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Davis, Linwood Layfield was born on January 24, 1940 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Son of Egbert Lawrence Junior and Eleanor (Layfield) Davis.
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Linwood Layfield Davis
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LINWOOD Davis, American Lawyer, Partner of REVISERS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA LAW DIGEST FOR THIS DIRECTORY., specializing in the field of General, Civil Trial and Appellate Practice. Taxation, Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities, Labor and Employment Discrimination, Bankruptcy, Negligence, Product Liability, Administrative, Civil Rights, Municipal Bonds and Financing, Aviation, Construction, Antitrust, Estate Planning, Probate, Trust, Real Estate, Insurance, Banking, Commercial, Environmental, Municipal, Health Care, International Business Immigration and Naturalization, Employee Retirement Plans, Family and Investment Law.
Education
Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1962). Duke University (Juris Doctor, 1967). Member, Editorial Board, Duke Law Journal, 1966-1967.
Member, Revenue Laws Study Committee of North Carolina Legislative Research Commission, 1979-1981.
Career
Associate, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice Professional Limited Liability Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1967-1974; member, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice Professional Limited Liability Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, since 1974. Revenue laws study committee North Carolina Legislation Research Commission, 1979-1981.
Achievements
Membership
Active Leadership Winston-Salem, 1990. Vice-chairman campaign United WayForsyth County, 1976, campaign chairman, 1977, board directors, 1976-1978. Chairman new dimensions campaign Arts Council, Inc., 1979-1980, board of trustees, 1979-1984.
Board directors Forsyth Health Planning Council, 1970-1976, chairman, 1973-1975, Amos Cottage, 1969-1978, president, 1971-1973. Board directors Children's Center Physically Handicapped, 1967-1978, vice president, 1969-1971. Board directors Crisis Control Ministry, Inc., 1975-1978, North Carolina Outward Bound School, 1982-1988, North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry, 1987-1994, 96-.
Deacon First Baptist Church, since 1973, member children's center committee, 1973, long range planning committee, 1973-1974, member stewardship chairman, 1976, board of trustees, 1980-1982, 86-88, chairman, 1981-1982, member charter and bylaw committee, since 1990. Advising committee Reynolds Health Center, 1975-1978. Board of trustees North Carolina Baptist Hospital, 1985-1988, 91-94, 96-, building committee, investment committee, Executive Committee, chairman trustees, since 1999.
Trustee North Carolina Baptist Hospital School Pastoral Care Foundation, Inc., 1978-1982. Board of directors Medical Center Wake Forest University Baptist, 1990-1993, 96-, vice-chairman,1992, chairman, 1993, 97. Trustee North Carolina School Arts, 1977-1985.
Advisory county Wake Forest U. Planned Giving, 1988-1990, chairman, 1988-1989. Chairman capital campaign for new building North Carolina Baptist Foundation, 1988-1989. National chairman Duke U.Law School Annual Fund, 1991-1992.
Board visiting Wake Forest U. Divinity School, since 1997. First lieutenant United States Army Reserve, 1962-1964. Fellow American College Trust and Estate Council.
Member American Bar Association (business law section, section taxation, committee exempt organizations, real property, probate and trust law section), North Carolina State Bar Association, Forsyth County Bar Association (president 1997-1998), Winston-Salem Rotary Club, Greater Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce (board directors 1983-1987), Princeton University Alumni Association Winston-Salem (president, past chairman local annual giving and schools committee, class of 62 agent 1992-1997, Executive Committee alumni county 1993-1995, alumni association).
Connections
Married Martha Hannah Hatch, June 23, 1963. Children: Hannah Anne, Jane Elizabeth, Linwood Junior, Susannah.
