Anthony Davis is a lawyer’s lawyer. He advises lawyers and law firms in the United States and internationally in the areas of professional responsibility, risk management and every aspect of the law governing lawyers. Anthony is the author of books, numerous scholarly articles, and the bi-monthly "Professional Responsibility" column in the New York Law Journal.
Anthony is a Lecturer-in-Law at Columbia University School of Law, teaching “Professional Responsibility Issues in Business Practice.” He is a past President of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL), a Fellow of the College of Law Practice Management, and a Member of the American Law Institute (ALI).
Admissions
New York
Colorado
England & Wales, Solicitor and Barrister (non-practicing)
US District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
US District Court for the District of Colorado
US Courts of Appeals for the Second, Fourth, and Tenth Circuits
Education
M.A., Cambridge University, 1974
LL.M., (Criminal Justice), New York University, 1971
B.A., (Hons., Law), Cambridge University, 1970
Memberships
American Bar Association
Center for the Professional Responsibility
New York City Bar
Professional Ethics Committee, 2010-2013
Professional Responsibility Committee, 1992-1995, 1998-2001, 2007-2010, 2019-present
New York State Bar Association
American Bar Foundation
Life Fellow
Columbia University School of Law
Lecturer-in-Law, 2007-present
Brooklyn Law School
Adjunct Professor of Law, 1986-2000
Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL)
Past President
College of Law Practice Management
Fellow
American Law Institute
ABA International Law Section
Cross-Border Practice Management Committee, Steering Group member (2020-current)
Experience
Presentations
Anthony frequently presents on a variety of professional responsibility and legal ethics topics to a multitude of organizations. These include ABA sections, the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility, the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, and the New York State and New York City Bar Associations.
Publications include:
Co-author, "Risk Management: Survival Tools for Law Firms, American Bar Association," co-published by the Law Practice Management Section and the Center for Professional Responsibility, 1995, 2nd edition, 2007, 3rd edition, 2015
Co-author, "The Essential Formbook; Comprehensive Management Tools for Lawyers", ABA Law Practice Management Section, 4 volumes, 2001
Co-author, "Reforming Lawyer Mobility—Protecting Turf or Serving Clients?," The Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, vol. 30, 2017
"Legal Ethics and Risk Management; Complimentary Visions of Lawyer Regulation," pg. 95 of The Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, vol. XXI, 2008
Co-author, "Indemnity Provisions in Outside Counsel Guidelines: A Tale of Unintended Consequences," ABA Center for Professional Responsibility, The Professional Lawyer, vol. 23, 2016
Co-author, "The New Battle Over Conflicts of Interest: Should Professional Regulators—or Clients—Decide What Is a Conflict?," ABA Center for Professional Responsibility, The Professional Lawyer, vol. 24, 2017
Co-author, "Increasing Profitability by Improving Client Intake," Ch.5 of The Mechanics of Law Firm Profitability: People, Process, and Technology, Ark Group, 2016