Kathryn M. Davis

Kathryn M. Davis, the founder and proprietor of the Law Office of Kathryn M. Davis in Pasadena, California, is a distinguished attorney certified as an Appellate Specialist by The State Bar of California's Board of Legal Specialization. With 25 years of comprehensive legal experience, Ms. Davis provides representation to a diverse clientele in Los Angeles County and Southern California, focusing on challenging previous court rulings in their cases.

Starting as a successful litigation attorney, Ms. Davis shifted her primary focus to appeals in 2006. She has effectively handled numerous cases in state and federal appellate courts, demonstrating prowess in various complex legal areas, including:

• Land use and zoning
• Regulatory matters
• Intellectual property
• Products liability
• Bankruptcy
• Probate
• Civil rights
• Commercial law
• Employment law
• Constitutional law

Additionally, she has managed numerous arbitrations and preemptive matters.

Ms. Davis graduated with honors from California State University in 1989 and earned her Juris Doctor magna cum laude from the University of California, Hastings College of Law in 1998. She is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, the California Court of Appeals, and both the California and U.S. Supreme Courts.

During her law school tenure, Ms. Davis served as associate articles editor of the Hastings Law Journal and received accolades such as the CALI Excellence for the Future Award and the American Jurisprudence Award for comparative criminal procedure and evidence. She was also the recipient of the Percy E. Towne and Basye Family Scholarships, graduating with honors as a member of the Thurston Society.

In addition to her thriving appellate practice, Ms. Davis serves as an adjunct legal professor at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, where she co-chairs the Ninth Circuit Appellate Litigation Clinic. She has also held the position of adjunct professor of law at Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law's Ninth Circuit Appellate Litigation Clinic.

Ms. Davis actively contributes to her legal community, holding memberships in the American Bar Association and the Amicus Briefs Committee for the Los Angeles County Bar Association. Furthermore, she serves on the editorial board for The State Bar of California's Journal of the Litigation Section and is an appointed member of the Standing Committee for The State Bar of California.