Douglas C. Purdy was a founding partner of Morris Polich and Purdy LLP. He has a long track record of trial successes but, above all, he relishes finding solutions to complex problems.
Education
Recognitions
AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated – Martindale-Hubbell
Wiley W. Manuel Pro Bono Award
For sixteen consecutive years (2004-2019) Douglas Purdy has been named a Southern California Super Lawyer in a survey distributed by Thomson Reuters, a distinction honoring the top 5% of lawyers in the region
Memberships
Legal Affairs Committee, Geoprofessional Business Association
ACEC California Attorneys Roundtable
Insurance and Construction Committees, Defense Research Institute
Bench and Bar Committee, Los Angeles Superior Court
Southern California Defense Counsel Association
Los Angeles County Bar Association
State Bar Licenses
Court Admissions
Articles
- Co-author: California Property Insurance: Law and Litigation, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 2011
- “Update 2 – Climate Change Litigation in the US: Theories of Liability and Insurance Issues,” December 2008
- “Update 1 – Climate Change Litigation in the US: Theories of Liability and Insurance Issues,” June 2008
Presentations
- “Stump the Lawyers” and “Deposition Dos and Don’ts”, Geotechnical Business Association, Phoenix, October 20, 2017
- “The Evolving Practice of Design: New Opportunities and Challenges,” June 2, 2014
- “Insurance of Defects in U.S. Builders’ Risk and UK CAR/EAR Policies,” presentation at Kennedy’s, London, October 2010
- “Case Studies Under Professional & Contracting Services Environmental Liability Policies,” Plymouth Meeting, PA, November 2008
- “Climate Change Litigation in the U.S.: Theories of Liability and Insurance Issues,” Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, April 2008 (seminar and article)
- “Architectural Contracts and the Impact of BIM,” UCLA School of Architecture, April, 2007
- “2006 California Update and Legal Ethical Issues,” Insurance Society of Philadelphia, November, 2006
- “Ethical Issues and the Burning Limits Policy,” Insurance Society of Philadelphia, November 2003
- “Legal and Ethical Developments Affecting Environmental & Design Professional Claims,” Insurance Society of Philadelphia, November 2003
- “Liability for Failure to Design to Owner’s Budget,” Lorman Education Services, Pasadena, CA, October 2002
- “Construction Liability Issues,” Construction Section of Los Angeles County Bar Association, May 1996
- “Limitation of Liability: Alive and Well,” Cornerstone, April, 1995
- “Emerging Environmental Coverage Issues,” Mealey’s Seminar, 1992
- “Construction Project Policies,” DPIC Seminar, 1988