Douglas J. Fryer
Member
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Douglas J. Fryer is a member in Dykema’s Litigation Department and practices in the Firm’s Bloomfield Hills office. Douglas represents clients in a wide range of complex business, commercial and real estate litigation matters, including contract and commercial lease disputes, construction disputes, adverse possession, easement and other real estate disputes, and condemnation.
He represents both plaintiffs and defendants at the trial and appellate levels of state and federal courts, as well as arbitration and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. He also has experience in administrative proceedings before the Michigan Tax Tribunal and the Michigan Public Service Commission. His clients range from small closely held companies to Fortune 500 companies.
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- University of Detroit Mercy, J.D., summa cum laude, Law Review, Editor
- University of Michigan, B.B.A.
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Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 1994
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Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
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Douglas was a recipient of the Frank S. Sengstock Memorial Award, The American Jurisprudence Award in Real Property, and was a member of the Frank Murphy Honor Society
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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, 2022-2024
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- Oakland County Bar Association
- State Bar of Michigan
- American Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
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