Mr. Douglass has substantial experience in all areas of the tax law, with a focus on estate planning and succession planning for closely held businesses, and matters relating to family offices and private trust companies, including advising clients in the creation of private foundations and in implementing various trust arrangements and intrafamily transactions.

He has extensive involvement with numerous charitable organizations, including service on the boards of Hampden-Sydney College, Hanover Tavern Foundation, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. He also serves on the boards of several private foundations and closely held businesses. He is a Fellow of both the American College of Tax Counsel and the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. He is a member of the Family Firm Institute, lectures frequently on various tax subjects, and is involved with various tax committees of the American Bar Association and other professional groups.