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Douglas Chandler

Bar Admissions
  • Georgia, 1999
  • Georgia Supreme Court, 2000
  • Georgia Court of Appeals, 2000
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia, 2001
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 2003
Education
  • Samford University – Cumberland School of Law (Birmingham, AL) - Juris Doctor, 1999
  • Auburn University (Auburn, AL) - Bachelor of Science in Finance, 1992
Professional Associations
  • Co-Founder, Professional Liability Section, State Bar of Georgia
  • Association of Trial Lawyers of America
  • Georgia Trial Lawyers’ Association
  • Georgia Law Related Education Consortium, Member-Contributor
  • Lawyers Club of Atlanta
  • Attorney Alliance
Certifications and Awards
  • State Bar of Georgia – Inaugural Young Lawyer Ethics & Professionalism Award – 2005
  • Georgia Super Lawyers – 2012, 2014, 2015 (Top 100)
  • Georgia Trend Magazine’s Legal Elite – 2012, 2014
  • Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Stars – 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010
  • Certified Legal Malpractice Attorney – American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys
Community Involvement
  • Chairman
  • Board of Directors
  • The Preschool at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church Board of Directors
  • Fernbank Natural History Museum’s Artemis Young Professionals’ Guild Member
  • Steering Committee
  • Foxhall Cup
Biography

Douglas Chandler grew up in the Northwest corner of Georgia in LaFayette, Walker County. Upon graduation from Auburn University he was commissioned as a reserve officer in the United States Navy. As a Lieutenant and Naval Flight Officer, Douglas was assigned to the Grumman E-2C “Hawkeye” Aircraft.

While on reserve status, Douglas attended Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law where he served on the Board of Directors of the Cordell Hull Speakers Forum. Before entering private practice, he was the law clerk to the Honorable D. Al Crowson, State Court of Alabama, and a Law Clerk at Ferguson & Saunders, LLP of Atlanta.

Douglas is a Board Certified Legal Malpractice Attorney, Co-Founder and Executive Committee Member of the State Bar of Georgia Professional Liability Section, and an active lecturer and panelist on the topics of Law Firm Risk Management, Legal Professional Ethics, and Malpractice Prevention. He has been recognized multiple times by his peers and Atlanta Magazine as a Super Lawyer and Legal Elite by Georgia Trend Magazine.

In January 2025, Douglas was appointed by the Georgia Supreme Court to serve as the Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee for a 3-year term. The duties of the Unlicensed Practice of Law (UPL) Standing Committee include the consideration of activities that may constitute the unlicensed practice of law and receiving and evaluating District Committee reports to determine whether litigation should be instituted against any alleged UPL offender. Douglas previously served as a Member on the District 5 Committee from 2003 to 2009.

Highly active in the Atlanta community, Douglas has served or currently serves in leadership roles at his church, with his children’s school, and with local organizations such as the Fernbank Natural History Museum’s Lost Oasis fundraising event. When not practicing law, Douglas enjoys spending time with his family outdoors, fishing, hunting, and playing tennis.

Bar Admissions
  • Whiteside v. Decker, Hallman, Barber & Briggs, P.C., et al., 310 Ga.App. 16, 712 S.E.2d 87 (2011)
  • Farley v. Bothwell, 306 Ga.App. 801, 703 S.E.2d 397 (2010)
  • In re Joshi, Case Number S09Y0429 (unreported opinion) (2009)
  • In re R.E.J., 285 Ga. 813, 683 S.E.2d 597 (2009)
  • City of Atlanta v. WH Smith Airport Services, Inc., 290 Ga. App. 206, 659 S.E.2d 426 (2008)
  • Paul v. Smith, Gambrell & Russell, 283 Ga.App. 584, 642 S.E.2d 217 (2007)
  • Oehlerich v. Llewellyn, 285 Ga.App. 738, 647 S.E.2d 399 (2007)
  • Graivier v. Dreger & McClelland, 280 Ga.App. 74, 633 S.E.2d 406 (2006)
  • In re Jones, 280 Ga. 302, 627 S.E.2d 24 (2006)
  • In re Maxwell, 280 Ga. 304, 627 S.E.2d 16 (2006)
  • In re Glass, 279 Ga. 666, 619 S.E.2d 677 (2005)
  • Paul v. Smith, Gambrell & Russell, 267 Ga.App. 107, 599 S.E.2d 206 (2004)
  • Kennestone Hosp. v. Hopson, 264 Ga.App. 123, 589 S.E.2d 696 (2003)
  • In re Rechtman, 276 Ga. 757, 583 S.E.2d 868 (2003)
  • In re Friedberg, 277 Ga. 141, 586 S.E.2d 305 (2003)
  • In re Porges-Dodson, 274 Ga. 764, 558 S.E.2d 721 (2002)
  • In re Vaughn, 275 Ga. 295, 565 S.E.2d 463 (2002)
  • In re Wallace, 275 Ga. 629, 571 S.E.2d 388 (2002)
  • Goodman v. Glover, 247 Ga.App. 829, 544 S.E.2d 214 (2001)
  • Dyer v. Souther, 274 Ga. 61, 548 S.E.2d 1 (2001)
  • Dyer v. Souther, 272 Ga. 263, 528 S.E.2d 242 (2000)
  • Karpowicz v. Hyles, 247 Ga.App. 292, 543 S.E.2d 51 (2000)
  • Kennestone Hosp. v. Hopson, 273 Ga. 145, 538 S.E.2d 742 (2000)
  • Szurovy v. Olderman, 243 Ga.App. 449, 530 S.E.2d 783 (2000)
Classes and Seminars
  • Speaker, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure — a primer in risk management, ethics, and professional liability,” Nuts and Bolts of Family Law, Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) Annual Seminar, Savannah, GA
  • Speaker, ICLE in Georgia, Professional and Ethical Dilemmas in Litigation
  • Speaker, Author “The Inside Mentoring Experience,” State Bar of Georgia Mentor Orientation Program
  • Lecturer, People’s Law School at Emory University
  • Lecturer, Mercer University’s Senior University