Douglas A. Donnell specializes in environmental law and commercial litigation and has represented both public and private sector clients and individuals in these areas since 1979. He is a member of the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Section of the American Bar Association and the Environmental Law Section of the Michigan Bar Association. Doug is a Certified Mediator for the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. He has been a frequent speaker at seminars and continuing education programs on a variety of environmental law and litigation topics and has been asked to participate in the legislative process of drafting several of Michigan’s environmental statutes. Doug has also served as lead counsel in numerous cases before the Michigan Court of Appeals and Michigan Supreme Court. He has been recognized for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America and Michigan Super Lawyers, was named by Best Lawyers as Grand Rapids’ 2012, 2016, 2018 and 2020 Lawyer of the Year in Environmental Litigation based on peer reviews and selected for inclusion in Grand Rapids Magazine's 2019, 2020 and 2021 Top Lawyers. Doug graduated magna cum laude from Miami University with a bachelor’s degree in Economics and received his law degree cum laude from Boston College Law School.