Douglas is available to appear and advise in a broad range of civil matters. His principal areas of practice include family law, wills & estates and property disputes. He appears routinely in appeals, trials and in mediations as both mediator and advocate. Douglas has a strong connection with regional people and issues. Douglas is a nationally accredited mediator. He has a keen interest in ADR as an effective path to dispute resolution.
Douglas has served in the ADF since 1986, with a background as an infantry officer. Douglas' last appointments were at the rank of Major General and related to responsibilities at the national and strategic levels. He was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC) for his command of a rifle company in Malaysia in response to the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami on OP SUMATRA ASSIST and made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2021 for his command of the 4th Brigade and Joint Task Force 646 on OP BUSHFIRES ASSIST 2019-2020.
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