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Douglas Duncan
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Douglas Duncan

5.0
2 reviews

515 North Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 33401-4349

Criminal Defense, Litigation, Trial Practice and 1 more

About Douglas Duncan

Silver Gavel Honor Society. Recipient: Book Award in Criminal Law; Professionalism Award, Palm Beach County Bar Association, 2000. Member, Hamline University Law Review, 1978-1980. Editor, Criminal Law Newsletter, The Florida Bar, 1989-1993, 2000-2001. Author: "Fourth Amendment Standing of An Automobile Passenger," June, 1985; "What a Lawyer Is Ethically Required to do When a Criminal Defendant Intends to Lie at Trial," November, 1989; "Defense Counsel's Ethical Obligation To Disclose Or Not Disclose Prior To Sentencing That The Client Has A Prior Conviction," January, 1990; "Caselaw Authority for Downward Departures from Career Offender Enhancement - Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines," The Florida Bar, February, 1993; "Battered Woman Syndrome and Jury Instructions," Criminal Law Section Newsletter, The Florida Bar, June, 1997; Manual on Proper Closing Arguments, Criminal Cases, 2008; Palm Beach County Legal Aid Pro Bono Award Criminal Law, 2004.

 

Douglas Duncan (West Palm Beach, Florida)

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November 17, 2011
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very polite, informative and caring

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Areas of Law

  • Litigation
  • Appellate Practice
  • Other 2
    • Criminal Defense
    • Trial Practice

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Member
    Firm Name
    Roth and Duncan, P.A.

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1980, Florida
    1981, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
    1990, U.S. Supreme Court
    Memberships
    Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (2018 Admitted)
    Palm Beach County Bar Association (Member, 1981— and Chairperson, 1984, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1996, Criminal Court Advisory Committee
    Chairperson, Professionalism Committee, 2006
    Chairperson, Continuing Legal Education Criminal Law Committee, 1989, 1992)
    American Bar Association
    The Florida Bar (Chairperson, 1995-1996 and Executive Council, 1990-2008, Criminal Law Section
    Vice Chair, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure Committee, 2007 and 2008)
    The Florida Academy of Trial Lawyers (Chairperson, Criminal Law Section, 1988 and 1989)
    Fourth District Court of Appeals Judicial Nominating Commission (Chair, 2003-2004)
    15th Judicial Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission (Commissioner, 2004-2010 and Chair, 2008)
    Florida Supreme Court (Member, Commission on Professionalism, 2004-2008)
    National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
    Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
    Palm Beach County Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (President, 2002)
    Palm Beach County Criminal Justice Commission (Member, 2001-2008 and Secretary, 2005, 2008).
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Hamline University
    Class of 1980
    J.D.
    cum laude
    Other Education
    Ripon College
    Class of 1975
    B.A.
    cum laude
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1953
    Chicago, Illinois, May 27, 1953

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Northbridge Centre, Suite 325515 North Flagler DriveWest Palm Beach, FL 33401-4349U.S.A.

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    Douglas Duncan was admitted in 1980 to the State of Florida.
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    Douglas Duncan is listed in the Criminal Trial Practice section of the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

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