Douglas (“Dov”) Hauer-Gilad is a lawyer who has spent his entire career fighting for immigrants. He is a rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College in New York, and a doctoral candidate in Talmud and Rabbinics at the Jewish Theological Seminary. He has been a partner at a large law firm and taught at the Boston University School of Law. Douglas has actively represented families in Israel in various matters related to the October 7 attacks. He has a strong background in cross-border human rights activism and has traveled to countries such as Armenia, Pakistan, Malaysia and Ukraine. Douglas is married to Jack Gilad, an endodontist, for nearly 30 years. They live in Boston with their two dogs and parrots.