Douglas Oles

Douglas Oles is an attorney with Smith Currie Oles LLP. He helps his clients avoid and resolve disputes on a wide variety of complex public and private contracts in the construction, supply, energy and real estate development industries. Mr. Oles also works as neutral mediator and arbitrator in contract-based disputes. With more than three decades of transactional, litigation and arbitration experience, he is committed to helping his clients solve problems promptly and cost-efficiently. Mr. Oles has represented both claimants and respondents in resolving multiple disputes over $100,000,000 and in a wide variety of smaller cases. Representing construction clients across the United States, he has participated in a number of high profile infrastructure projects. Mr. Oles has also worked on various commercial contracts in Europe, Asia and South America. He is a leader in a variety of construction industry groups that keep him at the forefront of new developments in contracting and claim resolution. Mr. Oles earned his A.B. degree, with distinction, from Stanford University and his J.D. degree, with honors, from the University of Washington.