It should be apparent that I'm not out to impress anyone with my website.  I provide competent, experienced service at a reasonable hourly rate. My website is similar -- it's a no-frills site with the sole objective of providing potential clients with a brief introduction to me and to my practice. For more information I encourage you to contact me by telephone or email to set up an in-person or video meeting.  

Contact info: 
Tel: 619-742-1284
Email: doug@dubelawoffice.com
Fax: 619-821-5372
Mailing address: 3663 Via Mercado, La Mesa, CA 91941

I'm admitted to practice before all the state courts of California, as well as the Southern, Central and Northern United States District Courts and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.  I started doing business as DUBÉ LAW OFFICE in January, 2014, after the dissolution of the partnership Bacalski, Ottoson & Dubé LLP.  

Licensed in 1995, I have over twenty-five years of experience as an attorney.  Presently, approximately 60 percent of my practice is in probate and trust litigation.  The balance of my practice is a variety of civil litigation and appeals, including business disputes, attorney malpractice claims, defense of employers, and real property disputes.  As a litigator, I have extensive experience in trial preparation, arbitration and mediation, and appeals, and have appeared in federal and state courts representing corporate and individual clients.

Prior to attending law school I worked for approximately ten years for  manufacturing companies in upstate New York, including more than six years in mid-level management positions.  Because of that previous corporate experience, I view legal problems from a business perspective, with an eye to resolving disputes based on economic efficiency.  Above all I am extremely analytic and a creative problem solver.

I have an undergraduate degree (AS) in Engineering Science from SUNY Canton, and graduated with honors from California Western School of Law in 1994.

To serve clients in the Imperial Valley (El Centro, Imperial, Brawley and surrounding areas) DUBÉ LAW OFFICE also maintains office space at 300 S. Imperial Ave., Ste. 14, El Centro, CA 92243.


Through an association with the firm A. Daniel Bacalski, Jr., APC, DUBÉ LAW OFFICE has access to conference rooms for client meetings, conferences, or depositions at 402 West Broadway, Suite 950, San Diego, CA 92101.