The Executive Committee, December, 1995. "Negotiating Loans and Leases," Arthur Andersen L.L.P. Atlanta Retail and Restaurant Executive Roundtable, October, 1995. "Negotiating Contracts," Leadership Sandy Springs Programs, October, 1996 and November, 1995.
"Pre-retirement Estate and Disability Planning," Kemper Insurance Companies, September, 1996 and September, 1995. Senior Corporate Partner, 1994-1995, Associate, 1973-1978 and Partner, 1978-1980, Swift, Currie, McGee & Hiers. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Georgia (Director, Younger Lawyers Section, 1980-1981. Chairman, Committee on Advertising, Younger Lawyers Section, 1979-1980. Member, Georgia Lawyer Referral Service Advisory Committee, 1979-1981).
Lawyers Club of Atlanta. (Also Member, Douglas W. Kessler, P.C.).
Membership
Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Georgia (Director, Younger Lawyers Section, 1980-1981. Chairman, Committee on Advertising, Younger Lawyers Section, 1979-1980.
Member, Georgia Lawyer Referral Service Advisory Committee, 1979-1981). Lawyers Club of Atlanta. (Also Member, Douglas W. Kessler, P.C.).
