John Douglass, Professor of Law and former law school dean at the University of Richmond has taught litigation skills and trial advocacy, among other courses. Douglass serves as a mediator of commercial disputes through the McCammon Group in Richmond. He has been a faculty member of the Virginia State Bar’s Course in Professionalism, an instructor in trial advocacy and other litigation skills for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, and a frequent lecturer at continuing legal education programs. Before joining the Richmond Law faculty, Douglass practiced law for 15 years, was Chief of the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney’s Office in Richmond from 1992 to 1996 and also served on the staff of Independent Counsel Lawrence Walsh in the Iran-Contra investigation. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School.