Douglas M. "Doug" Poland

Madison, WI

Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Litigation - Environmental

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Law Forward, Inc.

2 Best Lawyers awards

Awarded Practice Areas

Litigation - Environmental Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Madison.

Biography

Douglas M. Poland is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Environmental, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants.

Douglas M., who practices law in Madison, Wisconsin, has been recognized since 2010. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Douglas M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Overview

Madison, Wisconsin

222 West Washington Avenue, Suite 250
Madison, WI 53703

Loyola University Chicago, J.D. , summa cum laude, graduated 1994
Northwestern University, BA, with Departmental Honors in History, graduated 1988

Illinois, 1994
Wisconsin, 2005

City of Madison South Capitol District Planning Committee - Member (2013-2014)
Covenant Presbyterian Church - Ruling Elder (2008-present)
Downtown Madison, Inc. - Board of Directors, Member and Past Chair (2011-Present)
DRI - Member and Past Vice Chair, Toxic Torts & Environmental Law Committee (2009-2011)
James E. Doyle Inn of Court - Member, Programming Committee (2015-present)
John Knox Presbytery - Member, Presbytery Council (2011-2014)
Law Forward, Inc. - Litigation Director (2020-present)
Madison's Central Business Improvement District - Member, Board of Directors (2019-2021)
Monroe Street Arts Center - Board of Directors, Member and President (2007-2016)
Vilas Neighborhood Association - Member, Edgewood/Neibhorhood Liaison Committee (2013-2018)

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
United States District Court for the District of Colorado
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
United States Supreme Court

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Madison, Wisconsin

222 West Washington Avenue, Suite 250
Madison, WI 53703

Illinois, 1994
Wisconsin, 2005

City of Madison South Capitol District Planning Committee - Member (2013-2014)
Covenant Presbyterian Church - Ruling Elder (2008-present)
Downtown Madison, Inc. - Board of Directors, Member and Past Chair (2011-Present)
DRI - Member and Past Vice Chair, Toxic Torts & Environmental Law Committee (2009-2011)
James E. Doyle Inn of Court - Member, Programming Committee (2015-present)
John Knox Presbytery - Member, Presbytery Council (2011-2014)
Law Forward, Inc. - Litigation Director (2020-present)
Madison's Central Business Improvement District - Member, Board of Directors (2019-2021)
Monroe Street Arts Center - Board of Directors, Member and President (2007-2016)
Vilas Neighborhood Association - Member, Edgewood/Neibhorhood Liaison Committee (2013-2018)

Loyola University Chicago, J.D. , summa cum laude, graduated 1994
Northwestern University, BA, with Departmental Honors in History, graduated 1988

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
United States District Court for the District of Colorado
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
United States Supreme Court

Client Testimonials

Doug Poland is a diligent, responsive and thorough lawyer. He served as local counsel for us in a large products liability matter and we would certainly use him again.

Awards & Focus

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers^® for:

Litigation - Environmental, Madison (2026)
Litigation - Environmental, Madison (2024)
Litigation - Environmental, Madison (2022)
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Madison (2021)
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Madison (2018)
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Madison (2016)

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^® 2026 for work in:

Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Environmental
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Additional Areas of Practice:

Civil Rights Law
Product Liability Litigation

Special Focus:

Product Liability
Toxic Tort

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Litigation 2023

Real Estate

Litigation 2022

Corporate Law & Commercial Litigation

Real Estate

Litigation

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