D. Douglas Shureen
Partner
Phone: (707) 525-5420
Fax: (707) 576-7955
E-mail

PRACTICE AREAS
Employment
Civil Litigation

D. Douglas Shureen

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Mr. Shureen is a partner in McMillan & Shureen LLP who received his Juris Doctorate from Empire College School of Law in 1986 as the valedictorian of his graduating class. Mr. Shureen is a frequent speaker and writer on emerging issues in employment, litigation, and commercial law.

Mr. Shureen's practice has emphasized general liability and commercial liability litigation; employment and labor law counseling and litigation; construction defect and mold litigation; auto, premises and products liability; and professional liability. Mr. Shureen represents clients in complex litigated matters, including claims involving environmental and toxic exposure, asbestos, construction defects, massive fire damage, advertising injury, California Business and Professions Code section 17200, professional liability, nursing home and business interruption issues, among others. He also is frequently retained by insurers to defend insureds in liability matters involving each of these emerging areas of law.

Mr. Shureen is the chair of the Employment and Labor Law Group and represents employers in employment counseling and litigation, including claims brought by the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and the California Labor Commissioner. These cases include wrongful discharge, sexual harassment and discrimination, wage and hour issues, and disability, religious and national origin discrimination.

Prior to his admission to the California State Bar, Mr. Shureen was employed as a litigation specialist for a major commercial lines insurance company, managing every aspect of liability and insurance coverage litigation in complex cases throughout the western United States. Mr. Shureen is a member of the American, California and Sonoma County Bar Associations, the Northern California Association of Defense Counsel, the Defense Research Institute and the Professional Liability Underwriting Society. He is licensed to practice in all state and federal courts in California. He is a past Preseident of the Sonoma County Bar Association, serving nearly 1,000 members of the legal profession in Sonoma County.