Background
Davis, William R. was born on September 15, 1930 in Waterbury, Connecticut, United States.
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William R. Davis
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Providence College (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1952). University of Connecticut (Bachelor of Laws, 1955).
Career
Worked at RisCassi and Davis, Professional Corporation (Hartford, Connecticut) specializing in Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts. Negligence, Products Liability, Aviation and Medical Malpractice. Admitted to the bar, 1955, Connecticut.
1958, United States.
District Court, District of Connecticut. 1960, United States. Supreme Court. Member, Board of Student Editors for Connecticut State Bar Journal, 1955.
Company-Author: "Uniform Laws in Connecticut," Connecticut Bar Journal, June, 1954.
Author: "Wrongful Death in Connecticut," North.A.C.C.A. Journal, December, 1955. Member, Board of Editors for Connecticut, North.A.C.C.A. Journal, 1955-1956.
Instructor, Trial Practice, University of Connecticut School of Law, 1971. Member, Governor"s Criminal Justice Commission, 1985.
Member: Hartford County (Member, Bench-Bar Relations Committee, 1962.
Company-Chairman, Medico-Legal Committee, 1962-1965. Treasurer, 1969-1971. Secretary, 1971-1972.
Vice President, 1972-1973.
President, 1973-1974), The Connecticut (Member: Committee on Medical-Legal Problems and Interprofessional Codes, 1962. Civil Justice Section.
Judiciary Committee, 1979-1982. Chairman, The Statewide Grievance Committee, 1982-1985) and American Bar Associations.
American Judicature Society.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Board of Governors, 1968-1969, 1969-1970, 1970-1971). Roscoe Pound Foundation (Treasurer, 1981-1983). Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Treasurer for Connecticut, 1959-1960.
Second Vice President, 1960-1961.
President, 1962-1963). American Board of Trial Advocates (Diplomat).
Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. American Bar Foundation.
International Society of Barristers.
RisCassi and Davis, Professional Corporation is a law firm of eleven attorneys all specializing in the representation of plaintiffs in personal injury litigation. The firm is located in Hartford, a short distance from the Superior Court and Supreme Court facilities, and has specialized in plaintiff"s personal injury litigation since 1955.
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Membership
Member, Board of Student Editors for Connecticut State Bar Journal, 1955. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. American Bar Foundation.
International Society of Barristers.
