Biography
Gary S. Davis, Esq. has devoted the last decade of his 43 year legal career to mediation and arbitration as an alternative to litigation, having conducted over 1,500 mediations since 1993. He has successfully acted as mediator and arbitrator in employment cases brought against local employers including public entities and professional entities and also against Fortune 500 and leading international companies. Mr. Davis’ success in employment matters stems from his compassionate understanding of the tense emotional issues which often arise during these matters as well as his ability to decipher the complex underlying legal and personal issues at stake.
Representative Matters
- Employee Embezzlement
- Disputes with claims brought by employees accused of embezzlement
- Harassment
- Multiple sexual harassment claims involving female to male, male to female, and same sex harassment
- Miscellaneous Employer/Employee Litigation
- Numerous disputes with claims brought under whistle blower statutes
- Multiple claims brought against private and public school districts arising out of catastrophic injuries occurring after school hours and on highways, issues of termination, and respondeat superior cases involving improper teacher conduct with students
- Personal Injury
- Mediated claims brought by Fortune 500 companies as well as small businesses including claims involving non-competition and trade secret cases and claims brought involving financial institutions as well as national accounting firms
- Unpaid Wages/Benefits
- Mediated employment disputes over entitlement to severance packages
- Mediated claims of wages not paid
- Multiple claims based on allegations of violations of the California Equal Pay Act
- Wrongful Termination
- Mediated wrongful termination claims brought by minority employees against public entities
- Dispute involving defamation claims brought by employees against employers and resolved claims regarding wrongful or constructive termination
- Dispute with claims based on allegations of discrimination including gender, ethnic, and disability claims
- Dispute with claims of wrongful termination based on discrimination and retaliation for conduct or whistle blowing
Completed Virtual ADR training conducted by the JAMS Institute, the training arm of JAMS.
- Recognized with AV Preeminent Status as a Top Rated Lawyer for over 30 years, Martindale-Hubbell
- Member, Stanislaus County Bar Association, 1965-present
- Northern California Super Lawyer, Alternative Dispute Resolution category, San Francisco Magazine, 2006-2012
- Fellow, American College of Trial Attorneys, 1997-2012
- Named Plaintiff Personal Injury Super Lawyer by San Francisco Magazine, 2005
- Member, Board of Directors of Association of Defense Counsel for Northern California, 1985-1994
- Member with rank, Advocate of American Board of Trial Attorneys, 1978-2011
- President, San Joaquin Chapter, ABOTA, 1978
- Member, National Board, ABOTA, 1980 2982
- Admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of The United States; and the California State Supreme Court and the United States District Court, Eastern District of California
- Invited as guest speaker at 2010 Employment Law Seminar sponsored by Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada
- Invited as guest speaker at 2009 San Diego meeting of California School District Attorneys
- Author of numerous legal articles including “Warning of Dangers of Cyber Bullying in a School Setting” and “Proper System Can Alleviate Damages Associated with Title IX Violations”
ADR Profiles
- "Humble Roots," Daily Journal, ADR Profile, October 20, 2017
- Mediation and Arbitration Training, JAMS Institute, 2006
- Shareholder/Mediator/Arbitrator, Curtis & Arata, 1999-2006
- Trimbur, Davis & Clark / Davis, Echols & Boyd
- Cardozo, Trimbur & Nickerson
- J.D., University of California, Hastings School of Law
- B.S., University of Arizona
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- Arbitration
- Business/Commercial
- Education/Schools
- Employment
- Family Law
- Governmental/Public Agency
- Health Care
- Higher Education & Title IX
- Insurance
- Personal Injury/Torts
- Professional Liability
- Special Master/Discovery Referee
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