Practice areas: Personal Injury, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation
Licensed in Maryland since: 2006
Education: University of Baltimore School of Law
GDH Law
4200 Parliament PlaceSuite 510
Lanham, MD 20706 Phone: 301-769-6835 Email: Gwen-Marie Davis Visit website
The managing partner at GDH Law in Lanham, Maryland, Gwen-Marie Davis Hicks works diligently as she fights for the rights of those dealing with personal injury, business organization, and business and civil litigation matters. Serving clients in Maryland and the District of Columbia, Ms. Davis is highly regarded among her peers and is dedicated to providing personal attention to her clients.
Gwen-Marie Davis is a Board of Governor for the Maryland Association for Justice and the American Association for Justice. She is the current Treasurer for the Maryland Association for Justice. She is active in her local bar associations, and is a stellar advocate for her clients.
While in law school, she entered the University of Baltimore School of Law as a Stephen L. Snyder Center for Litigation Skills fellow. While in law school, Ms. Davis Hicks won first place in the ABA Client Counseling Competition and was an American Bar Association National Moot Court finalist.
After receiving her Juris Doctor in 2006, she worked as a law clerk in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. In 2009, She entered private practice and at Silvera, Davis & Watts, LLC, in Silver Spring, Maryland. She founded her current firm in 2012. Ms. Davis is licensed to practice in the state of Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia and before the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
Named to The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under 40, Ms. Davis Hicks has received a 10.0 "Superb" peer review rating through Avvo. She is an active member of the Maryland Association for Justice, Inc., and the American Association for Justice.
She has been a Faculty Speaker the the American Association for Justice, the Maryland Association for Justice, and has been asked to speak at bar associations nationwide.
First Admitted: 2006, Maryland
Professional Webpage: http://www.gdhlawfirm.com/attorney-profile
Bar / Professional Activity
- U.S. District Court of Maryland, 2010
- Licensed to Practice in Virginia, 2021
- Member, Maryland Association for Justice, Inc.
- Court of Appeals of Maryland, 2006
- Member, Maryland State Bar Association
- Former Member, The National Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, District of Columbia Bar, 2014 - Present
- Former Member, Maryland Trial Lawyers Association
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Settled a personal injury case for $650,000. Client was hit by a negligent car while he was broken down on the highway., 2021
- Settled a case for $350,000 client was stuck by a negligence driver while he was driving for Uber., 2021
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- This article was published in March 2022 in the Trial Magazine., Author, Outsourcing your Firm, American Association for Justice, 2022
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Awarded Top 40 Under 40 in 2015 and 2016.
- Board of Governor for the American Association for Justice., 2021
Honors
- American Bar Association (ABA) National Moot Court Finalist
- The Association Recognizes her as a Board of Governor's who have made significant contributions to the AAJ., Certificate of Recognition, American Association for Justice, 2021
- The Women's Trial Lawyer Caucus awarded me this award for having excellent leadership as for the WTLC. , Excellence in Leadership Award, American Association for Justice WTLC, 2021
- This award is given by the President of the American Association for Justice for outstanding service to the organization., Distinguished Service Award, American Association for Justice, 2021
- ABA Client Counseling Competition 1st Place winner
- Top 40 Under 40, The National Trial Lawyers, 2015
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2022 - 2026
- Rising Stars: 2016