We are proud to announce that Douglas Burrell was chosen to serve on DRI’s Executive Committee as the Secretary-Treasurer. Douglas has been an active member of DRI since 2006, serving in various leadership positions including holding the position of National Director and Chair of the Diversity Steering Committee. DRI’s National Elections were held on October 5-7 at the 2017 DRI Annual Meeting in Chicago.
Douglas Burrell believes that his primary focus is to be a strategic partner with his clients. It is important that he understands his client’s business, the people, the problems faced, and budgetary constraints that can impact the client’s ability to resolve problems. Mr. Burrell has been a practicing trial lawyer for over 22 years. He developed comprehensive experience while serving as first chair on more than 40 jury trials and more than 100 bench trials. He has also taken and defended hundreds of depositions.