Doug Patin has an extensive government contracts and construction litigation practice. While this work has involved the entire spectrum of traditional government contract disputes, he has developed extensive experience in various aspects of government and construction contract law including: claims, appeals, bid protests, international arbitration, insurance coverage, federal fraud and False Claims Act issues.

Doug's extensive teaching and writing efforts keep him current on changing case law and developments in the field, including the preparation of an international arbitration seminar in 2012 presented by ICC, ICDR representatives, and international arbitration practitioners. Doug has a national and international practice representing some of the largest federal contractors and subcontractors in the country.

Doug is rated among the leading construction lawyers in Washington, D.C. by the publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Best Lawyers in America^®, and in Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers.

Bar Admissions

• Maryland, 1987
• Virginia, 1980
• District of Columbia, 1979

• United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
• United States District Court, Western District of Virginia
• United States District Court, District of Maryland
• United States District Court, District of Columbia

Education

• The George Washington University Law School, J.D., 1979
• University of Wisconsin - River Falls, B.A., 1976