W. Douglas Hall

Experience

• Kapsch TrafficCom IVHS, Inc. v. Fla. Dep't of Transp., 249 So. 3d 693(Fla. 1st DCA 2018) (government procurement dispute over multimillion-dollar patent license).
• Evergreen Cmtys, Inc. v. Palafox Preserve Homeowners’ Ass'n, Inc., 213 So. 3d 1127 (Fla. 1st DCA 2017) (land use dispute over application of restrictive covenants to proposed development plan).
• Hilton v. Pearson, 208 So. 3d 108 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016) (challenge to validity of restrictive covenants.
• Glen Abbey Club Homeowners Ass'n v. City of DeBary (Fla. Cir. Ct. 2015) (certiorari action challenging PUD approval).
• O’Neil v. Walton Cty., 149 So. 3d 699 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014) (challenge to PUD development rights).
• SE Prop. Holdings, Inc. v. 213B Dev. Co. (Cir. Ct. Fla. 2014) (multimillion-dollar loan dispute).
• Bobb-itt v. Mgmt. & Training Co., No. 4:13-cv-00090 (N.D. Fla. 2013) (defamation action arising from termination of employment).
• Phillips Capital, Inc. v. Crestview, LLC, 492 F. App’x 948 (11th Cir. 2012) (contract dispute arising from complex settlement and voting trust agreements).
• Faile v. Estee Lauder Travel Retail Servs., 480 F. App’x 951 (11th Cir. 2012) (negligence action arising from product use).
• Dakota Grp., LLC v. Waffle House, Inc., No. 3:11-cv-00586, 2012 WL 2952380 (N.D. Fla. July 19, 2012) (contract dispute involving right of first refusal).
• Arbor Prop., Inc. v. Lake Jackson Prot. All., Inc., 51 So. 3d 502 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010) (challenge to PUD development rights).
• President’s Council of SD, Inc. v. Walton Cty., 36 So. 3d 764 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010) (challenge to hotel DRI development rights).
• NENR Invs., LLC v. Starbucks Corp., No. 1:08-cv-00047, 2009 WL 1404732 (W.D. Va. May 18, 2009) (contract dispute arising from lease termination).
• In re Fla. Power & Light Co. Bobwhite-Manatee 230 Kilovolt Transmission Line Project (Fla. Div. of Adm. Hrgs. 2007) (challenge to transmission line siting).
• Fla. Power Corp. v. Gadsden Cty. (Fla. Cir. Ct. 2005) (challenge to state transmission line siting authority).
• Eyer v. Walton Cty., 896 So. 2d 749 (Fla. 1st DCA 2005) (challenge to development rights for mixed-use hotel project).
• Edgewater Beach Owners Assn. v. Walton Cty., 833 So. 2d 215 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002) (challenge to DRI development rights for high-rise condominiums).
• Friendship Motor Car Co. v. Chrysler Corp. (Fla. Cir. Ct. 2000) (contract dispute involving motor vehicle dealership and floor plan financing).
• Phillips & Jordan, Inc. v. Watts, 13 F. Supp. 2d 1308 (N.D. Fla. 1998) (constitutional challenge to state affirmative action program for road contractors).
• Killearn Props., Inc. v. Dep’t of Cmty. Affairs, 623 So. 2d 771 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993) (enforcement action by state land planning agency seeking termination of DRI development rights).

Recognition

• AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• The Best Lawyers in America
  • ​Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning (2006–2023)
  • Tallahassee “Lawyer of the Year,” Litigation – Land Use and Zoning (2015, 2017, 2023)

Professional & Community Involvement

• American Bar Association (1983–present)
• The Florida Bar (1982–present)
• Tallahassee Bar Association (1982–present)
  • President (1998–1999) 
  • Director (1995–1998)
• American Inns of Court
  • Alumni, Tallahassee Chapter
• Legal Aid Foundation
  • Board of Directors (1988–1989)
• Second Judicial Circuit Committee on Professionalism (1999–2001)

Pro Bono

• Doug regularly provides pro bono services through the Legal Aid Foundation of the Tallahassee Bar Association.

Credentials

Areas of Focus