A Jackson, Mississippi native, Davis is a graduate of Mississippi State University and Mississippi College School of Law. Davis’s practice focuses on civil litigation and construction law matters throughout Mississippi and Louisiana, with an emphasis on construction defect, site liability claims, and construction payment actions, as well as the defense of personal injury, premises liability, products liability, and automobile liability claims. Additionally, Davis has a wealth of experience in the areas of construction liens, contract formation and interpretation, and professional liability claims.
While in law school, Davis was an Articles Editor of the Mississippi College Law Review, a judicial extern to The Honorable Chief Justice William L. Waller, Jr. of the Mississippi Supreme Court, and completed an internship with the United States Navy JAG Corps at the Defense Service Office Southeast in Norfolk, Virginia.
Education
- Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., 2016
- Mississippi State University, B.S., 2013
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 2016
- Louisiana, 2017
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2016
- All Federal District Courts in Mississippi, 2016
- All Federal District Courts in Louisiana, 2017
Representative Matters
- Successfully appealed trial court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of ATV driver where genuine issue of material fact existed as to driver’s negligence in Workers’ Compensation subrogation action – Mississippi State Agencies Self-Insured Workers’ Compensation Trust v. Herrgott, 369 So. 3d 563 (Miss. 2023);
- Obtained expungement of construction liens filed by general contractor and subcontractor on property owned by client pursuant to the Mississippi Construction Lien Law (2022);
- Successfully appealed trial court’s order compelling arbitration pursuant to construction arbitration statutes where parties’ contract did not contain a valid arbitration provision – Hillhouse v. Chris Cook Construction, LLC, 325 So. 3d 646 (Miss. 2021);
- Obtained summary judgment in favor of defendants in relation to plaintiff’s premises liability and dram shop act case (2021);
- Obtained summary judgment in medical malpractice case relating to claims against pharmacy for injuries allegedly caused by certain medication (S.D. Miss. 2021);
- Obtained dismissal of plaintiff’s breach of contract claims as time-barred by the statute of limitations (2021);
- Successfully litigated homeowners’ claims against unlicensed contractor for construction defect, negligence and fraud (2021);
- Successfully litigated national construction company’s claims against subcontractor for breach of contract and breach of warranty (2020);
- Obtained dismissal of lawsuit for plaintiff’s failure to prosecute, where plaintiff failed to take any action in furtherance of case for seven years (2020);
- Successfully defended Mississippi State Dental Board’s position in connection with licensee’s appeal to Mississippi Supreme Court – Arrington v. Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners, 266 So. 3d 627 (Miss. 2019);
- Successfully arbitrated contractor’s breach of contract and late payment penalty claims, obtaining an award of amounts owed under several contracts, statutory late payment penalties, interest, costs, expenses and attorneys’ fees (2018);
- Obtained expungement of construction liens filed by subcontractors on multiple properties owned by client pursuant to the Mississippi Construction Lien Law (2017);
- Successfully arbitrated subcontractor’s wrongful termination and breach of contract claims against general contractor, obtaining an award of subcontract balance, interest, costs, expenses and attorneys’ fees (2017).