Douglas J. Sale is a founding partner with the Firm. His primary areas of practice are local government, public finance, and land use law. Mr. Sale heads the Firm’s local government and public finance departments.

Mr. Sale earned his J.D., Cum Laude, from the University of Florida, where he served on the Law Review and as a Member of the Order of the Coif. He earned his B.A., Magna Cum Laude, from Vanderbilt University.

Mr. Sale has served as President of the Florida Municipal Attorneys Association and as a member of the Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division, Board of Governors.

Mr. Sale is admitted to practice in Florida and the federal courts in the Northern District of Florida. Mr. Sale currently serves as the City Attorney for the City of Panama City Beach, General Counsel for the Bay County Tourist Development Council, General Counsel for First Florida Governmental Financing Commission, and Public Finance Counsel for Bay Medical Center. In 1999, the Florida Municipal Attorneys Association named Doug its Municipal Attorney of the Year for the State of Florida.

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