Senior Member

R. Daniel Douglass

Dan Douglass is an attorney in the Atlanta office of Stites where he practices in the areas of construction law, business litigation and alternative dispute resolution. He has been a member of the Georgia Bar for more than 35 years and is admitted to practice in all Georgia courts and numerous federal courts. He is a member of construction and ADR sections of the American, Georgia and Atlanta Bar Associations, and a past president of the Atlanta Bar Construction Law Section. He has been an active member of the Commercial Arbitrator Panel and Construction Mediator Panel of the American Arbitration Association for more than 25 years. Dan has authored numerous articles and spoken at numerous seminars on construction and ADR topics.

Recent Assignments

Multi-million dollar arbitration on tire manufacturing facility in Georgia

Jury trial in million dollar real property dispute in Georgia

Arbitration of million-dollar contract dispute on federal project at Ft. Benning, Georgia

Negotiation of multi-million dollar contracts on mixed-used commercial and high-rise office projects in Georgia

Arbitrator in multi-million dollar disputes on high-rise condominium projects in Florida and Pennsylvania

Reported Decisions

Roofing Supply of Atlanta, Inc. v. Forrest Homes, Inc., 279 Ga. App. 504, 632 S.E.2d 161 (2006)

SawHorse, Inc. v. Southern Guaranty Ins. Co., 269 Ga. App. 493, 604 S.E.2d 541 (2004)

Capital Asset Research Corp. v. Finnegan, 160 F.3d 683 (11th Cir. 1998)

EMJ Corp. v. Laticrete Internat’l, Inc., 934 F.Supp. 430 (M.D. Ga. 1996)

Bar Admissions

Georgia

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia

Firm Leadership

Office of General Counsel, Member

Memberships

American Bar Association

Atlanta Bar Association

American Arbitration Association

Associated General Contractors of America

Associated Builders And Contractors of Georgia

Georgia Academy of Mediators & Arbitrators

,

a Founding Member

Community Involvement

Kiwanis Club of Atlanta, Member

Initiative for Affordable Housing, Inc., President

Garden Hills Civic Association, Member

Education

J.D., with honors,

1985

Duke University Law School

B.A.,

1976

Davidson College

More Than Stites & Harbison

Mr. Douglass is a member of the Kiwanis club of Atlanta, president of the Initiative for Affordable Housing Inc. board, and a member of the Garden Hills Civic Association. He has run the Peachtree Road Race every year since 1985.

Accolades

Martindale-Hubbell® AV-Preeminent® Peer Review Rated

The Best Lawyers in America®, for Construction Law; Construction Litigation (2009-25)

Georgia Super Lawyers® (2007-10, 2012-25)