Douglas C. Spears

A fifth generation Florida native, Doug was born in Leesburg, Florida. He received his B.A. degree in political science from Stetson University in 1980. While at Stetson, Doug was President of the Student Union and a member of both the Omicron Delta Kappa and Mortar Board honor societies.

Doug received his J.D. degree from the Florida State University College of Law in 1983, where he was a member of both the Law Review and the Moot Court team. Doug particularly distinguished himself as a Moot Court member by winning both the southern regional and national finals of Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court Competition in 1982. Since graduating Doug has remained very active with the law school, serving on both the Alumni Board of Directors (President 1997-1998) and the Board of Visitors.

He devotes his practice entirely to commercial civil trial work, appellate matters and mediation. He is a member of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers and the Academy of Trial Lawyers of America.

Swann Hadley Stump Dietrich & Spears, P.A. is a Central Florida based, full-service law firm with experienced lawyers meeting the varied needs of both corporate and individual clients in virtually every area of civil law. Tracing its roots back to 1924, the firm serves the entire state of Florida and concentrates in the areas of commercial real estate and corporate transactions, banking, general civil litigation, commercial litigation, bankruptcy, time share and condominium law, landlord/tenant disputes, contract law,  and estate planning.

The firm’s goal is to provide state-of-the-art legal services to all of its clients while maintaining its long-term commitment to client trust, loyalty and hard work.

The firm combines the talents of two highly regarded and long-standing Central Florida firms, Swann & Hadley, P.A. and Stump Dietrich & Spears, P.A. Together the firm has assembled a skilled, aggressive and dynamic group of lawyers from diverse backgrounds, each of whom has developed areas of concentration which enable the firm to offer cost efficient legal services to its clients. The firm’s offices are located in Winter Park, Florida, a short distance from the center of downtown Orlando. This central location enhances the ability of the firm’s attorneys to cover the entire State of Florida, and the firm often serves as local counsel to out-of-state concerns. The firm also represents many clients from Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, and furnishes consulting services for international business transactions. Throughout the years the firm has maintained an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell in recognition of its ethics and professional excellence.

Through the firm’s commitment to the goals and best interests of its clients and its willingness to embrace hard work and creative resolutions, the attorneys of the firm have been able to successfully achieve their clients’ objectives in many difficult and contested matters.

The firm strives for professional excellence in every matter and stands ready to continue to provide the high quality of legal representation that its clients have come to expect.