Gary W. Davis
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Gary is a member of our Products, Catastrophic and Industrial Litigation Group. He focuses his practice on Product Liability and Environmental Litigation.
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- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- Experience
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1981
- Colorado, 2015
- U.S. District Courts
- Texas: Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western
- U.S. Court of Appeals
- 5th Circuit
- Texas Supreme Court
- Admitted pro hac vice in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Wisconsin.
Distinctions
- BL Rankings, The Best Lawyers in America®
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, 2021-2022
- Thomson Reuters Texas Super Lawyers®
- Texas Super Lawyers, 2012-2021
- Martindale-Hubbell®
- AV®-Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, 1997-2017
- Benchmark Litigation
- Member of the team selected as nationwide Product Liability Firm of the Year, 2018
Education & Honors
- The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., Graduated with Honors, 1981
- University of Kansas, B.A., Economics and German, summa cum laude, 1977
- Phi Beta Kappa, and with Highest Distinction
- University of Cologne
- Rotary International Scholarship
Experience
- Gary serves as first chair counsel for many clients and has tried cases in various states for vehicle manufacturers, aircraft companies, energy companies, minority shareholders, will contestants, an NBA basketball player, and so forth. He commonly serves as regional or national counsel for some clients. While specializing in some tort areas, he assists clients with virtually all types of civil and regulatory issues.
In the News
- Texas Super Lawyers® Recognizes 4 Butler Snow Attorneys
- 237 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022
- Texas Super Lawyers® Recognizes 3 Butler Snow Attorneys
- 198 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021
- Texas Super Lawyers® Recognizes 4 Butler Snow Attorneys
- Butler Snow Selects SXSW Center for New Austin Office
- Butler Snow Ranked No. 2 in Lex Machina’s ‘Top Law Firm Report’
- Mississippi Firm Opens Dallas, Austin Offices - Texas Lawyer
- Butler Snow Expands to Texas with the Addition of Sosland, Davis and Luzarraga
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Speaker, “Seatback Litigation,” ABA Strictly Automotive Conference, San Diego, Calif., 2019.
- Speaker, “Criminalization of Negligence,” In-House Counsel Summit, April 24, 2014.