Douglas C. Gray

Special Counsel

Location:

Newton, New Jersey

Phone:

973-383-2700
800-FYI-2700
800-394-2700

Fax:

973-383-3510

E-mail:

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Mr. Gray's practice involves a wide range of litigation matters in federal and state courts with a focus on business, commercial, real estate, construction, and environmental matters. Mr. Gray also engages in the pro bono representation of children currently and formerly in foster care.

Bar and Court Admissions

New Jersey, 2007
New York, 1996
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2007
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1996
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1996
District of Columbia, 1998 (res. 2003)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2001
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2002
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2003

Education

J.D., Columbia University, 1995
B.A., cum laude, Duke University, 1991

Professional Affiliations

New Jersey State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Member, International Human Rights Committee (2002-2004)

Areas of Practice

Litigation

Education

Columbia Law School, New York, New York
- J.D. - 1995
- Honors: Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
- B.A. (Cum Laude) - 1991
- Major: Religion

Published Works

Putting Teeth into ASFA: The Need for Statutory Minimum Standards, Children and Youth Services Review, Vol. 26, pp. 1021-1031, 2004
Brian A. v. Sundquist: Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead, For the Children, Tennessee Bar Association Newsletter, 2004

Professional Associations and Memberships

New Jersey State Bar Association, Member, 2007 - Present
Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Member, Committee on International Human Rights, 2005 - 2008

Past Employment Positions

Children's Rights, Senior Staff Attorney, 2003 - 2006
Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP, 1998 - 2003
Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP, 1995 - 1998

Pro Bono Activities

Representation of Current and Former Foster Youth in Criminal Matters in New Jersey Courts, 2007 - Present
Human Rights First (f/k/a Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights), Represented Asylum Seekers, 1998 - 2003