Douglas A. Datt
Offices
Maryland - Rockville
15850 Crabbs Branch Way
Rockville, MD 20855
Practice Areas
Workers Compensation
Employment
Workers Compensation
General Litigation & ADR
Employment
Construction & Construction Defects
Experience
Doug is a Partner in Kiernan Trebach’s Rockville, Maryland office. Prior to joining Kiernan Trebach, Mr. Datt practiced for more than 30 years with a firm he co-founded in 1992. He is an experienced trial attorney and counselor working on behalf of both businesses and individuals. His excellent legal abilities translate not only to satisfied clients, but also to recognition by his peers.
Doug began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in the Atlantic Judicial Circuit in Hinesville, Georgia. After gaining valuable trial experience prosecuting major felonies, he returned to Maryland in 1983 where he served as Assistant State’s Attorney for Charles County, MD. Doug was responsible for prosecuting a variety of crimes including murder, rape, child abuse and theft-related offenses, among others.
Doug’s civil litigation practice includes advising clients and litigating in the areas of personal injury, construction defects and accidents, breach of contract, workers’ compensation and general tort defense litigation. Doug regularly counsels corporate and business clients on a variety of complex issues in matters ranging from collections, breach of contract, corporation formation, asset sales, purchases, employment-related issues, and responses to government subpoenas. Doug is a court-appointed mediator for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, providing mediation services in Workers’ Compensation cases, and also mediates cases privately for parties.
Court Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia
Notable Matters
- Cheeks of N. Am., Inc. v. Fort Myer Constr. Corp., No. 11-7117, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 15496 (D.C. Cir. July 26, 2012)
- EEOC v. Conn-X, LLC, Civil Case No. L-09-2881, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16316 (D. Md. February 8, 2012)
- Bastian v. D.C. Dept. of Employment Services, 16 A.2d 975 (D.C. 2011)
- Mackey v. D.C. Dept. of Employment Services, 976 A.2d 224 (D.C. 2009)
- Capitol Paving of D.C., Inc. v. District of Columbia, 496 F. Supp. 2d 54 (D.D.C. 2007)
- Dillon v. D.C. Dept. of Employment Services, 912 A.2d 556 (D.C. 2006)
- D.C. Water & Sewer Auth. v. D.C. Dept. of Employment Services, 843 A.2d 750 (D.C. 2004)
- Hudson Trail Outfitters v. D.C. Dept. of Employment Services, 801 A.2d 987 (D.C. 2002)
- Park Ctr, III Ltd. P'ship v. Pa. Mfrs. Ass'n Ins. Co., 30 Fed. Appx. 64 (4th Cir. 2001)
- Anderson v. Russell, 247 F.3d 125 (4th Cir. 2001)
- Glass v. State, 171 Ga. App. 156, 319 S.E.2d 60 (1984)
- White v. State, 169 Ga. App. 207, 312 S.E.2d 199 (1983)
- Holloman v. State, 168 Ga. App. 683, 310 S.E.2d 734 (1983)
- Holloman v. State, 167 Ga. App. 683, 307 S.E.2d 266 (1983)
- Blair v. State, 166 Ga. App. 434, 304 S.E.2d 535 (1983)
- Griffin v. State, 166 Ga. App. 176, 303 S.E.2d 514 (1983)
- Williams v. State, 165 Ga. App. 553, 301 S.E.2d 908 (1983)
- Petouvis v. State, 165 Ga. App. 409, 301 S.E.2d 483 (1983)
- Jones v. State, 165 Ga. App. 180, 300 S.E.2d 534 (1983)
- McKenzie v. State, 162 Ga. App. 522, 292 S.E.2d 722 (1982)
- Weathers v. State, 160 Ga. App. 581, 287 S.E.2d 565 (1981)
- Baxter v. State, 160 Ga. App. 181, 286 S.E.2d 460 (1981)
Education
- Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University, J.D., 1981, Delta Theta Phi
- Wake Forest University, B.A., cum laude, 1978
Professional & Community Affiliations
- Maryland Bar Association
- Montgomery County Bar Association
- DRI
