Mark Douglass is an inspirational public speaker who speaks about overcoming adversity. He is the author of the recently published book, Flashbacks of Abuse: How a machine gun toting sociopath freed me from the chains of my childhood which is available for sale at www.FlashbacksOfAbuse.com.

He is survivor of childhood sexual abuse who in 1984 was one of the first male victims of childhood sexual abuse in Minnesota and the nation to successfully sue for his injuries. The suit resulted in a 1988 public trial and a large jury verdict against his abuser. He has appeared on several Minneapolis/St. Paul TV stations and on the nationally syndicated, The Sally Jesse Raphael Show. He helped change the Minnesota statute of limitations for sexual abuse suits. He practiced law in Minnesota for over twenty-five years.

He is a graduate of Minneapolis West High School, Harvard University, and Hamline University School of Law.

He lives in Minneapolis with his wife and their two teen-agers.