Practice Experience

• Doug McDonald concentrates his practice in the area of intellectual property law, including prosecuting patent, trademark and copyright applications both in the U.S. and internationally, and licensing and protection of those properties.
• Mr. McDonald is Board Certified in Intellectual Property Law by The Florida Bar.
• He has led litigation of numerous patent, trademark and copyright matters and Mr. McDonald is a Certified Federal Court Mediator.
• Mr. McDonald is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Stetson University College of Law.

Professional and Civic Activities

• The Florida Bar
  Executive Council of the Business Law Section
  Intellectual Property Law Committee, Past Chair
• American Bar Association
  Intellectual Property Law Section
• American Intellectual Property Law Association
  Awards Committee, Past Chair
  Trademark Committee, Past Acting Chair
• International Trademark Association: Editorial Board of The Trademark Reporter
• Hillsborough County Bar Association
• Kiwanis Club of Midtown Tampa, Past President
• Arts Council of Hillsborough County, Cultural Executive Committee

Professional Recognition

• AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• Board Certified in Intellectual Property Law by The Florida Bar
• Selected for inclusion in Florida Trend's 2006 Florida Legal Elite
• Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, 2005-2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 editions
• Selected for inclusion in Florida Super Lawyers 2007 and 2008 
• Recognized by the Legal 500, as a leading lawyer in Intellectual Property (Copyright) Law

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Florida
• California
• District of Columbia

COURT ADMISSIONS

• Florida State Courts
• United States Supreme Court
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
• U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of California

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1974)
  Member, Georgetown Law Journal
• Stanford University (M.B.A., 1966)
• Southern Methodist University (B.S., with honors, Mechanical Engineering, 1964)