| Bar
Memberships: |
State Bar
of California (1983); United States District
Courts, Northern District of California (1983),
Central District of California (1984), Eastern
District of California (1987). |
| Education: |
University
of California, Hastings College of the Law,
(J.D., 1983); San Diego State University, (B.A.,
Political Science, 1979). Mr. Davis has successfully
completed the State Bar of California approved
intensive mediator training program offered
through Contra Costa College, in coordination
with the Contra Costa County Bar Association.
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| Bar
Associations: |
Contra
Costa County Bar Association |
| Practice
Areas: |
Business
and Real Estate Transactions and Litigation;
Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Employment Law;
Insurance Coverage Analysis; Insured and Insurer
Litigation. Mr. Davis is also a mediator and
arbitrator. |
| Representative
Types of Clients: |
Start-up
and Small and Medium-sized Businesses; Real
Estate and Mortgage Brokerages; Financial
Services Companies; Developers; Contractors; Real
Estate Investors; Lessors; Tenants; Employers;
Manufacturers; Technology Companies; Retailers;
Software Developers. |
| Representative
Publications: |
Insurance
Journal, September 4, 1995, "An
Abbreviated Guide to Third-Party Claims
Handling"; Contra Costa Lawyer, Vol. 9,
No. 6, June 1996, "The Next Century of
Law Practice"; Contra Costa Lawyer,
Vol. 10, No. 4, April 1997, "Essential
Software". |
| Presentations: |
Mr. Davis
has spoken to a variety of business and civic
organizations including Rotary, Toastmasters, and
Soroptomists; has taught continuing legal
education courses on behalf of the environmental
and real estate law sections of the Contra Costa
County Bar Association, and in free seminars
offered to the public by the Contra Costa County
Bar Association. Topics have included "Plan
To Succeed: Preparation For Starting Your Own
Business"; "What Lawyers Do
(and Don't Do)"; "CERCLA -
Successor Liability Without Fault", and
"Recreational User Liability
Immunity". |
| Activities: |
Mr. Davis
has acted as a Judge Pro Tempore and as
an arbitrator and attorney-client fee dispute
arbitrator on behalf of the Contra Costa County
Superior Court and Contra Costa County Bar
Association. Mr. Davis has been a member of the
Lawyer Referral Committee of the Contra Costa
County Bar Association; American Bar Association
Litigation Section; Association of Defense
Counsel; State Bar of California, Business Law
Section; Contra Costa County Bar Association,
Real Estate Law Section; and is a past President
of the Rotary Club of Concord/Diablo. |
| Direct E-mail: |
rdavis@davisbrown.com
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