Richard Edward Doran (born December 26, 1956) is an American attorney from

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. He served as the 34th

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from November 5, 2002, to January 3, 2003.

Early career

Doran received his B.A. from

Bethany College (West Virginia) Bethany College is a private liberal arts college in Bethany, West Virginia, United States. Founded in 1840 by minister Alexander Campbell of the Restoration Movement, who gained support by the Virginia legislature, Bethany College was the fi ...

in 1978 and his J.D. from

Stetson University Stetson University is a private university in DeLand, Florida, United States. Established in 1883 as DeLand Academy, it was later renamed John B. Stetson University in honor of John B. Stetson. The university's main campus in DeLand spans 175 ...

College of Law in 1981. From 1995 to 1997, he served as General Counsel, Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services. Doran was Chief Deputy Attorney General of the State of Florida, from 1997 to 2002, working under

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Post Attorney-General career

Doran was appointed chairman, Second Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission 2006 - 2007 and again 2010 - 2011. He is currently a shareholder in the

law firm of Ausley McMullen, where he specializes in the practice of state government regulation and civil litigation. He also advises clients on compliance with state level campaign, lobbying and ethics laws, on public records and open meetings laws and state procurement laws. He is counsel of record in over 200 reported appellate cases. In 2015 Doran was awarded the Francis X. Bellotti award at the annual meeting of the National association of Attorneys General for his efforts on behalf of the Society of Attorneys General Emeritus (SAGE). Doran is a founding Director of the Tallahassee-based think tank Project on Accountable Justice and currently serves as Chair of the executive committee.

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1956 births Florida attorneys general Living people Stetson University College of Law alumni {{US-law-bio-stub