C. Douglas Dooley

About C. Douglas Dooley

C. Douglas Dooley is a trial lawyer with over 30 years of experience handling workers' compensation, trucking accidents, personal injury law, insurance coverage disputes, premises liability, food borne illness cases, dram shop liability, and complex litigation. Doug is frequently invited to speak to risk managers, human resource administrators, and insurance claims professionals across the country about workers' compensation, premises liability, and tort liability.

Doug was the Southern Regional Director on the DRI Board of Directors. He is a former President of the Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association (TDLA) and served on the TDLA Board of Directors for over ten years, serving as Secretary/Treasurer and President-Elect. He is a member of the Chattanooga Bar Foundation and the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC). He is a member of the International Workers' Compensation Steering Committee of ALFA. Doug has been a DRI member for many years. He has served on Annual Meeting Marketing Committees and as the DRI State Representative for Tennessee for three years. He also belongs to the Tennessee State Bar and the Chattanooga Bar Association.

Doug is the proud father of two daughters and is married to Julia Dooley. Doug has previously served as Senior Warden for St. Paul's Episcopal Church, as a Stewardship Chair, and on the vestry. He is a former board member of Habitat for Humanity and a former president and coach of the Signal Mountain Soccer League. He also served on the Board of Directors of Girls Preparatory School's Advisory Council.