Douglas Chandler

Bar / Professional Activity

• Georgia, 1999
• Vice Chair, Unlicensed Practice of Law Standing Committee
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 2003
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia, 2001
• Georgia Supreme Court, 2000
• Georgia Court of Appeals, 2000
• Co-Founder and Chair of the Professional Liability Section of the State Bar of Georgia

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

• Whiteside v. Decker, Hallman, Barber & Briggs, P.C., et al., 310 Ga.App. 16, 712 S.E.2d 87 (2011)
• Szurovy v. Olderman, 243 Ga.App. 449, 530 S.E.2d 783 (2000)
• Karpowicz v. Hyles, 247 Ga.App. 292, 543 S.E.2d 51 (2000)
• Kennestone Hosp. v. Hopson, 273 Ga. 145, 538 S.E.2d 742 (2000)
• Dyer v. Souther, 272 Ga. 263, 528 S.E.2d 242 (2000)
• Dyer v. Souther, 274 Ga. 61, 548 S.E.2d 1 (2001)
• Goodman v. Glover, 247 Ga.App. 829, 544 S.E.2d 214 (2001)
• Kennestone Hosp. v. Hopson, 264 Ga.App. 123, 589 S.E.2d 696 (2003)
• Paul v. Smith, Gambrell & Russell, 267 Ga.App. 107, 599 S.E.2d 206 (2004)
• Graivier v. Dreger & McClelland, 280 Ga.App. 74, 633 S.E.2d 406 (2006)
• Oehlerich v. Llewellyn, 285 Ga.App. 738, 647 S.E.2d 399 (2007)
• Paul v. Smith, Gambrell & Russell, 283 Ga.App. 584, 642 S.E.2d 217 (2007)
• City of Atlanta v. WH Smith Airport Services, Inc., 290 Ga. App. 206, 659 S.E.2d 426 (2008)
• Farley v. Bothwell, 306 Ga.App. 801, 703 S.E.2d 397 (2010)

Representative Clients

• Representative clients include lawyers, law firms, certified public accountants facing professional liability and licensing issues, and families in need of Life & Legacy (estate) Planning, probate and trust administration services.

Special Licenses / Certifications

• Certified Legal Malpractice Attorney – American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys

Pro bono / Community Service

• Chairman, Board of Directors, The Preschool at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church
• Member, Steering Committee, Foxhall Cup
• Board of Directors, Fernbank Natural History Museum’s Artemis Young Professionals’ Guild

Honors

• State Bar of Georgia – Inaugural Young Lawyer Ethics & Professionalism Award – 2005
• Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Stars – 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010
• Georgia Trend Magazine’s Legal Elite – 2012, 2014
• Georgia Super Lawyers – 2012, 2014, 2015 (Top 100)

Educational Background

• Auburn University, Bachelor of Science in Finance, 1992

White Papers

• Receiving a Bar complaint can be one of the most traumatic experiences in an attorney’s professional career. I’ve spent a lot of time writing about how to avoid Georgia State Bar complaints, but what do you do if you receive one? How you respond, and the type of assistance you seek, is absolutely critical in minimizing the disruption as well as disposition., How to Deal with State Bar Disciplinary Matters

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

• Speaker, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure — a primer in risk management, ethics, and professional liability,” Nuts and Bolts of Family Law, Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) Annual Seminar, Savannah, GA
• Minnows and Sharks: Lawyers’ Quick Reference for Reducing Risk and Avoiding Trouble is a lawyer’s go-to resource with practice tips for handling Bar admission obstacles, ethics conundrums, disciplinary investigations, and malpractice situations. As a Board-Certified Specialist in Legal Malpractice and a Founding Member of the State Bar of Georgia’s Professional Liability Section, Chandler helps readers: Wade through the Georgia Bar admission process Learn the steps to purchasing malpractice insurance Navigate troubled waters if they receive a malpractice claim or Bar grievance Walk step-by-step through his 4-Cs to better risk manage their practice Recognize methods to better plan to help avoid the pitfalls of law practice to retire with confidence and peace And much more! Don’t find yourself the tiny minnow in an ocean full of client-sharks. Chandler condenses some of the lessons learned during his over twenty years of practice suing and defending lawyers into this handy guide., Author, Minnows and Sharks-- Lawyers' Quick Reference for Reducing Risk and Avoiding Trouble, Legal, 2021
• Lecturer, Mercer University’s Senior University
• Lecturer, People’s Law School at Emory University
• Speaker, Author “The Inside Mentoring Experience,” State Bar of Georgia Mentor Orientation Program
• Speaker, ICLE in Georgia, Professional and Ethical Dilemmas in Litigation

• Accounting
• Insurance
• Legal