Related Information
Education
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Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington
J.D., cum laude, 1992
Dean's List
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Indiana University Southeast
B.A. 1988
History
Chancellor's List 1988; Dean's List 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1988; Student Body President 1988; Student of the Year Award 1988; History Student of the Year 1988; Member of Alpha Chi Honor Society
Admissions
Indiana
Kentucky
Service Areas
- Aviation
- Insurance Coverage, Bad Faith and Regulatory Litigation
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability (Non-Medical Professionals)
- Torts & Insurance Practice
- Toxic Tort & Environmental Defense
Industry Experience
- Airports / Aviation
- Gaming
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Indiana Bar Association
- Kentucky Bar Association
- Clark County Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute (DRI)
Community Involvement
Doug Bates is an experienced trial lawyer who has been with the firm since 1992. His practice includes the defense of complex claims involving the transportation and aviation industries.
Before Stites & Harbison
Doug was an Intern for Magistrate-Judge Kenneth Foster, United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana (internship included researching § 1983 claims filed by prisoners against various penal facilities).
More Than Stites & Harbison
Mr. Bates is an active member of the American, Kentucky, Indiana and Clark County Bar Associations, in addition to the Defense Research Institute. He is also active with Jeffersonville Rotary, Cub Scouts (Den Leader), Junior Achievement, Leadership Southern Indiana and Southern Indiana Legal Volunteers.