Area(s) of Expertise
Practice Emphasis
Doug Adkins is a prominent attorney in the business law field with emphasis on direct selling, network marketing, general corporate representation of privately held companies, entrepreneurs, direct sales companies and professional sports franchises. Clients and Matters
- Co-Founder, Dallas Mavericks
- Former Secretary and General Counsel
- Co-Founder, Dallas Sidekicks, Major Indoor Soccer League
- Former Member, Board of Governors
- Former Board Member, Secretary and General Counsel
- Former Alternate Governor, National Basketball Association
- Former Board Member and Secretary, Home Interiors & Gifts Inc. and Subsidiaries
Education
- J.D., Tulane University Law School, with honors (1963)
- Managing Editor, Tulane Law Review
- Member, Order of the Coif
- Chairman, Honor Board
- B.S., University of Louisiana at Lafayette, with honors (1960)
- Geology
- President, Blue Key National Honor Fraternity
- President's Representative, Student Council
- Recipient, Alumni Award, Outstanding Graduating Male Student
- Recipient, W.A. Tarr Award, Outstanding Earth Science Student
- Member, Varsity Basketball Team
Publications and Speeches
- Frequent Speaker, DSA Seminars and Events
Professional Affiliations
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Member, Louisiana State Bar Association
- Member, Dallas Bar Association
- Member, Direct Selling Association
- Former Co-Chair, Independent Contractor Subcommittee
- Former Chairman, Lawyers Council
- Former Chairman, Nexus Task Force Subcommittee
Honors and Awards
- Recognized, AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell® PEER REVIEW RATINGS™
Community Involvement
- Executive Vice Chair and Secretary, Mary Crowley Medical Research Center
- Vice Chair, Board of Trustees
- Vice Chair, Board of Trustees, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital
- Sovereign Grand Inspector General (Texas), Supreme Council, 33°, A. & A. S. R. of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction U.S.A.
- Chair, Scottish Rite Women's Dormitory, The University of Texas
- Chair, Scottish Rite Foundation of Texas
- Member, Scottish Rite House of Temple Rebuilding Committee, Washington, D.C.
- Member, Hella Shrine Temple
- Member, First Baptist Church, Dallas
- Chair, Building Steering Committee, Criswell Center
- Member and Former Secretary, Deacon Fellowship
- Former Chair, Greater Dallas Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- Former Chair, Dallas Committee for Mercy Ships International
- Former Trustee, Criswell College
- Former Chair of the Board of Trustees, Dallas Baptist University
- Trustee, GuideStone Financial Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention
- Co-Founder and Former Trustee and Secretary, National Basketball Association Pro Basketball Fellowship
- Co-Founder and Former Director and Secretary, Los Hermanos de la Frontera
- Co-Founder and Former Trustee and Secretary, Paul Anderson Youth Homes
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