Doug is a partner in the Business group in the Jackson office and practices primarily in the areas of bankruptcy reorganization and creditors' rights. He has participated in the firm's representation of Chapter 11 debtors, committees and creditors and claimants of all types in bankruptcy and reorganization cases, including voluntary and involuntary proceedings. His practice also includes handling, both in and outside of bankruptcy cases, of financing transactions and loan workouts, out-of-court liquidations and purchase/sale transactions, as well as foreclosures, construction lien disputes and other related commercial litigation. Doug is actively involved in several bankruptcy-related organizations and annually assists the University of Mississippi School of Law students in the Conrad Duberstein Memorial Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition. He has been awarded the "AV" rating by the Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory, which is the highest possible rating for legal ability and ethical standards.

• University of Mississippi, J.D., 1996; Executive Editor, Mississippi Cases, Mississippi Law Journal; Moot Court Board
• University of Mississippi, B.B.A., 1993

• Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification
• Member: The Mississippi Bar; Tennessee Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute; Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference; University of Mississippi Alumni Association
• Annually assists University of Mississippi School of Law participants in Conrad Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court competition

• Co-Panelist/Author of Materials for Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference's 2006 Annual Seminar, "Identifying Fraud and the Attorney's Ethical Obligations" (December 2006).
• Contributing Author, Bankruptcy Practitioners' Guide and Reference Manual, University of Mississippi Center for Continuing Legal Education (2005).
• Co-Panelist for Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference Seminar, Changes for Business Cases Under BAPCA (August 2005).
• Speaker/Author of Materials for "Creditors' Rights and Protection of Security Interests in Bankruptcy," presented by Sterling Education Services, Jackson, Mississippi (October 2002).
• Speaker/Author of Materials for "Basic Bankruptcy Law and Practice in Mississippi," presented by Sterling Education Services, Jackson, Mississippi (June 2002).
• Co-Author of Materials for "Revised Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code in Mississippi," presented by Lorman Education Services, Jackson, Mississippi (August 2001).