Doug primarily focuses his practice on employment law, representing victims of employment discrimination, unlawful retaliation, and sexual harassment. He has successfully tried employment cases to juries in both federal and state courts. While Doug's particular focus is on retaliatory discharge and whistleblower claims, he also handles employment claims involving age discrimination, race discrimination, disability discrimination, sexual harassment, military discrimination, and Family & Medical Leave Act claims.

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Doug is a native of Mississippi, but has lived in Chattanooga since 2003. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from King College in Bristol, Tennessee in 1999 and his law degree from the University of Tennessee in 2003. In law school, Doug was a member of the Tennessee Law Review, which published his article, “The Fifty Dollar Fines Clause Re-Emerges After Thirty-Five Years of Slumber,” 70 Tenn. L. Rev. 887 (2003). After law school, Doug clerked for the Hamilton County Chancery Court. Since 2004, he has practiced law with Burnette, Dobson & Pinchak, and is a partner in the firm.

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Doug is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell, which is the highest rating for lawyers. He is admitted to practice in all courts in Tennessee, as well as the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He has also litigated before the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board. Doug’s professional memberships include the National Employment Lawyers Association, past board member of the Tennessee chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association, the Federal Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association, and the Chattanooga Bar Association.