Douglas J. Smart
Practice Emphasis
additional practice emphasis
Creditors' Rights, Business Planning
BAR ADMISSIONS
Washington, 1978; New Jersey, 1976
______________________________________________________________________Doug is a shareholder and member of Graham & Dunn's Financial Institutions and Real Estate Industry Teams. He has extensive experience in complex litigation, Chapter 11 bankruptcies, real estate transactions, commercial and residential lending, corporate planning and banking.
PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
Washington Real Property Deskbook, Chapter 25: "Project Financing" (Washington State Bar Association 2009).
In-Depth Title Insurance Principles: "Insuring Construction Loans" (National Business Institute 2007).
Real Estate in Troubled Times: "When Tenants File Bankruptcy" (Washington State Bar Association 2003).
Commercial Lending Requirements and Documentation in Washington: "What to Do When a Loan Goes Bad" (Lorman Educational Services 2001).
Advanced Principles of Title Insurance in Washington: "Endorsements" (National Business Institute, 2000).
Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law: "Collection of Default Interest in Bankruptcy" (Clark Boardman Callahan 1996).
Real Property Practice and Litigation, Chapter 22: "Condominiums" (Shepard's/McGraw-Hill, Inc. 1990).
RECOGNITION
Washington Law & Politics, “Super Lawyer,” 2004-2006
American College of Mortgage Attorneys (Regent and State Chair, 2002-2010)
EDUCATION
J.D., Rutgers University, 1976
B.A., with highest honors, Rutgers University, 1971
