Mr. Douglas Loren Applegate, Private Law Practice

Douglas Applegate serves as of counsel to The Ledger Law Firm. Mr. Applegate is licensed to practice law in California, Arizona, Texas, Maryland and Virginia.

Mr. Applegate is a seasoned trial lawyer with over twenty-eight years of experience, graduating Arizona State School of Law in 1979 (Magna Cum Laude), after attending the Naval Justice School as an Honors Graduate.

He first practiced with the Attorney Emery Ledger when he served as Lead Counsel in the landmark case, The United States of America vs. Jose Nazario. Since Mr. Nazario’s acquittal after jury verdict in 2008, Mr. Applegate has maintained on ongoing of counsel relationship with the firm handling its complex civil litigation.

Mr. Applegate has worked throughout the United States as a trial attorney handling personal injury, wrongful death, business disputes, real property matters, and medical malpractice. He additionally served as a Colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserves (retired), in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps following law school serving years in the United States Marine Corps Reserves.

Mr. Applegate’s memberships and affiliations include, all the United States District Courts of California, United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Ninth Circuit Court, Fourth U.S. Court of Appeals, Certified Judge Advocate Under the U.C.M.J., the United States Court of Military Appeals, and he served as a Colonel in the United States Marine Corps (retired) from 1974 – 2006 (tours of duty including Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom) and Operational Law & Civil Military Operations.

Mr. Applegate currently handles The Ledger Law Firm’s out of state matters.

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University	J.D.	Law School	1979
Naval Justice School

State / Court	Date
Texas	2001
California	1983
Arizona	1979
Arizona Bankruptcy Court
Arizona District Court
California Central District Court
California Northern District Court
California Southern District Court
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Maryland
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Virginia
Virginia Eastern District Court