About Douglas

Doug Patin has an extensive government contracts practice. While this work has involved the entire spectrum of traditional government contract disputes, he has developed extensive experience in various aspects of government contract law including: federal fraud and False Claims Act issues, bid protests, mediation, and contract dispute litigation with the federal government. Doug's extensive teaching and writing efforts keep him current on changing case law and developments in the field. Doug has a national practice representing some of the largest federal contractors and subcontractors in the country. Doug has been rated among the leading construction lawyers in Washington, D.C. by the publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, in their 2004-2013 editions. He was rated as a top construction lawyer in the 2008-2011 editions of BestLawyers in America®, and in the 2009-2011 editions of Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers.

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Education

• George Washington University, J.D., graduated 1979
• University of Wisconsin–River Falls, B.A., graduated 1976

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar
• Virginia, Virginia State Bar
• Maryland, Maryland State Bar Association

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