Lincoln-Douglas Inn of Court, American Association For Justice, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, American Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Sangamon County Bar Association, 7th Circuit Bar Association, Bar Association For the Central and Southern Districts of Illinois, National Employment Lawyers Association, American Legion, and Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Doug is an experienced litigator who has tried and won a number of complex cases in both federal and state courts. He handles both civil cases and white collar criminal cases. He also litigates frequently in a variety of administrative forums to include the EEOC, IDOL, IDHR, IHRC, and Illinois Civil Service Commission. Doug has extensive trial and appellate experience and represents individuals, business entities, and charitable enterprises. He has prosecuted and defended class actions and has handled numerous commercial, discrimination, and serious personal injury cases. Doug is retired from the Army Reserve wherein he commanded a Battalion. Doug and his wife Lara have four children.

Legal Experience:
2004 to present Shareholder Longdrigan, Potter, & Randle, P.C.; 2000-2004 Attorney, Webber & Thies,P. C.; 1996-200 Attorney, Law Offices of Ronald Tulin, Ltd., 1994-1996 Law Clerk for the Honorable Richard Mills, U. S. District Court Judge.

Reported Cases
Myers v. Brunsvold, 617 F. Supp 2d 762 (C.D. Ill 2009), Better Government Association v. Blagojevich, 386 Ill. App. 3d 808 (4th Dist. 2008); Ambrosia Land Investment, LLC v. Peabody Coal Co., 521 F.3d 778 (7th Cir. 2008); Illinois Mine Subsidence Ins. Fund v. Peabody Coal Co., 383 F. Supp. 2d 1078 (C.D. Ill 2005); U.S v. Coe, 220 F.3d 573 (7th Cir. 2000); Stevens v. IDOT, 210 F.3d 732 (7th Cir. 2000); CRC Press v. Wolfram Research, Inc., 149 F.Supp 2d 500 (C.D. Ill 2000); People v. Fowler, 298 Ill. App. 3d 706 (4th Dist. 1998); Swearingen v. Industrial Comm’n, 298 Ill. App. 3d 666 (5th Dist. 1998).

Jury Trials
Barbee v. Christy-Foltz, Inc., 09-cv-02056 (C.D. Ill), Smith v. City of Decatur, 2008 L 5 (Piatt Co.), Trujillo v. EIU LaBamba, Inc., 05-cv-02206 (C.D. Ill), McCroy v. IDOC, 02-cv-03171 (C.D. Ill), Stevens v. IDOT, 96-cv-04358 (S.D. Ill), People v. Campbell, 1996 TR 366 (Coles Co.), People v. Fowler, 1996 CF 121 (Edgar Co.), People v. David, 1996 CF 119 (Coles Co.), McQueen v. Wilb Walkers’s Supermarket, Inc., 1996 L 102 (Coles Co.), People v. Montgomery, 1996 CF 80 (Clark Co), Sitkiewicz v. Wamsley, 1996 L 23 (Edgar Co), Gatewood v. Pederson, 1995 L 114 (Coles Co.).

Publications and Presentations
Codification of the Illinois Rules of Evidence, Speaker, Illinois State Bar Association, DUI, Traffic, and Secretary of State Related Issues Seminar (April 2011)

The New Illinois Rules of Evidence, Illinois State Bar Association General Practice Newsletter Vol. 39, No. 3 (Dec. 2010).

Codification of the Illinois Rules of Evidence, Speaker, Illinois State Bar Association Solo and Small Firm Conference Seminar (Oct 2010)

Creating and Managing an Effective Pro Se Program, Panelist, 7th Circuit Bar Association, 58th Annual Meeting (May 2009)

Employment Laws Affecting Survivors of Domestic Violence, Speaker, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation & University of Illinois Civil Litigation Clinic (Nov 2003)

Market-Oriented Approach to Determining Drug Quantity Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, 3 U. ILL. L. Rev. 653 (1993).

Professional Organizations
Lincoln-Douglas Inn of Court, American Association For Justice, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, American Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Sangamon County Bar Association, 7th Circuit Bar Association, Bar Association For the Central and Southern Districts of Illinois, National Employment Lawyers Association, American Legion, and Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Committees
Appointed member of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois Bench & Bar Committee, April 2009 to present;

Licensed to Practice
Illinois, Colorado, United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, United States District Courts for the Central, Southern, and Northern Districts of Illinois.

Education
J.D. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, COLLEGE OF LAW, Champaign, IL, May 1994
Graduated Magna Cum Laude (GPA 4.573/5.00); Notes & Comments Editor, U of I Law Review, 1993-1994

M.A. EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, Charleston, IL, August 1991
(History)(GPA 4.00/4.00)

B.A. EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, Charleston, IL, May 1986
(History & Military Science) Graduated Magna Cum Laude (GPA 3.89/4.00)