Biography
Gary S. Davis, Esq. has over 43 years of civil trial attorney experience, representing the interests of plaintiffs as well as defendants, with clients ranging from individuals, to self-insured defendants to insurance companies, public entities, and other large corporations. He has spent the last decade serving as a neutral mediator, arbitrator, and/or discovery referee, and has earned a stellar reputation based on his fairness and ability to focus on important issues, while recognizing and respecting the issues of all sides.
ADR Experience and Qualifications
- Extensive experience with managed health care disputes
- Member of California Society of health care Attorneys (CSHA)
- Appointed as neutral arbitrator and/or mediator in hundreds of medical/surgical malpractice claims
- Medical device product liability claims
- Elder abuse claims
Representative Matters
- Managed Health Care Disputes
- Compensation and valuation dispute among members of urology practice
- Disputes between hospitals and physician regarding privileges
- Hospital cases involving conflicts between physicians and nursing staff
- Medical Malpractice
- Cases that involved catastrophic injuries or death; claims include:
- Physical therapist causing severe burns to paralyzed patient
- Vicerated cornea resulting in blindness in eye after cataract surgery
- Failure to diagnose disease including cancer
- Failure to properly medicate and secure psychiatric patient leading to suicide
- Improper surgical procedure by podiatrist
- Birth defect claims
- Lack of consent cases
- Cases that involved catastrophic injuries or death; claims include:
- Medical Product Liability
- Failure to timely resuscitate blamed on faulty defibrillator
- Failed orthopedic results blamed on faulty medical device
- Health Care Employment
- Health care employment disputes
- Medical employment claims based on gender discrimination and harassment, race discrimination and age discrimination, and failure to accommodate employees with disabilities
- Claims based on retaliation
- Elder Abuse
- Claims against skilled nursing facilities, rehab centers and hospitals with issues of application of micra v enhanced remedies for neglect under Elder Abuse Act
- Claims involving issues of nutrition, hygiene and failure to monitor leading to bed sores
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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Practice Areas
- 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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