Carl E. Douglas

For the singer, see Carl Douglas.

Carl E. Douglas
Born
Carl Edwin Douglas

(1955-05-08) May 8, 1955 (age 69)
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma materNorthwestern University (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (JD)
OccupationAttorney

Carl Edwin Douglas (born May 8, 1955) is an American civil rights, wrongful death, personal injury, employment, and criminal defense attorney specializing in police misconduct cases. He is best known for being one of the defense attorneys in the O. J. Simpson murder case, who were collectively dubbed the "Dream Team".[1] Douglas was the managing attorney at the law office of Johnnie Cochran Jr., before leaving to establish The Douglas Law Group in 1998. The practice is now known as Douglas / Hicks Law.[2] Douglas' other notable clients have included: singer Michael Jackson,[3] actors Jamie Foxx and Queen Latifah, former NFL safety Darren Sharper and rappers Tupac Shakur and Sean "Puffy" Combs.

  1. ^ CA State Bar Records
  2. ^ CourtTV, "O.J. Simpson trial: Key attorneys", CNN, March 31, 2005, retrieved February 12, 2009.
  3. ^ "Michael Jackson could face civil suit", MSNBC.com, June 2005, retrieved June 26, 2009.