Walter Davis | Oxford Divorce & Family Law Lawyer

The law office of Dunbar Davis provides professional, competent and honest representation for their clients. John Dunbar and Walt Davis consistently strive to practice law in a professional, experienced and detailed manner. Their reliability carries through to all elements of the legal process that might involve you or your company as their client.

You can count on them to give you exactly what they have promised, whether that is a return phone call or a stated contingency fee. Your case will get the attention it deserves, in a meticulous, focused manner. Their litigation experience brings depth, sound judgment and experience to their representation of you and has frequently resulted in successful resolution of complex legal issues.

Dunbar Davis understands that the goals of its clients are as individual as the clients themselves. Our attorneys will strive to both know and obtain those goals.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Member	Dunbar Davis, PLLC	Oxford, MS	2004 – Present
Associate Attorney	Dunbar & Associates, PLLC	Oxford, MS	2002 – 2004
Associate	Holcomb Dunbar	Oxford, MS	1998 – 2002
Staff Attorney	United States District Court, Northern District of Mississippi	Aberdeen, Mississippi	1994-1998

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of Mississippi School of Law	J.D.	Law School	1994
Mississippi State University	Bachelor of Arts	English/Political Science	1991

State / Court	Date
Mississippi	1994

• Member, Mississippi State Bar Association
  Member, Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions
  Member, American Inns of Court, William C. Keady Chapter
  Board of Directors, Lafayette-Oxford Foundation for Tomorrow (LOFT)
  Board of Directors, LOU Homeless Initiative
  Board of Directors, Yoknapatawpha Arts Council

• AV "Preeminent" Peer Lawyer Rating, Martindale Hubbell, 2012
  Magna Cum Laude, University of Mississippi School of Law, 1994
  Member, American MENSA
  National Academy of Family Law Attorneys "Top Ten" Mississippi Family Law Attorney

• Boardtown v. Abacus, Inc. Practice Area: Libel & Slander Outcome: Settlement Description: After suing a California software company on an Internet defamation claim, Mr. Davis successfully obtained a favorable settlement on behalf of his client. Oatis v. Mississippi Valley State University Practice Area: Employment & Labor Outcome: Settlement Description: With several dorm mothers as clients, Mr. Davis successfully obtained a favorable settlement on claims that a University had improperly denied overtime to its employees. Tutor v. Pannell Practice Area: Real Estate Outcome: Successful Description: While representing a property owner in a boundary dispute case, Mr. Davis obtained an order from the Mississippi Supreme Court reversing the trial judges decision adverse to the client. In re Cumberland Management Group, Inc. Practice Area: Real Estate Outcome: Successful Description: While representing a real estate developer, Mr. Davis was successful in convincing the United States Bankruptcy Court that his client should not be bound by a $600,000.00 lien on its real property.

• with John Graham Holaday:  Obtaining a Patient’s Informed Consent to Treatment: Informed Consent Under Mississippi Law, 63 MISS. L.J. 773 (1994)

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1994) Licensed as Attorney in Mississippi. Verified with The Mississippi Bar.	October 20, 2015

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