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Founding and Senior Partner
phone	214-987-9600
fax	214-987-9866
email	doug.fletcher@fletcherfarley.com
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Doug Fletcher began his career as an Assistant District Attorney for the Dallas County, Texas and successfully prosecuted over 300 jury trials.  Beginning his career in civil litigation in 1981, he has brought the same prosecutorial focus to the successful defense of corporations throughout the State of Texas.  Over the past 20 years Doug has successfully litigated over 145 trials to verdict in matters ranging from complex personal injury, transportation, product liability, premises liability, Dram Shop liability and many other matters involving serious exposure to the firm's corporate clients.  His practice has evolved from classic trial representation to more expanded conflict resolution, and now includes conducting mediations for the Gilbert Mediation Group.  Doug is commonly involved in pre-litigation investigations and negotiations on behalf of our clients.  His involvement has successfully avoided litigation in numerous matters and has achieved early conflict resolution.

Areas of Practice:

Complex litigation

Personal injury

Premises liability

Products liability

Corporate negotiations

Bar Admissions:

Texas

U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas

U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas

U.S. District Court Western District of Texas

U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit

Education:

Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas, 1978
J.D.

George Washington University, District of Columbia, 1975
B.A.

St. Mark's School of Texas, Dallas, Texas, 1971

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Recent Cases: Impact on the Insured, Texas Law Update, 2002

Trial of a Dram Shop Case, Texas Law Update, 2002

When Accidents Become Crimes, Texas Law Update, 2003

Adjusting the Serious Claim Case, Texas Law Update, 2004

Did Litigation Survive House Bill 4?, Texas Law Update, 2004

Adjusting the False Arrest/Malicious Prosecution Case, Texas Law Update, 2005

Adjusting the Serious Product Liability Claim, Texas Law Update, 2006

Adjusting the Employer Liability Death Claim, Texas Law Update, 2007

Interpreting Medical Records and Emergency Reports, Texas Law Update, 2008

Ethics: Are You Smarter Than Your Defense Lawyer?, Texas Law Update, 2009
 
Premesis Liability, Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, Texas Bar CLE, 2010

Ethics, It's Not Just a Game, Texas Law Update, 2010

Using 21st Century Technology To Adjust Catastrophic Claims, Texas Law Update, 2011

Honors and Awards:

AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory

Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates

Pro Bono College, State Bar of Texas

Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation

Recognized by his peers in the legal community as a top attorney in Texas, Texas Monthly magazine, October 2010 

Professional Associations and Memberships:

State Bar of Texas

Dallas Bar Association

Dallas Association of Defense Counsel

Texas Association of Defense Counsel

Trucking Industry Defense Association

Defense Research Institute

Defense Research Institute Trucking Law Sub-Committee

Regional Editor for Trucking Magazine

Transportation Lawyers Association