Background
Douse, Steven Carl was born on September 9, 1948 in Hastings, Michigan, United States. Son of Adolph, Junior and Rose Marie (Laeder) Douse.
Douse, Steven Carl was born on September 9, 1948 in Hastings, Michigan, United States. Son of Adolph, Junior and Rose Marie (Laeder) Douse.
Michigan State University (Bachelor of Arts, with high honors, 1970). University of Michigan (Juris Doctor, 1973). Note Editor, University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, 1973.
Law Clerk, The Honorable John Feikens, United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1973-1974. Trial Attorney, Assistant Section Chief, Antitrust Division, United States.
Department of Justice, 1974- 1987. Staff Attorney. National Commission for the Review of Antitrust Laws and Procedures, 1978-1979.
Worked at King & Ballow (Nashville, Tennessee) specializing in General Practice, Trials in State and Federal Courts, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy, Communications, Construction, Consumer Protection, Copyright and Trademark, Corporate, Defamation, Distribution, Entertainment, Equal Employment Opportunity, Estate Planning, First Amendment, Intellectual Property, Labor Relations, Libel, Municipal, Pension, Probate and Real Estate, Products Liability, Securities, State and Federal Taxation Law and Transportation. Admitted to the bar, 1973, Michigan. 1980, United States. Supreme Court.
1988, Tennessee.
Note Editor, University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, 1973.
Order of Barristers. Lecturer in Law, Vanderbilt University School of Law, 1995. Law Clerk, The Honorable John Feikens, United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1973-1974. Trial Attorney, Assistant Section Chief, Antitrust Division, United States.
Department of Justice, 1974-1987.
Staff Attorney, National Commission for the Review of Antitrust Laws and Procedures, 1978-1979. Member: Nashville (Chair, Law Practice Management Section, 1993-1994), Tennessee and American (Member, Sections on: Antitrust. Litigation; Labor and Employment Law) Bar Associations.
King & Ballow has a diverse national practice encompassing broad areas of the law.
The firm represents corporate clients in all 50 states, in industries including transportation, banking, manufacturing, health care, finance, air travel, hospitality, publishing, printing, entertainment and local government. While King & Ballow is best known for its litigation and labor/employment law practice, the firm has an extensive media practice, representing more than 300 daily newspapers and over 100 radio and television stations.
The firm also represents many professional corporations and individuals.
Nashville, Tennessee and American (Member, Sections on: Antitrust. Litigation; Labor and Employment Law) Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan (Member, Antitrust Section).
Litigation, Antitrust.
Married Karen Elizabeth Murray, August 14, 1971. Children: Katherine Emily, Christopher Murray.