Executive Director, Argos Remembers
Anthony Davis is best described as a lawyer's lawyer. Mr. Davis is a member of the Lawyers for the Profession® practice group and his practice focuses on the laws that govern lawyers. He advises attorneys and law firms on legal professional and ethics issues, law firm creation, merger and dissolution, and issues relating to risk management and loss control.
Mr. Davis joined Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in February 2003. He is a Past President of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL). He is also a Member and Immediate Past Chair of the Committee on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar, a Member of the Special Committee on the Bar Exam and of the Law Practice Management Committee of the New York State Bar Association; a Member of the Committee on Professional Responsibility of the New York City Bar; a Fellow of the College of Law Practice Management; a Member of the American Law Institute; and a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.
Mr. Davis is a Lecturer-in-Law at the Columbia University School of Law, teaching "Anatomy of Large Law Firms." As an Adjunct Professor of Law, Mr. Davis taught "Legal Profession" at Brooklyn Law School for many years.
Mr. Davis is the co-author of "Risk Management: Survival Tools for Law Firms, 2nd Edition," and of "The Essential Formbook: Comprehensive Practice Management Tools for Lawyers," both published by the American Bar Association.
In addition to his books, he has written and lectured widely on a variety of legal profession and ethics issues, including a regular bi-monthly column on professional responsibility in the New York Law Journal.
Mr. Davis is also a popular lecturer and panelist, drawing on his many years of teaching experience when speaking to bar associations and law firms throughout the United States on all aspects of professional responsibility, the law as it affects lawyers, law practice and risk management.
Publius comes from the pen name Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay used when they wrote 85 publicly printed letters now known as the Federalist Papers. Hamilton chose “Publius” as a name that would represent friends of the newly proposed American republic - Publius Valeria Publicola was a Roman general who helped to found the Roman Republic. The Federalist Society continues the tradition of publishing things under the name Publius in celebration of our constitutional roots and recognition that author credit is not always necessary.
Attorney and Legal Commentator
John Shu is an attorney and legal commentator. His focus areas include constitutional law, securities & corporate law, antitrust law, administrative law, politics, and international affairs. Mr. Shu has lectured and published on a wide variety of issues.
Mr. Shu served President George H.W. Bush and President George W. Bush. He also served Judge Stanley Sporkin, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, who was Director of Enforcement at the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission and General Counsel at the Central Intelligence Agency, and Judge Paul Roney, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, who was Presiding Judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review.
Mr. Shu is a member of the National Committee on U.S. - China Relations, the Pacific Council on International Policy, and the Foreign Policy Association.
Partner, Wiley Rein, LLP
Megan L. Brown is a partner at Wiley Rein LLP. She has significant litigation, appellate and regulatory experience before state and federal courts and agencies.
Ms. Brown helps businesses respond to federal, state and local regulation and investigations raising administrative law, statutory interpretation, and constitutional issues, including the First Amendment.
Publius comes from the pen name Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay used when they wrote 85 publicly printed letters now known as the Federalist Papers. Hamilton chose “Publius” as a name that would represent friends of the newly proposed American republic - Publius Valeria Publicola was a Roman general who helped to found the Roman Republic. The Federalist Society continues the tradition of publishing things under the name Publius in celebration of our constitutional roots and recognition that author credit is not always necessary.
Anthony E. Davis Reviews Legal Ethics: The Lawyer’s Deskbook on Professional Responsibility, 2005-2006 Edition by Ronald D. Rotunda & John S. Dzienkowski
Anthony M. Davis
This one volume work on legal ethics contains an excellent overview, discussion and explanation of...
Engage Volume 6, Issue 2, October 2005
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW & REGULATION What Will the Government Do With Your Confidential Pricing Information Once...
Product Liability Greatly Expanded in Wisconsin
Publius
On July 15, the Wisconsin Supreme Court significantly expanded the potential liability of product manufacturers...
Recent Gay Marriage Rulings
John Shu
Gay marriage litigation continues to occur in various forms among the several states. In the...
Montoy v. Kansas: An Update
Megan L. Brown
A recent issue of State Court Docket Watch profiled an education finance case pending in...
Mass Torts in Mississippi
Paige Jones, Terry Williamson
Introduction The landscape for the litigation of mass tort claims in Mississippi has undergone a...
Recent Developments in Ohio Class Action Litigation
William T. Kamb
In Wilson v. Brush Wellman, Inc. (2004), 103 Ohio St.3d 538, 817 N.E.2d 59, the...
Venue Laws in South Carolina
Publius
Over the past several decades, the venue laws of the State of South Carolina have...
Bar Watch Bulletin August 9, 2005
House of Delegates, Grecco President Conference
President Greco held a news conference Monday morning to discuss his plans for the coming...
Bar Watch Bulletin August 7, 2005
Judicial Independence, 2004 Election, Death Penalty, Supreme Court
The ABA meeting in Chicago, Illinois included several panel discussions, highlights of which we report...