Adam S. Davis

Held a judicial clerkship for the Honorable Deanell Reece Tacha on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Chosen as “Super Lawyer” in Kansas and Missouri for 2020 in Appellate Practice; previously a “Rising Star” for several years Adam Davis’s practice focuses on appellate work, as well as research, analysis, and brief writing on complex legal issues in a variety of practice areas. Adam joined Wagstaff & Cartmell in 2009, following a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Deanell Reece Tacha on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. At Wagstaff & Cartmell, Adam has briefed and argued cases to numerous state and federal appellate courts, including the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth, Eighth, and Tenth Circuits, and state appellate courts in Missouri and Kansas. Adam has been named as a “Super Lawyer” in appellate practice for Kansas and Missouri, after previously being named as a “Rising Star” in appellate practice for several years.

Adam also has handled numerous complex issues in trial courts (primarily federal), as part of the Firm’s class action and mass torts practices. Adam has developed particular expertise in Daubert briefing and summary judgment briefing. For several years, Adam was co-lead of the Plaintiffs’ Legal Briefing Committee for the massive Multi-District Litigation involving Johnson & Johnson’s pelvic mesh products (Southern District of West Virginia).

Previously, Adam handled a similar role for the Plaintiffs in the MDL regarding the diabetes drug Avandia (Eastern District of Pennsylvania). Adam also assisted with briefing on behalf of Kansas and other states involved in a nationwide arbitration against the tobacco industry. While his MDL and class action work has been on behalf of Plaintiffs, Adam also has represented Defendants locally, including achieving two major victories in the Supreme Court of Missouri for Saint Luke’s Health System.