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Christopher Davis
  cdavisdc@aol.com

Education:
- B.A. SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY, 1978.
  Major in Psychology with a Minor in Math.

- J.D. Catholic University, Washington, D.C., 1984.


Admitted To Practice

  • Court of Appeals for the State of Maryland on June 21, 1984
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on March 4, 1985
  • District of Columbia Court of Appeals on March 20, 1985
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland on June 20, 1986
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on May 18, 1987
  • Supreme Court of the United States on May 16, 1988
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on November 10, 1988

Mr. Davis is a seasoned criminal litigator who has been lead counsel in over seventy-five trials, inclusive of indictments alleging violations of RICO (murder, fraud, drugs) and Conspiracy (both domestic and international); Complex Fraud (mail, bank, wire, medical/insurance, real estate, tax, money laundering, securities); Kidnappings resulting in death; Child Pornography and Federal Firearm Offenses. He is a certified federal death penalty litigator with extensive training in the area of mental health issues.

Successful Resolutions of Cases:

PG County, Maryland (8/08):
Not guilty of 5 count indictment alleging life threatening assault on a police officer.

DC Federal Court (2/07): Importation of hundreds of kilos of cocaine. All charges dismissed after extensive pretrial litigation.

Greenbelt Federal Court (5/06): Not guilty Kidnapping resulting in death and other assorted firearm offenses. Co defendant sentenced to death.

Numerous not guilty verdicts in everyday gun and drug cases in both state courts and federal courts.

Notwithstanding the above, Christopher Davis’ extensive experience particularly qualifies him to advise individuals as to when it is time to minimize their exposure as opposed to going to trial. Many of his cases are resolved well before a trial date. Many of his cases have been successfully resolved at the grand jury investigation stage, before any charges are filed.

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