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Douglas L. Payne was born in Greeneville, Tennessee in 1963. He attended the Greeneville City School System. After graduation, he attended East Tennessee State University
where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in History. Having developed a keen interest in the law, Mr. Payne attended the University of South Carolina School of Law where
he earned a Juris Doctor degree in 1988.
Mr. Payne returned to East Tennessee. He has represented clients in Greene Johnson, Sullivan, Washington, Unicoi, Hawkins, Hancock, Cocke, and Hamblen Counties.
Mr. Payne is a past president of the Greene County Bar Association. He is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association. Mr. Payne is a member of the bar of the United States Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
In 2005, Mr. Payne was chosen by the United States Department of Justice to serve on the panel of Chapter 7 Trustees for the Eastern District of Tennessee.