“One of the state’s top lawyers.”
– Georgia Trend Magazine
ABOUT JESS DAVIS III
Jess Davis is a medical malpractice trial lawyer representing catastrophically injured clients in Georgia and throughout the United States. He has received virtually every award and honor available to Georgia trial attorneys, has lead numerous legal and community organizations, is regularly called upon by the media for comment on complex or high profile legal matters, and the firm he helps lead has recovered more than $75,000,000 for its clients, including eight-figure verdicts and settlements.
Jess has litigated most every type of medical negligence cases, including failure to diagnose bacterial infections such as meningitis and necrotizing fasciitis; failure to timely diagnose various types of cancer; surgical and anesthesiology errors resulting in severe neurological damage; IV infiltration and extravasation; birth injuries; failure to diagnose fatal, post-surgery conditions such as sepsis and peritonitis; medication errors; chiropractic malpractice resulting in stroke and other debilitating injuries; and negligent nursing home/assisted living care, including bedsores, resulting in serious injury or death.
Prior to founding Davis Adams, LLC, Jess was a member of the Litigation & Trial Practice Group at Alston & Bird, an Am Law 100 firm, where he focused primarily on antitrust litigation. He has published articles on the subject of predatory bidding, and was a contributor to the preeminent antitrust law treatise, Antitrust Advisor, as well as the American Bar Association’s seven-volume In-House Counsel’s Essential Toolkit.
Jess maintains a highly active pro bono practice. He is part of the team of lawyers that sued U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a California federal court for the illegal detention of Vietnamese refugees, an ambitious habeas class action that garnered national and international media coverage. He also represents detainees at ICE’s Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Ga. in conduction with the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative. Jess also provides free legal service to animal welfare organizations through the Animal Rescue Legal Society, which he founded in 2005 after participating in the emergency evacuation of animals from New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. Outside of his legal work, Jess has served on the Board of Directors for The Community School and Druid Hills Youth Sports.
Before attending law school Jess spent nearly a decade as a political aide and operative in Washington, D.C. and in Georgia, including stints with the United States Senate, the United States House of Representatives, and numerous political campaigns at every level, including presidential, congressional, state and mayoral races. He remains active in national, state and local politics, routinely chairing campaign committees for judges and progressive legislative candidates, and volunteering with a number of social justice organizations.
Atlanta Medical Malpractice Attorney
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office : 404.373.8466
Fax : 404.373.8455
Email : jess.davis@davis-adams.com
EDUCATION
- JD, Mercer University
- BA, Political Science, Columbus State University
STATE BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS
- State Bar of Ga.
- Supreme Court of Ga.
- All Ga. Trial Courts
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ga.
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Ga.
MEMBERSHIPS & ACTIVITIES
- Member, Executive Committee, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
- Parliamentarian, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
- Chair, Education Committee, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
- Chair, Membership Committee, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
- Vice Chair, Education Committee, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, Amicus Committee, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, Membership Committee, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, Education Committee, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, Legislative Affairs Committee, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
- Champion Member, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, Board of Directors, Civil Justice PAC
- Champion Member, Civil Justice PAC
- Member, State Bar of Georgia
- Member, Bench & Bar Committee, State Bar of Georgia
- Member, Board of Directors, DeKalb Bar Association
- Member, Southern Trial Lawyers Association
- Chair, Membership Committee, DeKalb Bar Association
- Member, DeKalb Bar Association
- Member, Trial Lawyers Section, DeKalb Bar Association
- Member, Atlanta Bar Association
- Member, Litigation Section, Atlanta Bar Association
- Member, American Academy of Jurisprudence
- Member, American Association for Justice
- Member, Professional Negligence Section, American Association for Justice
- Member, National Medical Malpractice Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Antitrust Section, American Bar Association
- Member, American Constitution Society
- Member, NAACP
- Member, Human Rights Campaign
- Chair, Committee to Keep Judge Stacey K. Hydrick
- Member, Board of Directors, The Community School
- Member, Board of Directors, Druid Hills Youth Sports
- Member, Capital Campaign Committee, Druid Hills Youth Sports
- Founder, Animal Rescue Legal Society
AWARDS & PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
- Champion of Justice Award, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
- AV Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
- Lifetime Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Lifetime Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Georgia, The National Trial Lawyers
- Top 100 High Stakes Litigators
- Seal of Excellence, American Jurist Institute
- Georgia Super Lawyer
- Georgia Super Lawyer, Rising Star
- Georgia’s Legal Elite, Georgia Trend Magazine
- Top Young Attorneys in Georgia, Atlanta Magazine
- Georgia’s Top-Rated Lawyer, Legal Leaders: Georgia’s Top-Rated Lawyers
- Litigator Awards Nominee, Trial Lawyers Board of Regents
- 10 Best (Client Satisfaction), American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys
- Top Rated Lawyer in Medical Malpractice, The American Lawyer
- Premier 100 Georgia Trial Attorneys, National Academy of Jurisprudence
- Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers
AWARDS & PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
Trial Themes in Technical Cases—Lessons Learned
Toxic & Mass Torts CLE, ICLE
Presenter—Atlanta, Ga., March 28, 2019
Watch Me CLE, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
Co-Chair, Savannah, Ga., January 27-28, 2017
Practical Tactics for Preparing and Neutralizing Experts
Jury Trial Tactics CLE, ICLE
Presenter—January 2016
Weekly Check-Up with Dr. Bruce Feinberg
WSB-TV News
Radio Interview, Atlanta, Ga., June 21, 2015
Legal Expert: Class Action Lawsuit Against VA Unlikely
CBS 46 News
Television Interview, Atlanta, Ga., June 11, 2014
Ross-Simmons v. Weyerhaeuser: The Supreme Court Rules on Antitrust Liability for Predatory Bidding Antitrust Section Newsletter, American Bar Association
Author—Fall 2006
Initial Investigation—Is the Case Viable?
Medical Malpractice from Start to Finish, National Business Institute
Presenter—Atlanta, Ga., March 7, 2019
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention
Co-Chair, Atlanta, Ga., April 28-29, 2016
You’ve Got Until Midnight to Cash In These Lotto Tickets
11 Alive News
Television Interview, Atlanta, Ga., July 29, 2015
Strain on Jurors in Atlanta School Cheating Trial
WSB-TV News
Television Interview, Atlanta, Ga., November 14, 2014
Cases Concerning VA Medical Care Continue to Pile Up
WSB-TV News
Television Interview, Atlanta, Ga., June 6, 2014
Using Medical Experts to Add Value to Your Case
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Essential Torts CLE
Presenter—Macon, Ga., February 2013
Trial Themes and Tactics—Making the Complex Simple
Toxic & Mass Torts CLE, ICLE
Presenter—Atlanta, Ga., March 29, 2018
What’s Next in the Ross Harris Murder Trial?
Fox 5 News
Television Interview, Atlanta, Ga., April 29, 2016
Millions Worth of Georgia Lottery Tickets Go Unclaimed Before Deadline
CBS 46 News
Television Interview, Atlanta, Ga., July 29, 2015
Atlanta Public School Cheating Trial Jury Selection
CBS 46 News
Television Interview, Atlanta, Ga., July 1, 2014
Resolving Medical Negligence Cases: Turning Good Cases Into Good Recoveries
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention
Presenter—Atlanta, Ga., April 2014
Effectively Using Expert Witnesses
Southern Poverty Law Center Annual Retreat
Presenter—Orange Beach, Ala., October 2012
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention
Co-Chair, Atlanta, Ga., April 28-29, 2016
Man Shoots and Kills Alleged Car Thief
Fox 5 News
Television Interview, Atlanta, Ga., March 20, 2016
Jobs Spotlight: Jess Davis III, Personal Injury Attorney
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Columbus, Ga., June 21, 2015
Local Attorney Sounds Off on VA Healthcare Scandal
Fox 5 News
Television Interview, Atlanta, Ga., June 11, 2014
Expertise in Plaintiff Personal Injury Law: Medical Malpractice
Atlanta Bar Association CLE
Presenter, Atlanta, Ga., January 2014
The In-House Counsel Essential Toolbox
American Bar Association
Contributor—2006
Antitrust Advisor
West Publishing
Contributor—2005