Biography
Douglas Q. Wickham is one of the most experienced bankruptcy attorneys in the Raleigh, North Carolina area. He has been certified as a specialist in both consumer and business bankruptcy by the North Carolina State Bar since 1987. He is admitted to practice in North Carolina, as well as before all North Carolina federal courts and the U.S Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.
Doug earned a bachelor's degree in History from Yale University. He received his law degree from the Yale Law School and earned an LLM at the Harvard Law School. He was a professor at the University of Tennessee College of Law for over 15 years teaching a variety of classes including civil procedure, commercial law, debtor-creditor law and municipal law. While in academia, he published numerous articles in major law reviews and served in the University Senate.
Doug and his family moved to Raleigh in 1987 where he entered the private practice of law. He has been a member of the Sanford, Adams, McCullough & Beard; Hatch, Little, & Bunn; and Stubbs & Perdue law firms. Since 2018 he has maintained his own law office as a sole practitioner, continuing to personally assist clients who need bankruptcy help.
Doug is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association and its Bankruptcy Section, serving on several committees and in various leadership roles over the years. He is a member of the Wake County Bar Association which recognized him as a 50-year practicing lawyer in 2018. He is recognized as a 10-year Super Lawyer. He has been a member of the American Bar Association, previously serving on its business bankruptcy and commercial financial services committees.
Doug's experience and personal attention to his clients are the hallmarks of his practice.
Education
- Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- LL.M. - 1971
- Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut
- LL.B. - 1966
- Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts - 1963
- Major: History
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1966
- North Carolina, 1987
- Tennessee, 1984
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 1984
- U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1987
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1987
- U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1987
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1987
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of North Carolina, 1987
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1987
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1988
Professional Associations
- UCC, American Bankruptcy Institute Committee, Member, 1999 to 2002
- American Bar Association, Business Bankruptcy Committee, 1987 to 1998
- American Bar Association, Commercial Financial Services Committee, 1987 to 1998
- North Carolina Bar Association, Member
- CLE, Advisory Committees
- CLE, Bankruptcy Section Council, 1999 to 2002
- Wake County Bar, Member
- North Carolina Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section, Business Bankruptcy Committee
- Wake County Bar Association, Member
Representative Cases
- In re FCX, Inc., 853 F.2d 1149 (C.A.4 (N.C.) 1988)
Representative Clients
- AER - Aerotron Inc., Chapter 11
- Landlord Group In Roses Stores, Chapter 11
Certified Legal Specialties
- Business and Consumer Bankruptcy, Specialist, 1987
Classes And Seminars
- Professor, Debtor-Creditor, Civil Procedure, Municipal Law and Commercial Law, University of Tennessee Law School
- Teacher, Bankruptcy, North Carolina Central University Law School, 1999
- Teacher, Civil Procedure , North Carolina Central University Law School, 2000 to 2015
Past Positions
- Stubbs & Perdue, 2016 to 2018
- Hatch, Little, & Bunn, 1995 to 2015
- Adams, McCullough & Beard, Of Counsel, 1987 to 1990
- University of Tennessee Law School, Professor, 1971 to 1986
Fraternities Or Sororities
- Phi Alpha Delta
Honors
- Super Lawyers
Published Works
- Guiding Debtor Choice North Carolina Law Review, Vol. 58, 1980
- Paratransit Labor Policy Kansas Law Review, Vol. 27, 1979
- Open Meeting Legislation Northwestern Law Review, Vol. 66, 1973