Atty. Douglas Grant "Doug" Scribner
Doug Scribner is a trial lawyer working principally in complex commercial litigation. He is the co-chair of Alston & Bird’s Manufacturing and Industrials Team where he focuses on the representation of manufacturers.
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Douglas Grant "Doug" Scribner is a business and litigation attorney based in Atlanta, Georgia, practicing at Alston & Bird LLP. Admitted to practice in Georgia, State Bar of Georgia. Educated at University of Toledo (J.D., 1995) and University of Toledo (—, 1992). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Bet-the-Company Litigation (2026). Serands clients in Atlanta, GA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Doug Scribner is a trial lawyer working principally in complex commercial litigation
- He is the co-chair of Alston & Bird’s Manufacturing and Industrials Team where he focuses on the representation of manufacturers
- Doug often represents plaintiffs in high-stakes commercial cases
- In 2014, he was lead counsel for the corporate plaintiff in a case where the jury awarded our client more than $96 million
- It was the largest Florida commercial jury verdict in 2014 and the case was featured in The National Law Journal’s “Top 100 Verdicts of 2014.” In 2011, he was lead counsel for another corporate plaintiff in a case where the arbitration panel awarded our client more than $100 million
- As lead trial counsel, Doug has extensive experience representing Fortune 500 companies at trial and in arbitration
- He has been lead trial counsel in 25 different states
- He was recently inducted into the Florida Verdicts Hall of Fame and has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© and Super Lawyers magazine every year since its inception
- Doug is the former co-chair of Alston & Bird’s Litigation and Trial Practice Group
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Practicing law in Georgia. Legal matters in Georgia are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Atlanta are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Georgia state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Georgia brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Georgia courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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