| 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
Mary Davis always provides a thoughtful and intelligent
approach to presenting her client’s issues to
the court. She has extensive experience as appellate
counsel having served as counsel of record in the District
of Columbia Circuit, as well as the Fourth and Fifth
Circuits, and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. In addition to serving as counsel of record,
she is routinely retained by other criminal defense
attorneys to prepare appellate briefs on their clients’
behalf. Ms. Davis has authored over 100 appellate briefs
as well as numerous petitions to the United States Supreme
Court. Her skill and appellate expertise have resulted
in favorable decisions based on claims of Constitutional
violations, prosecutorial misconduct, ineffective assistance
of trial counsel, and illegal sentences.
Mary Davis is a recognized death penalty litigator
and has represented death eligible defendants at both
the district court level and on appeal. She has also
assisted numerous clients in post-conviction proceedings.
Successful Resolutions of Cases Include:
United States v. Booker - Case remanded for
re-sentencing.
United States v. Brooks - Case remanded
based on Brady violation.
United States v. Braxton – Conviction
reversed.
United States v. Posey – Case
remanded for consideration of ineffective assistance
of counsel claim leading to significant sentence reduction.
United States v. Wood – Conviction
reversed.
United States v. Dillon – Federal charges dismissed.
United States v. Bell – Conviction
vacated.
United States v. Mack – Post-conviction
relief granted.
United States v. Schmidt – Post-conviction
relief granted.
By virtue of her legal proficiency, coupled with a
genuine concern for each of her clients, Ms. Davis is
well respected by both the judiciary and the clients
she serves.
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