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Overview
Practice Areas
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35% Defective / Dangerous Products
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30% Personal Injury
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25% Workers Compensation
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5% Medical Malpractice
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5% Appeals
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Fees and Payment Types
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Fees
Contingent (33%-45%)
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Contact Information
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Languages Spoken
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Résumé
License
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24 years since Ralph D. Davis was first licensed to practice law.
| State |
License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| Illinois |
Active
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1987 |
12/11/2011 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Work Experience
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| Position |
Duration |
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Associate at
Janssen Law Center
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1997–present
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Attorney at
Ralph D. Davis, Esq.
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1992–1997
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Illinois Institute of Technology, Stuart School of Business
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1987–1992
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| Northwestern University School of Law |
Law |
JD - Juris Doctor |
1987 |
| University of Chicago |
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M.B.A. |
1972 |
| University of Chicago |
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A.B. |
1971 |
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Illinois |
American Trial Lawyers Association |
2010 |
| Illinois Super Lawyer |
Law & Politics Magazine |
2010 |
| Illinois Super Lawyer |
Law & Politics Magazine |
2009 |
| Illinois Super Lawyer |
Law & Politics Magazine |
2008 |
| Illinois Super Lawyer |
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2007 |
| Who's Who in American Law |
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2007 |
| Illionis Super Lawyer |
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2006 |
| Illinois Super Lawyer |
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2005 |
| Best Article of the Year |
American Business Law Journal |
1990 |
| Holmes/Cardozo Award |
Academy of Legal Studies In Business |
1988 |
| B(V) |
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See all 11 awards
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Member |
American Trial Lawyers Association |
2010-present
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| Member |
American Bar Association |
2004-present
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| Master |
Association of the Inns of Court |
2000-present
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| Member |
National Crime Victim Bar Association |
2000-present
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| Member |
Seventh Circuit Bar Association |
2000-present
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| Member |
American Association for Justice |
1997-present
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| Past President |
Fulton County Bar Association |
1997-present
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| Member |
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association |
1997-present
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| Member |
Peoria County Bar Association |
1997-present
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| Member |
Chicago Bar Association |
1987-present
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| Member |
Illinois State Bar Association |
1987-present
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Academy of Legal Studies in Business |
1987-1997
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| Member |
Lawyers for the Creative Arts |
1988-1996
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| Member |
Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions |
1987-1994
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| Member |
Chicago Literary Club |
1985-1993
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Portfolio
Publications
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| Article |
Publication |
Date |
| Contemporary Business Law and The Legal Environment (book) |
McGraw Hill Publishers |
1995 |
| Advertising Bans Vulnerable to Constitutional and Statutory Challenges |
Legal Backgrounder |
1995 |
| New Prohibitionism on Trial: Judicial Approval of Baltimore's Ad Ban Should be Reversed |
Legal Backgrounder |
1994 |
| False Teeth to a Chicken: Products, Advertising & You (book) |
International Publishing Corporation |
1992 |
| Retooling American Workers |
Journal of Commerce |
1992 |
| Anti-Smoking Letter Bothersome |
Bar News, Illinois State Bar Association |
1992 |
| Dealing With the Media |
Fortune |
1989 |
| Different Treatment of Marketing and Design Defects in Pure Risk-Utility Balancing: Who's the Villain? |
American Business Law Journal |
1989 |
| Attitudes and Opinion on Marketing Legal Services: A Survey of Lawyers in Private Practice in Chicago |
Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics |
1989 |
| How About a Real Expert on the FTC? |
Marketing and Media Decisions |
1988 |
| A Case of the Creeps |
Perspectives on the Professions |
1988 |
| The Story Behind a "Case of the Creeps" |
Perspectives on the Professions |
1988 |
| New Censors in the Academy: Two Approaches to Curb Their Influence |
Science, Technology & Human Values |
1988 |
| The New FDA Position of Health-Related Messages for Food Products and Constitutionally Protected Speech |
Food, Drug, Cosmetic and Medical Device Law Digest |
1987 |
| Identifying Uses of Custom Consumer Research in Products Liability |
Journal of Products Liability |
1986 |
See all 15 publications
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Speaking Engagements
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| Presentation Name |
Conference |
Date |
| Civil Law System and Torts |
People's Law School |
2005 |
| Artists and The Law |
Guest Lectures |
1995 |
| Artists and The Law |
Guest Lectures |
1994 |
| Artists and the Law |
Guest Lectures |
1993 |
| Artists and the Law |
Guest Lectures |
1992 |
| Artists and the Law |
Guest Lectures |
1991 |
See all 6 speaking engagements
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