Born in 1957 in Sidney, Nebraska, Doug Fees is the Managing Attorney of The Cochran Firm’s Huntsville office.
With an educational background in Mechanical Engineering and Law, Doug seeks to utilize the tort system for both its primary social purpose of preventing accidental injury and death and, secondarily, for seeking fair compensation for the clients he represents. He incorporates the concepts of Safety Engineering into his daily practice, handling products, construction, and premises liability cases, as well as tractor-trailer and automobile accidents.
Doug has been interviewed by and appeared on ABC News Day One, the Learning Channel, Court TV, and periodically appears in the “Killer Fog” episode of Forensic Files, regarding information on environmental improvements resulting from the Piper v. Bowater case. Doug was also interviewed and quoted extensively in Collision on I-75 by Dr. Larry Weiss (2004), published by the American Public Health Association in Washington, D.C.
Doug has lectured extensively around the country, including at the Association of Trial Lawyers of America’s 1995 Annual Convention in New York City and the 2001 meeting of the Melvin Belli Society, held as part of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America convention in Montreal, Canada. He has also lectured to various state lawyers’ associations in Atlantic City, New Orleans, and Nashville, as well as in Sandestin and Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Doug co-hosts the 21-Hour Philo Invitational Seminar at The Grand in Dothan, Alabama. The invitation-only seminar is presented annually to approximately 60 attorneys from throughout the country. Doug is also a presenter on several topics involving tort liability at the conference.
In 1992, Doug received the Al Sansone Service Award, the highest service award presented by the Alabama Trial Lawyers Association. In 2025, Doug received the Champion of Justice Award from The Harry Philo Foundation.
