Attorney
Houston, Texas / Athens, Georgia

Charles E. Dorr, P.C. was formed in 1991. Mr. Dorr graduated from The University of Georgia School of Law in May 1985. He was admitted to the Georgia Bar in June 1985 and the Texas Bar in December 1996.

Prior to forming his firm, Mr. Dorr was an attorney in the Atlanta offices of Hyatt & Rhoads, P.C. While associated with Hyatt & Rhoads, Mr. Dorr litigated construction defects, products liability, and fiduciary duty claims involving condominium and homeowners associations throughout the southeastern United States.

Since 1991, Mr. Dorr's firm has been a principal participant in several mass tort claims and class actions brought on behalf of individuals, consumers and investors. The firm takes a collaborative approach to cases and works in conjunction with others to pool talents and resources to prosecute large cases.

The Polybutylene Litigation

From 1991 through 1994, Mr. Dorr's firm participated in the prosecution of polybutylene plastic plumbing mass tort claims on behalf of approximately 12,000 affected property owners throughout the United States.

After successful conclusion of the group's individual cases, Mr. Dorr's firm was invited to participate as co-class counsel for plaintiffs in Beeman v. Shell Oil Company, et al., a nationwide polybutylene plumbing class action brought under the auspices of The Trial Lawyers for Public Justice ("TLPJ"). The case was settled for nearly $950 million, creating a non-judicial relief mechanism for affected homeowners throughout the country. In 1997 Mr. Dorr and the other co-class counsel were awarded the TLPJ Public Justice Achievement Award in recognition of their achievements in the case.

National Medical Enterprises Litigation

Mr. Dorr's firm and co-counsel successfully represented over 600 former patients of NME psychiatric hospitals in Texas in a psychiatric health care fraud case (Dorothy A., et al., v. National Medical Enterprises, Inc., et al.). The matter settled for a confidential amount prior to trial.

Marriott Hotel Limited Partnership Litigation

Mr. Dorr's firm, along with others including this firm's predecessor, Page & Bacek, and Yetter & Warden, represented investors in litigation involving Marriott hotel limited partnerships. The cases were filed in late 1997 and were settled without trial in the spring of 2000 for approximately $434 million in cash and other consideration.

Mr. Dorr is a member of the State Bars of Georgia and Texas, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association and American Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Dorr is not certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Contact information:

Charles E. Dorr, P.C.
297 Prince Avenue, Ste. 28-C
Athens, GA 30601
Telephone (404) 668-2505
E-mail: ced@cedpc.com