Douglas M. "Doug" Poland
Recognized since 2010
Madison, Wisconsin
Practice Areas
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Environmental
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants





Contact & Links
Location
- 222 West Washington Avenue, Suite 900
P.O. Box 1784
Madison, WI 53703-2744
Education
- Loyola University Chicago, J.D. , summa cum laude, graduated 1994
- Northwestern University, BA, with Departmental Honors in History, graduated 1988
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1994
- Wisconsin, 2005
Affiliations
- 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)
Court Admissions
- 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
Headquarters:
Madison, Wisconsin
19 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
2 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards






Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- 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® 2025 for work in:
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Environmental
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Special Focus:
- Product Liability
- Toxic Tort
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Civil Rights Law
- Product Liability Litigation
Publications
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