D. Douglas "Doug" Brothers
George Brothers Kincaid & Horton LLP
Recognized since 2008
Austin, Texas
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Legal Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
Doug Brothers has more than 30 years of experience in a wide variety of complex litigation matters, representing both plaintiffs and defendants in trials, appeals, and arbitrations. He has obtained and collected numerous large awards and settlements in a wide range of matters spanning the following practice areas:
- Commercial and Business Litigation
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Professional Liability Litigation
Securities Litigation
Financial Fraud Litigation
Fiduciary Litigation
Construction Litigation
Trade Secret Litigation
Confidentiality Agreement and Non-Competition Agreement Litigation
Legal Malpractice
Accounting and Auditing Malpractice
Architect and Engineering Errors and Omissions
On the defense side, Doug has successfully represented on an ongoing basis a high-rise design-builder, real estate developers, banks, and insurers.
Doug has taken four cases to the Supreme Court of Texas and represented clients in at least 16 cases before the Texas Courts of Appeals. He also has handled several appeals before the 5th U.S.Circuit Court of Appeals.
Doug is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He received his law degree with honors from the University of Texas School of Law in 1981 and earned his B.A. magna cum laude from Amherst College in 1978.
Doug has been recognized for his accomplishments by numerous organizations. He has been selected for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers® since 2003, and in The Best Lawyers in America© for Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Legal Malpractice Law since 2008. Doug was also named Best of the Bar for Civil Litigators by the Austin Business Journal in 2003.
- E-mail: dbrothers@georgeandbrothers.com
- Direct Phone Number: 512-495-1400
- Phone Number: 512-495-1400
- Lawyer Page: https://gbkh.com/attorney/d-douglas-brothers/
- 114 West Seventh Street, Suite 1100
Austin, TX 78701
- The University of Texas, J.D., with honors, graduated 1981
- Amherst College, B.A., magna cum laude, graduated 1978
- Texas, State Bar of Texas (1981)
- American Association for Justice - Member
- American Board of Trial Advocates - Member
- American College of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
- Austin Bar Foundation - Founding Fellow
- Fellows of the American Bar Foundation - Fellow
- Texas Bar Foundation - Member
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
3 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
- Bet-the-Company Litigation, Austin (2016)
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Legal Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
- Civil Litigation
- Complex Litigation
- Construction
- Contract Disputes
- Covenants Not to Compete
- Defrauded Investors
- Intellectual Property
- Securities
- Trade Secrets
- Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers® for Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Legal Malpractice Law (2008-2020)
- Selected for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers® (2003-2019)
- Board Certified in Civil Trial Law (1988), Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Selected for inclusion in Best of the Bar in Austin Business Journal for Civil Litigators (September 2003)
- Named in Who's Who in America, 55th Edition
- AV Preeminent (5.0) Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
- Legal Malpractice Law
- Trade Secrets Law
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