Overview
Municipal Law Attorney
Doug serves as counsel to municipal governments, providing general representation with a focus on governmental regulations and code and ordinance enforcement. Doug has extensive experience in prosecution work after more than 30 years with the Ottawa County Prosecutor's Office, including 25 years as chief assistant prosecutor. While in that role, he developed a program to prosecute child non-support cases. He also led the Ottawa County Cold Case Homicide Team from 2006 to 2015.
For more information, please contact Doug Mesman at 616/336-6576 or dlmesman@varnumlaw.com
Leadership
Community Involvement
Burton Elementary School, Affinity Mentoring Program, mentor
Camp Geneva, past Board member
Tri-County Elder Abuse Committee, past Board member
News & Publications
News
Practice Areas
Education
Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Grand Rapids, Michigan
J.D., 1979
Calvin College
Grand Rapids, Michigan
B.S., Political Science, 1975
Bar Admissions
- Michigan
Court Admissions
- All Michigan state courts