Carl E. Douglas
Carl E. Douglas | |
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| Born | Carl Edwin Douglas May 8, 1955 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University (BA) University of California, Berkeley (JD) |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Carl Edwin Douglas (born May 8, 1955) is an American civil rights, wrongful death, personal injury, employment, and criminal defense attorney specializing in
Education
Douglas earned his undergraduate degree at Northwestern University and his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree at the University of California, Berkeley.[4]
Career
Douglas, as the managing attorney at the Law Office of
In March 2008, Douglas filed a lawsuit in excess of $10 million against the
On February 12, 2009, it was reported that Douglas would represent Elgin Baylor in a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Clippers, various of their executives and the NBA, alleging race and age discrimination issues in the Clippers franchise.[10] This suit was unsuccessful; the racial discrimination count was voluntarily dismissed (dropped), and the jury found unanimously for defendants on the other counts.
Douglas was interviewed in Ezra Edelman's Academy-Award winning 2016 documentary, O.J.: Made in America, regarding his involvement in the O.J. Simpson murder case. In the documentary, Douglas defended the Dream Team's decision to inject race into the trial in order to exploit the team’s theory of deep mistrust of the criminal justice system by the predominantly Black jury. Douglas also discusses the staging of Simpson's house for a jury visit, during the trial, and a process that included replacing most framed photos of Simpson’s white friends with photos of Black people. Near the end of the documentary, Douglas expresses his disappointment in Simpson’s 2007 robbery arrest and subsequent conviction. Douglas said that in his opinion Simpson's thirty-three year prison sentence, on the thirteenth anniversary of his double-murder acquittal, was payback by the predominantly-white Nevada jury for the murders of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman. Douglas referred to the jury’s verdict as the "fifth quarter" of a hypothetical football game.
Douglas has a law office in Beverly Hills, California.[11][12]
Honorable recognition
- In 1994, and again in 1999, he was honored as the "Loren Miller Lawyer of the Year" by the John M. Langston Bar Association.[13]
- In 2007, he was honored as the Consumer Attorneys' Association of Los Angeles "Trial Lawyer of the Year".[13]
References
- ^ CA State Bar Records
- ^ CourtTV, "O.J. Simpson trial: Key attorneys", CNN, March 31, 2005, retrieved February 12, 2009.
- ^ "Michael Jackson could face civil suit", MSNBC.com, June 2005, retrieved June 26, 2009.
- ^ "Member Detail". CA State Bar Records.
- ^ Alvin Anol, Robledo Quindo & Lisa Collins, " Power of Attorney: L.A.'s Top Black Lawyers", L.A. Focus, retrieved March 26, 2009.
- ^ Henry Weinstein, Eric Malnic, and Ann W. O'Neill, "GM Ordered to Pay $4.9 Billion in Crash Verdict", LA Times, July 10, 1999, retrieved February 12, 2009.
- ^ Pollack, Andrew (10 July 1999). "4.9 billion dollar verdict in GM fuel tank case". New York Times.
- ^ Richard Winton, "Widow of man shot by police files $10-million claim", Los Angeles Times, March 18, 2008.
- ^ Alex A. Alonso, "LAPD Shoot and kill unarmed motorist in South Los Angeles", Streetgangs.com, March 3, 2008.
- ^ Associated Press, "Baylor: Clippers didn't reward success", ESPN, February 12, 2009, retrieved February 12, 2009.
- ^ "About Us". Douglas-Hicks Law. Archived from the original on 2021-01-31. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ Denninger, Lindsay (15 June 2016). "Carl Douglas Is Still Practicing Law After O.J." Bustle.
- ^ a b "Art of the Law". Santa Monica Bar Association. SMBA.