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About Douglas
Biography
Doug has 40 years of broad experience as a successful lawyer, first as a USAF JAG, then as a Florida trial lawyer, and, since 1978, as a lawyer practicing in Georgia as well as Florida. He has won cases before the US Supreme Court, Florida Supreme Court and many other venues. In 2002, he was elected a State Vice President of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, and was re-elected in 2006 by his peers. He and his firm are "AV" rated by his fellow lawyers, according to Martindale-Hubbell national rating service for lawyers. Some of the firm's successful case results can be seen on this website.
Doug founded the law firm of Silvis, Ambrose and Lindquist, P.C. In 1983, he declined partnership in what was then the largest firm in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and with his wife, Nancy, and three (3) children moved to Thomasville, Georgia to start his own private practice. Building on a foundation of four years as a Captain and USAF JAG at Eglin AFB, FL and another four years as a Civil Litigation Specialist in Fort Lauderdale, he built and later expanded a thriving practice.
Doug is a perfectionist but is also a "people-person," an excellent litigator, negotiator, problem-solver, and peacemaker. He is licensed to practice law in both Georgia and Florida, and in a variety of federal and state courts including the U.S. Supreme Court and in the Supreme Courts of both states. He wrote and became a published author of the lead article in the University of Miami Law Review on comparative negligence and accident law, (a position normally reserved for professors), and has maintained an expertise in the area of Personal Injury law ever since. His broad experience enables Silvis, Ambrose & Lindquist to handle, not only your accident cases, but almost all your legal needs.
We partner with you! Winning cases is no accident. Call (229) 516-4752
We partner with you! Winning cases is no accident. Call (229) 516-4752
We partner with you! Winning cases is no accident. Call (229) 516-4752
We partner with you! Winning cases is no accident. Call (229) 516-4752
We partner with you! Winning cases is no accident. Call (229) 516-4752
We partner with you! Winning cases is no accident. Call (229) 516-4752
Practice Areas
5
Practice Areas
Business
20%
Corporate and Incorporation
20%
Litigation
20%
52 years
Personal Injury
20%
52 years
Fees and Rates
Awards
2022 2020 2015
Licenses
Licensed in Georgia for 47 years
State: Georgia
Acquired: 1978
No misconduct found
Licensed in Florida for 51 years
State: Florida
Acquired: 1974
No misconduct found
Location
Silvis, Ambrose, Lindquist & Coch, P.C.
P.O. Box. 1557, 220 S. Hansell Street., Thomasville, GA, 31799
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Practice Areas
Wills & Living Wills (9)
Estate Planning (7)
Power Of Attorney (4)
Probate (4)
Contracts & Agreements (3)
Corporate & Incorporation (3)
Real Estate (3)
Trusts (3)
Lawsuits & Disputes (2)
Administrative Law (1)
Commercial (1)
Elder Law (1)
Employment & Labor (1)
Family (1)
Mergers & Acquisitions (1)
Residential (1)
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Posted by Jan | May 29, 2015 | Power Of Attorney
Honest, upstanding lawyer
Doug helped me thru some family turmoil. When my Brother in Law passed and my sister was in a memory care unit. He helped me get copies of his will, something the lawyer in Florida would not send me. He answered questions regarding my options, and counseled me on things to be aware of. He also he...
Posted by Peggy | May 15, 2015 | Wills & Living Wills
Pleased and Satisfied
We contacted Mr. Silvis in regard to re-doing our Last Will & Testaments. We explained to him what we felt needed to be updated as well as changed. He was very attentive to our needs, listened, made suggestions and recommendations as to how we could arrive at finalizing what needed to be done. We ...
Posted by anonymous | May 17, 2010 | Real Estate
acted as closing attorney for real estate purchase
At closing Mr. Silvis advised me, for the first time, that he was not only representing me, the buyer, but also represnting the seller. In what should have been a straight sale I was then informed that part of the property belonged to a non-profit church - which resulted in two separate transactions...
Douglas Silvis
Replied last June 25, 2010My client was the Buyer. He had already signed a contract before seeing us, and been turned down by other local lawyers. He begged us to handle the transaction for him. The seller was represented by another local lawyer already. We did NOT represent both sides. The buyer who made the above comment was not only advised that I had previously represented the seller on one isolated unrelated transaction, but I suggested he retain and offered to refer him to another out of town lawyer because the Seller was so well known in our community that almost everyone knew or had represented him at one time or another. The Buyer begged me to represent him and knew that we even had to get a signed statement from the Seller's attorney that the Seller "waived" conflict of interest. The transaction was hotly negotiated and we recommended the Buyer walk away from the purchase when the Seller wouldn't renogiate his price, but the Buyer was convinced he would come out ahead by closing it, then blamed us when his new business didn't do as well as he had hoped. Doug Silvis
Douglas Keith Silvis's Lawyer Endorsements
"Excellent legal service!"
"I endorse this lawyer's work."
"Doug Silvis is an excellent lawyer and is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell, the highest rating an attorney can achieve. He and the members of his firm are some of most honest, dedicated and compassionate lawyers with whom I have had the pleasure to know and work."
Todd Silvis
Estate planning lawyer
Jason Schultz
Personal injury lawyer
Experience
Honors
2018
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2018
Best Law Firm in Thomas County, Thomasville Times Enterprise Reader's Choice
2018
Best Attorney in Thomas County, Thomasville Times Enterprise Reader's Choice
2014
Best Law Firm in Thomas County, Thomasville Times Enterprise Reader's Choice
2014
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2013
Best Law Firm in Thomas County, Thomasville Times Enterprise Reader's Choice
2013
AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2013
Best Attorney in Thomas County, Thomasville Times Enterprise Reader's Choice
2012
AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2012
Best Attorney in Thomas County, Thomasville Times Enterprise Reader's Choice
2011
Community Service Award, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
2011
Best Law Firm in Thomas County, Thomasville Times Enterprise Reader's Choice
2011
AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2010
AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2009
AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2008
AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2007
AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2006
AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2005
Community Impact Award, Georgia Family Council
2005
AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2004
AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
1983 - Present
Founding Partner, Silvis, Ambrose, Lindquist & Coch, P.C.
1979 - 1983
Associate, English, McCaughan & O'Bryan
1975 - 1979
JAG, U.S. Air Force
Associations
2005 - Present
Community Transformation, Inc.Founder and C.E.O.
2005 - Present
Thomasville Family and Marriage NetFounding Member
1978 - Present
State Bar of GeorgiaMember
1974 - Present
Florida BarMember
1974 - Present
Christian Legal SocietyMember
Thomas County Bar Association
Past Treasurer
Broward County Christian Lawyers Association
Past President
Rose City Kiwanis Club International
Past President
2002 - 2018
Georgia Trial Lawyers AssociationVice President
2000 - 2006
Georgia Republican PartyVice-Chair
1988 - 2002
Thomas County Republican PartyChairman
Sample of Legal Cases
We Keep Our Clients Confidential
Education
1974
University of Miami School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1971
Emory University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Publications
1974
University of Miami Law Review
"Pure Comparative Negligence, A New Adventure in the Common Law."
1973
University of Miami Law Review
"The Confidential Informant: Will His Views Still Make News?"
Languages
English