She threatened Vanessa while she aided Dinah after Hart's shooting and went after Annie Dutton with a strong case that was defused when prime witness Reva Shayne refused to cooperate at the last minute.
Her years of work fell by the wayside however when the mayor appointed the virtually unknown Jeffrey O'Neill to the office of district attorney.
With her new husband in a coma, Doris sought to evict his former wife and her family from the mansion while moving in with Ashlee but the marriage was eventually annulled.
Doris became heavily featured in the notable Otalia storyline after Emma Spaulding presented a school project, "My Two Mommies."
After Olivia was struggling with her newfound romantic feelings for Natalia, on March 11, 2009, Doris ran into her at ladies night at a local bar.