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Robert Davis

ROBERT DAVIS

Attorney | Senior Partner

rsd@flowersdavis.com

Tyler Office

(903) 534-8063

(903) 534-1650

BIOGRAPHY

Robert S. Davis is a Senior Partner at Flowers Davis PLLC and oversees the Business and Commercial Litigation, Insurance Defense, Defense of Governmental Entities, Employment Law, and Medical Liability Sections of the firm.

Robert has extensive experience in representing governmental entities and government officials in all types of litigation. He also has extensive experience in first party and third party litigation for major insurance carriers, drafting coverage opinions for insurance carriers, and in medical malpractice litigation for private practitioners as well as county health authorities. Since co-founding Flowers Davis in 1994, Robert has personally tried more than 100 cases in state and federal court to verdict, and he has been lead counsel in 198 appellate cases at the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.  He also handles state court appellate cases.

Robert began his legal career as a Briefing Attorney to the Honorable Justice Sue LaGarde, 5th Judicial District Court of Appeals in Dallas, Texas from 1988 to 1989. Afterwards, he was appointed as Law Clerk to United States District Judge William M. Steger from 1989 to 1991.

During law school, Robert served as the assistant legislative liaison for Dallas District Attorney Henry Wade and his successor, Dallas District Attorney John Vance. While working for Mr. Wade, Robert wrote a paper on recidivism and the need for increased prison capacity that was published by the Texas Governor’s Office, and excerpts of the paper were published by the major news media in Texas. Through the years, Robert has written many papers for and made numerous presentations to entities such as the State Bar of Texas, Texas Sheriff’s Association, Texas Association of Counties, Texas Jail Association, the Jail Management Institute of Sam Houston State University, and Texas Chief Deputies’ Association. Overall, Robert has published or presented more than 40 papers in the areas of civil rights, medical malpractice and employment law.

CREDENTIALS

EDUCATION

Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, Juris Doctorate, 1988
Trinity University, Bachelor of Science, History, 1985

BAR ADMISSIONS

State Bar of Texas, November 1988

COURT ADMISSIONS

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (1990)
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (1991)
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (1991)
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (2001)
United States District Courts for the Eastern & Western Districts of Arkansas (2006)
United States District Courts for the Eastern & Western Districts of New Mexico
United States District Courts for the Northern & Southern Districts of Iowa
United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit (1991)
Supreme Court of the United States (1998)

HONORS & AWARDS

State Bar of Texas, Three-Time Recipient of the Pro Bono Award for helping indigent citizens
Texas Jail Association, Hall of Fame inductee
East Texas Peace Officers Association, Man of the Year

PRACTICE AREAS

Business & Commercial Litigation
Defense of Governmental Entities
Employment Law
Insurance Defense
Medical Liability

ENGAGEMENT

MEMBERSHIPS

American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Advocate Level
Smith County Bar Association, current member, Director, 2005-2006 and State Bar Fellow, 2006
Gregg County Bar Association
Harrison County Bar Association
Eastern District of Texas Bar Association
Fifth Circuit Bar Association
The Bar Association for the United States Supreme Court
Defense Research Institute
Smith County Young Lawyers Association, Past President, 1994-1995
Eastern District of Texas Historical Committee, Past Co-Chairman, 1996-1997

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Texas Association of Counties, Regional Counsel
East Texas Area Counsel of the Boy Scouts of America, General Counsel and Board Member, six years
Robert is active in his church and several non-profit organizations

NEWS

Tyler Attorney Robert S. Davis to Address Texas Lawmakers at Annual Conferences

TYLER (July 23, 2015) – Within a five-week period, Tyler Attorney Robert S. Davis will address two groups of Texas lawmakers, lecturing on issues that can often result in litigation, and advising the groups on how to avoid it. The Texas Sheriffs’ 137th Annual Training Conference and Expo was held this past week, July 18-21, […]
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PUBLICATIONS

Bail Bond Handbook For Texas Counties

Author: Robert Davis Due to its size and scope, the Bail Bond Handbook is available as PDF. This document requires the PDF Reader to view. Download Adobe Acrobat Reader App. View The Bail Bond Handbook Here
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Jail Litigation: From Class Action Lawsuits To Pro Se Litigation

Author: Robert Davis IMMUNITY As with any claim asserted against a government employee or official, the first line of defense is the affirmative defense of immunity from suit, either absolute or qualified.  Consequently, a good understanding of both of these types of immunity is very important to the practitioner. The modern doctrine of immunity, either […]
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