Overview

Michael J. Davis is an experienced labor and litigation attorney who represents public and private entities in complex and sensitive disputes. Mr. Davis works with clients to bring early and favorable resolution to employment, business, and interagency disputes. Mr. Davis advocates for clients before state and federal courts in all aspects of civil litigation, before state and federal administrative agencies, and at arbitration. His legislative and regulatory practice has prompted the passage of legislation and the issuance of precedent-setting regulatory guidance.

Mr. Davis previously served as an Assistant District Attorney and an in-house labor attorney. During law school, he clerked with the Connecticut State Attorney’s Office, United States Attorney’s Office, and a boutique litigation firm. Mr. Davis also serves as a school board member for an Early Childhood-8th Grade school.

Prior to law school, Mr. Davis received a Fulbright grant and lived in Brazil studying the biofuel industry. Mr. Davis’s experience living and studying abroad contributes to his cross-cultural competence and fluency in Portuguese and Spanish.

Practice Areas

News & Publications

Events & Speaking Engagements

Performance Management Academy: Negotiations and Contract Administration 101: What You Need to Know About Collective Bargaining and the Grievance Procedure
At Your Desk, 1/6/2022

Cannabis on Campus: What School Administrators and Educators Need to Know
Teaching Cannabis/Marijuana Awareness and Prevention: A Conference for Educators Working with Middle and High School Youth (Stanford University Medical School)
UC Berkeley, 1/30/2020; At Your Desk, 4/28/2021; At Your Desk 4/27/2022

Publications

Mr. Davis co-edited the book BIOFUELS: Reasonable Steps Towards a Renewable Energy Future (Fulbright Commission, DF, Brazil)(2010). He also co-authored two chapters of the book.

Community Involvement

Community & Professional

  • American Bar Association

  • Contra Costa Bar Association

  • Colorado Hemp Advancement Management Plan (CHAMP) Initiative Stakeholder (Research & Development and Seed), 2019

Education

J.D., University of Connecticut School of Law
B.A., Fairfield University

Admissions

  • 2013, Connecticut
    2013, Massachusetts
    2014, California
    U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
    U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
    U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
    United States Supreme Court

Languages

  • Portuguese
    Spanish
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