Douglas Dolan Email & Phone Number

Tallahassee, Florida, Us

Supervise and manage a legal team, which serves as counsel to the Divisions of Specialized Services, and Real Estate Development and Management. Administrative responsibilities for this team include hiring, onboarding, establishing team goals, delegating tasks, managing schedules, and monitoring performance.Provide counsel to the Divisions in procurement, contract matters, rulemaking, legislative analyses, and requests for legal advice.Support litigation, function as a hearing officer and assist in drafting proposed legislation and administrative rules, which are intended to carry out the policies and statutory functions of the Department. Provide legal advice and counsel to the Department of Management Services on a wide variety of issues. This requires anticipation and recognition of potential issues, gathering of pertinent information, proposing needed resolutions, building group consensus, and escalation of barriers. I believe that it is very important to support a healthy and positive work environment for the team by providing guidance, implementing best practices, and fostering a culture of respect, integrity, resilience, accountability and collaboration. In addition, developing and maintaining positive professional relationships with internal clients and external stakeholders is key to success.

Tallahassee, Florida, Us

Represented the Department and all FDOT Districts and the Turnpike Enterprise in litigation relating to the Department’s procurement of construction, commodities, and contractual services, including construction, purchasing, staffing, and consultant contracts. As the primary procurement litigation attorney, responsibilities included advising the Department on procurements prior to advertisement and following selection of a vendor, primarily in the event of a challenge to the award of a procurement. These proceedings featured an accelerated timeline of settlement negotiations, full discovery, motion and evidentiary hearings, and the submittal of proposed recommended orders pursuant to the Florida Administrative Code, Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Florida Rules of Evidence. In addition to procurement protests, represented the Department in contractor and consultant qualification matters, outdoor advertising, and access management issues relating to the Department’s rights of way. In addition to litigation, I assisted Department clients in rule development, drafting, and adoption. With the Department, I served as primary or secondary counsel on thirteen matters which required formal hearings.

Tallahassee, Fl, Us

Represented multiple state licensing boards and had diverse responsibilities, including rulemaking, ensuring compliance with Chapters 57, 119, and 120, F.S., and the relevant practice acts, license approval and discipline, and litigation before the Division of Administrative Hearings, including all phases of litigation from referral to disposition. Rulemaking, involving often controversial subject matter, was a standard task, including responding to concerns raised by regulatory bodies or interested members of the public. This position required regular travel, monthly or more frequently, thorough review of voluminous meeting agendas, and the ability to recognize and defuse potentially contentious situations diplomatically and while in a public forum.

Tallahassee, Florida, Us

Litigated on behalf of the Division including depositions, discovery, and motion and evidentiary hearings at the administrative, circuit, and appellate levels. Assisted in alternative dispute resolution between carriers and claimants regarding hurricane claims. Litigated workers’ compensation issues including compliance, audits, Indigencies and issues concerning the Special Disability Trust Fund. Litigated agent and agency issues including thorough case analysis, drafting of administrative complaints, discovery, and litigation. Drafted final orders, consent orders, motions and proposed recommended orders, and appellate briefs. Extensive experience drafting administrative complaints, negotiating settlements, processing public records requests, and litigation pursuant to Chapter 120 at the Department and Division of Administrative Hearings and at the District Court of Appeal.

Doctor Of Law - Jd

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Psychology