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Douglas V. Hazelton
Tillotson & Martin
13195 Warwick Boulevard
Suite 2A
Newport News, VA 23062
Phone: 612-518-1268
Website: vaduilawyer.com




About Douglas V. Hazelton
Former Minnesota State Delegate for the National College for DUI Defense 1997 Summer Session Graduate; 1998 Summer Session Graduate; 1999 Summer Session Graduate; 2000 Summer Session Graduate; 2003 Winter Session Speaker; 2006 Winter Session Graduate; 2006 Summer Session Graduate; 2007 Summer Session Graduate; 2008 Summer Session Graduate; 2009 Summer Session Graduate; 2010 Summer Session Graduate; 2011 Summer Session Graduate; 2012 Summer Session Graduate; 2014 Summer Session Graduate; 2015 Summer Session Graduate; 2015 Summer Session Faculty; 2016 Summer Session Graduate; 2017 Summer Session Graduate; 2018 Summer Session Graduate; 2019 Summer Session Graduate; 2020 Summer Session Attendee (Online); 2021 Winter Session Attendee (Online); 2021 Summer Session (Online); 2022 Winter Session Speaker; 2022 Summer Session Graduate.
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Interview With an Amicus
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