Thomas W. Davis

Background

Davis, Thomas W. was born on May 11, 1968 in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States.

Education

College of William and Mary (Bachelor of Arts, 1990). Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (Juris Doctor, 1995).

Career

Worked at Phelps, Jenkins, Gibson & Fowler, Limited liability partnership (Tuscaloosa, Alabama) specializing in General Business, Tax and Corporate Matters, including Banking, Business Formation, Bonds and Tax-exempt Financing, Securities, Estate Planning and Administration, Trusts, Sales and Acquisitions of Businesses, Business Financing, Real Estate Development, Condominium Law, Commercial Transactions, Health Care Law, Employer Benefits and Retirement Plans, Creditor Rights, Environmental Law, Trademark and Copyright, Labor/Employment, and Tax Procedure and Litigation. General Litigation, Employment Discrimination Litigation, Medical Malpractice Defense, Products Liability, Workers" Compensation, School Law, Family Law, Real Estate Law, Condemnation Proceedings, Local Government Law, and Business, Tax, and Corporate Related Litigation Matters. Admitted to the bar, 1995, Alabama and United States.

District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama.

Recipient, Scholar of Merit Award. Managing Editor, Cumberland Law Review.

Author, "Takings: A Message to the Alabama Legislature," 25 Cumb. L. Review 117 (1994). President, Environmental Law Society, 1994-1995.

Member: Birmingham Bar Association.

Alabama State Bar.

The firm was officially organized in 1968 by senior partner Sam M. Phelps as a successor to the Mize, Spiro & Phelps firm that was founded in 1940. As one of the largest and oldest firms in West Alabama, the Phelps firm has established a well-balanced mix between the attorneys in the firm who practice mainly in litigation and those engaged primarily in business, tax and corporate law.

Achievements

• Thomas W. Davis has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Birmingham Bar Association. Alabama State Bar.