About Nathan J. Dougles
Nathan J. Dougles Veldhuis combined study of law and ethics early in his career. He earned an M.A. in Biomedical Ethics from the University of Virginia in 1999. He then turned to legal study, completing a J.D. from George Mason University School of Law in 2004. During law school he spent time as a visiting student at the University of Virginia School of Law in 2003.
Those academic choices shaped a practice that crosses courtroom work and scholarly inquiry. Veldhuis is admitted to practice in Virginia and in the District of Columbia. His federal admissions include the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. He has been a member of the District of Columbia Bar since 2010.
He has taken on leadership roles in professional organizations tied to litigation and legal ethics. He serves as chair of the Virginia State Bar Litigation Section Board of Governors. He is a member of the Virginia State Bar Standing Committee on Legal Ethics and sits on the Board of Governors of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. He has also been invited to participate in the Boyd Graves Conference.
Teaching remains part of his professional life. Veldhuis is an adjunct professor and lecturer at the University of Virginia School of Law. He teaches students about the intersection of courtroom practice and ethical rules. Colleagues describe his classroom approach as direct. He brings case law and bar guidance into discussion, and expects students to reconcile theory with practice.
His career blends trial work, bar governance, and ethics consultation. He has appeared in federal courts in Virginia and argued matters that required attention to both procedural and ethical constraints. That combination has led peers to seek his perspective on rule interpretations and litigation strategy. He participates in the governance of litigation practice through the Virginia State Bar and the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, where board service informs his view of how practitioners should approach professional responsibility.
Veldhuis practices at Whitcomb, Selinsky, PC. There he continues to handle litigation while advising on legal-ethics issues and teaching law students. His current practice concentrates on civil litigation and legal-ethics matters.
