Douglas Hargett is a native of Cherokee, Alabama. He practiced law in Huntsville in two of Alabama’s largest law firms, Maynard Cooper & Gale, P.C. and Balch & Bingham LLP, before returning home to join Hall | Tanner | Hargett as a partner in July, 2009. As a trial lawyer, Douglas regularly represents both plaintiffs and defendants in civil litigation in state and federal courts and alternative dispute resolution proceedings (such as arbitration and mediation) in North Alabama.

Douglas attended law school at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) School of Law, graduating cum laude. While at Ole Miss, he served as an Associate Editor of the Mississippi Law Journal (excellence in legal writing) and on the Executive Committee of the Moot Court Board (excellence in trial advocacy). Prior to law school, Douglas attended the University of North Alabama (UNA) on baseball and leadership scholarships and graduated magna cum laude with a double-major in Political Science and Biology. Douglas was twice named the Disney Wide World of Sports National Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Verizon Academic All-American of the Year for all College Divisions, in addition to being named as a Rawlings All-American First Baseman and the Alabama Sportswriters’ Small College Athlete of the Year. He also received UNA’s prestigious Turris Fidelis Award for outstanding service to the University.

While practicing law in Huntsville, Douglas was elected by his peers to serve as the Vice President/President Elect of the Huntsville Young Lawyers. In 2009, he was nominated to receive the Huntsville/Madison County Young Professional of the Year Award. Douglas was recently elected as an officer of the Colbert County Bar Association, and is a member of several Shoals area Board of Directors, including the Helen Keller Festival, Inc. and Safeplace, Inc.

Douglas is married to the former Courtney Horton of Sheffield, Alabama. Outside of the office, Douglas enjoys spending time with his wife and three children, coaching his children’s youth sports teams, politics, golf and running.