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| LL.M., Columbia University School of Law, 1995; Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
| | | | J.D., with high honors, Florida State University College of Law, 1991
| | | | B.A., University of Miami, 1985; Phi Beta Kappa | | |
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| Atlanta Women's Foundation, Board Member
| | | | ABA Commission on Domestic Violence, Member, 2003-2006
| | | | Women's Fund of Miami-Dade County, Inc., Board Chair, 2003-2005
| | | | Florida Association for Women Lawyers, Member, 1996-2002
| | | | Philip Morris (n/k/a Altria) Doors of Hope Program Direct Services Proposals, Grant Renewer, New York, NY, August 2001, 2002 and 2004
| | | | Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc., Member, Board of Directors, representing the Dade County Bar Association, 1996-2001
| | | | Guardian Ad Litem Program for the 11th Judicial Circuit, Pro Bono Attorney, representing children in abuse and neglect proceedings, 1996
| | | | Dade County Bar Association's "Put Something Back" program, Guardian Ad Litem, representing children in domestic violence cases, 1996-1997 | | |
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| RECENT
| | | | "When Home Comes to Work," Featured article, Interviewed and quoted , ABA Journal, September 2005
| | | | "Domestic Violence: Workplace Policies and Management Strategies," co-authored, The Impact of Domestic Violence on Your Legal Practice: A Lawyer's Handbook (2d Ed.), American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence, 2004
| | | | IN THE NEWS
| | | | Strife at Home Affects the Office, Too, The New York Times, quoted, October 2007 | | |
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| RECENT
| | | | "When Domestic Violence Goes to Work: A Continuing Danger and Liability for your Company," Partnership Against Domestic Violence, Atlanta, GA, April 2006
| | | | "Pro Bono: It's Not Just Litigation," Panelist, ABA Commission on Domestic Violence, ABA Mid-Year Meeting, February 2006
| | | | "Domestic Violence and the Workplace," Teleconference panelist, ABA Journal, the ABA Membership Department and the ABA Center for CLE, based on the article in the September 2005 issue of the ABA Journal titled, "When Home Comes to Work."
| | | | "Second Annual Corporate Summit on Domestic Violence and its Effects in the Workplace," Women's Fund of Miami Dade County, Miami, FL, Convener and speaker, October 2004
| | | | "First Annual Corporate Summit on Domestic Violence and its Effects in the Workplace," Women's Fund of Miami Dade County, Miami, FL, Convener and speaker, October 2003 | | |
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Ms. Dougan serves as the Firm's Chief Professional Development Officer. In her role, she oversees the recruitment, orientation, integration, evaluation, training and mentoring of attorneys, as well as the Firm's diversity and pro bono initiatives.
Ms. Dougan was most recently a Shareholder and Assistant General Counsel at Greenberg Traurig, LLP. During her time there, she advised employers throughout the country on developing policies and programs to address domestic violence and its effects in the workplace. She also founded and directed the Greenberg Traurig/Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence Alliance for Battered Women, which provided statewide legal support and technical assistance to advocates, attorneys, judges, policy makers and battered women. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig in 1996, she spent four years with the Public Defender's office in Broward County, Florida.
Ms. Dougan is a nationally recognized expert in the area of domestic violence in the workplace and has written and spoken extensively on the topic. She has also received several awards and has been recognized many times for her outstanding contributions to the community, her workplace and her family. In 2004 she was honored with Miami-Dade Parks & Recreation Department's In the Company of Women award. In 2002 she was chosen as one of Burdines' sixteen Florida's Favorite Moms, which recognizes mothers who have shown tremendous commitment to community service and to family. Additionally, Ms. Dougan was awarded the 2001 Women Who Make a Difference Award which is sponsored by the University of Miami Law Women's group.
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