Offit Kurman

Commercial Litigation

Deputy Managing Principal

A seasoned advocate with over three decades of trial experience, Viriginia-based attorney Doug Kay focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation and business disputes.

Doug regularly handles high-stake cases representing businesses in state, federal, and appellate courts across Virginia, Washington, D.C., and beyond. He frequently serves as local counsel in federal and state courts in Virginia, where he provides valuable insight and strategic guidance on local procedures and practices to ensure that clients' cases are handled competently, efficiently, and successfully.

Business & Commercial Litigation

An experienced commercial litigator, Doug leverages his broad range of practical experience to help his clients resolve their most threatening and difficult business and legal problems. He regularly handles cases related to:

Breach of contract Fraud Breach of fiduciary duty Business conspiracy Tortious interference with prospective economic advantage Misappropriation of trade secrets Employment disputes

Doug is particularly skilled in diagnosing and solving problems in their earliest stages and has a proven track record of helping his clients avoid costly and unnecessary litigation. He is calm and experienced when confronted with a matter that must be resolved in a court of law, administrative hearing, or through alternative dispute resolution (ADR). He strives to reach the best result for his clients’ problems.

Estate Litigation

In addition to business disputes, Doug handles trust and estate litigation. He is experienced with inheritance-related disputes involving will and trust beneficiaries, executors and administrators, trustees, and attorneys-in-fact under powers of attorney. Doug has tried fiduciary cases related to breach of fiduciary duty, incapacity, undue influence, and will contests.

Law Firm Management & Expert Witness Work (Attorney Fee Disputes)

In addition to his legal practice, Doug serves as a department chair at Offit Kurman where he plays an integral role in managing four different practice groups comprising more than seventy-five lawyers located across the entire Offit Kurman geographic footprint. Doug also possesses extensive experience serving as an expert witness in attorney fee disputes. His hands-on experience in law firm operations provides a solid foundation for his reliable evaluations in fee-related conflicts. By combining his managerial insights with his in-depth knowledge of legal billing practices, Doug offers well-substantiated opinions on behalf of parties embroiled in attorney fee disputes. Similarly, his insights from this expert witness work benefit his management role, enhancing Offit Kurman’s commitment to excellence and reinforcing the integrity of our legal services.

Background

Doug was commissioned an officer in the United States Navy while in law school. Following law school, he served on active duty as a Judge Advocate at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. After his military service, he worked as an Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney for Fairfax County before entering private practice as a civil litigation associate at a large law firm and later becoming a named partner at a boutique firm. Doug joined Offit Kurman as a principal in 2013, became a shareholder in 2016, and was elected to the firm’s board of directors in 2020. He has held several leadership roles at Offit Kurman, including practice group leader, practice group director, and his current position as department chair since 2021.

Virginia Bar Association, Board of Governors, 2024-Present

Commissioner, Ad Hoc Police Practices Review Commission, 2015

Fairfax Police Civilian Review Panel, Panel Member, 2017-2021, Past Chair and Vice Chair

Virginia State Bar Council for 19th Judicial Circuit, 2017-2023

Virginia State Bar Standing Committee on Professionalism, 2018-2022

Virginia State Bar Professionalism Course, Faculty, 2021-2022

Fairfax Bar Association, Past President

Fairfax Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2008-2017

FBA Legislative Affairs Committee, Past Chairman

FBA Judicial Screening Committee, Past Member

California Western School of Law (J.D.) - Law Review; Article at 29 Cal. W. Law Rev. 307

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.A.)