Doug Palau

Doug Palau
Occupation	Television writer
Nationality	American
Notable works	NYPD Blue

Doug Palau is an American television writer and producer. He has worked on the ABC crime drama NYPD Blue and has been nominated for an Emmy Award and an Edgar Award.

Palau began writing for television for the third season of NBC crime drama Law & Order in 1993. The series follows a case from an investigation to the courts. It was created by Dick Wolf. Palau co-wrote the story (with René Balcer) and wrote the teleplay for the season finale "Benevolence". Palau returned as a writer for the fourth season and wrote the story and co-wrote the teleplay (with Ed Zuckerman) for the episode "Golden Years".

He was hired as a story editor for the first season of crime drama Murder One in 1995. The series was created by Steven Bochco, Charles H. Eglee and Channing Gibson and focused on a single homicide court case through its first season. Palau wrote or co-wrote seven episodes for the series first season. He wrote the episode "Chapter Seven". He wrote the teleplay for the episode "Chapter Nine" from a story by Bochco and William M. Finkelstein. He co-wrote the episode "Chapter Thirteen" with producer Geoffrey Neigher. He co-wrote the teleplay for the episode "Chapter Sixteen" with Neigher from a story by Eglee and Finkelstein. He co-wrote the teleplay for the episode "Chapter Eighteen" with Neigher from a story by Bochco and Finkelstein. He co-wrote the teleplay for the episode "Chapter Twenty" with Neigher from a story by Bochco and Eglee. He co-wrote the teleplay for the season finale "Chapter Twenty-Three" with Neigher from a story by Bochco, Eglee and Finkelstein.

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