Richard G. Douglass

BIOGRAPHY

Rich is a commercial litigation and trial attorney representing a variety of clients in disputes in state and federal courts in Illinois and throughout the nation.  Rich devotes about half of his practice to the litigation and trial of energy disputes on behalf of electricity and natural gas wholesalers and retailers, oil and gas partnerships, energy commodity and derivatives traders and Independent System Operators.  The remainder of Rich’s practice includes real estate and construction disputes, employment-related issues (such as challenging or enforcing non-competition agreements), partnership disputes, contractual disputes and other general commercial litigation.  Rich has also successfully litigated claims involving federal causes of action, including civil RICO, ERISA and employment discrimination.

Rich’s practice is based in Chicago, but tends to be geographically varied.  For instance, Rich has represented clients in disputes located in Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and other locales.

Rich is a member of the American Bar Association Sections of Litigation and Energy.  Richard is also a member of the Advisory Board and Technology Committee of The Institute for Energy Law.  

Rich grew up in the western suburbs of Chicago, in Wheaton, Illinois.  He now lives with his wife, Jennifer, and his daughter, Kaitlynn, in Evanston, Illinois.  Before joining Novack and Macey, Rich was an associate at Fortson, Bentley and Griffin, PA in Athens, Georgia, where Rich attended law school.

EDUCATION

• University of Pittsburgh (B.A. 1998), Magna Cum Laude
• University of Georgia School of Law (J.D. 2002), Magna Cum Laude, Order of the Coif; articles editor, University of Georgia Law Review

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Illinois
• Georgia
• United Stated Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• United States District Courts for the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia
• United States Tax Court

RECENT NEWS

• Richard Douglass Explains How Businesses May Protect Social Media Accounts
• Richard G. Douglass and Christopher S. Moore Elevated to Partner
• Attorneys Siegel and Douglass Successfully Resolve a Multi-Million Dollar Claim for an Alternative Retail Electricity Supplier
• Siegel and Douglass Win Natural Gas Arbitration
• Novack and Macey LLP Joins The Institute for Energy Law
• Novack and Macey Attorneys Effect Settlement Following Powerful Opening
• Novack and Macey Attorneys Secure Complete Dismissal of a Case Against Their Client
• Novack and Macey Successfully Defeats Motion to Dismiss RICO Claim
• Novack and Macey Wins Remand Battle for Electric Power Grid
• Novack and Macey Obtains Emergency Relief to Protect Client’s Patent Interest