Mr. Clifford began his legal career as an Assistant Public Defender in Huron County (Norwalk, OH).  After 6 years defending adults and children charged with crimes, as well as handling neglect and abuse cases, he became a Municipal Prosecutor for the City of Norwalk, prosecuting misdemeanor crimes that occured in Norwalk, Monroeville, and the unincorporated parts of Huron County, as well as charging and prosecuting felonies in preliminary hearings.  Many times he prosecuted OVI/DUI and drug related offenses.

In February 2012 The Law Offices of T. Douglas Clifford, LLC were opened.  The office is focused primarily on DUI and Criminal Defense. 

Mr. Clifford is a member of the Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Board Member), an Associate Member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, a Member of the American Chemical Society (Chemistry and Law Division),  The National College of DUI Defense, and a "Founding Member" of the national DUI Defense Lawyers Association.  He spends extensive amounts of time doing research in the DUI and Criminal Defense arena and attends numerous state and national seminars in order to be on the cutting edge of defending these types of cases. 

Additional Mr. Clifford owns two "BAC Datamaster" breath test machines (the ones most used in Ohio for evidentiary purposes) and an Alcho Sensor IV (a commonly used Portable Breath Test Device) in order to accurately understand how evidence is acquired against those accused of a DUI Offense.