Douglas N. Dorris
Member
Areas of Practice
- Plaintiff's Personal Injury
- Workers' Compensation
- Unfair Insurance Practice
Litigation Percentage
- 33% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1981
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale, Illinois
- J.D. - 1981
- Honors: President's Scholar
- Law Journal: Southern Illinois University Law Journal, Notes and Comments, 1980 - 1981
- Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, USA
- B.S. - 1977
Representative Cases
- Howat v. Donelson, 305 Ill. App. 3d 183, 711 N.E. 2d 440 (Ill. App. 5 Dist 1999)
- Emerson v. American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida, 223 Ill. App. 3d 929, 585 N.R. 2d 1315 (Ill. App. 5 Dist 1992)
- Economy Fire & Casualty Co. v. Bassett, 170 Ill. App. 3d 765, 525 N.E. 2d 539 (Ill. App. 5 Dist 1988)
- Stricklin v. Chapman, 197 Ill. App. 3d 385, 554 N.E. 2d 658 (Ill. App. 5 Dist., 1990)
- Southeastern Illinois Electric Co-op v. Illinois Human Rights Commission, 162 Ill. App. 3d 806, 516 N.E. 2d 825 (Ill. App. 5 Dist 1987)
Past Employment Positions
- Franklin County State Attorney's Office, Legal Intern, 1979 - 1980
