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Maria T. Davis

Maria T. Davis

Partner

617-720-2626

Overview click to toggle this section

Overview

Maria T. Davis, a partner at the firm, concentrates her civil litigation practice on a wide array of disputes, including business matters, employment law, and personal injury.  Ms. Davis is co-head of the firm’s personal injury practice.

Clients immersed in disputes involving complex construction projects regularly rely on her counsel.  Ms. Davis played a substantial role in persuading the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to rule in favor of a developer client on the question of when the six-year Statute of Repose begins to run in the context of a multi-building condominium project.

Ms. Davis represents the victims of traumatic injuries, including medical malpractice matters.  Among numerous successful personal injury litigation results for clients, she obtained a $4 million jury verdict in a medical malpractice lawsuit arising from the death of a mother shortly following the birth of her fourth child.

Representative Results

Recent representative accomplishments of Ms. Davis include:

  • Persuading the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to rule that the six-year period for filing a lawsuit regarding common areas of an individual building in a multi-building condominium project is triggered when the building is substantially complete or is open for its intended use, regardless of the number of buildings or development phases in the project
  • Obtaining a $1.25 million settlement of a medical malpractice case involving the death of a 57-year-old man following oral surgery
  • Obtaining a $4 million jury verdict in a medical malpractice case arising from the death of a mother shortly following the birth of her fourth child 
  • Persuading the Massachusetts Appeals Court to uphold a trial court ruling that the firm's clients hold deeded easement rights in residential property
  • Playing a substantial role in obtaining an arbitration ruling of no liability on behalf of a defendant in a securities litigation case seeking $65 million in damages

Experience

  • Todd & Weld LLP, 2013-present
  • Paul Hastings LLP, 2010-2012
  • Legal Fellowship, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, 2009

Credentials

Education

  • New York University School of Law (J.D., 2009) Executive Editor, Journal of Law and Liberty; Member: Law Students for Human Rights; Student Attorney, Federal Defender Clinic
  • Boston University (B.A., cum laude, 2004)

Bar Admissions

  • Massachusetts
  • U.S. District Court, Massachusetts
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit

Professional Activities click to toggle this section

Professional Activities

  • Massachusetts Bar Association
  • Boston Bar Association
  • Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys
  • Women's Bar Association

Publications/Presentations click to toggle this section

Publications/Presentations

  • Co-author, Discovery Motions chapter in Massachusetts Superior Court Civil Practice Manual, 6th ed. 2023, (MCLE)
  • Panelist, "Civil Litigation Basics: Tips and Strategies on Pleadings, Discovery, Dispositive Motions, and Pre-Trial Procedure," Boston Bar Association, June 2019
  • Presenter, "SLAPP Happy: Tools and Tips for Navigating the Massachusetts Anti-SLAPP Maze", Boston Bar Association (2017)
  • Presenter, "Life Cycle of a Business Part III: Nondisclosure Agreements and Noncompete Agreements," Massachusetts Bar Association (May 2017)

Honors and Awards click to toggle this section

Honors and Awards

  • Named to 2021 Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, Personal Injury Litigation: Plaintiffs
  • Named to Massachusetts Super Lawyers for Business Litigation, 2023
  • Named by Super Lawyers to Massachusetts Rising Stars for Business Litigation, 2014-2022