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Charles Y Davis 
Springfield, Illinois
Associate, since 2005
phone 888-763-9594
217-280-4271
fax 217-544-9609
email Email Me

Charles Y. Davis has been an attorney with Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP since 2005.  Mr. Davis has a diverse litigation and transactional practice, concentrating in general civil litigation, public utility law, business and corporate law, real estate law, and employment law.  Mr. Davis has represented corporate, governmental and individual clients in litigation before Illinois trial and appellate courts, and the Illinois Liquor Control Commission, and electric and gas utilities in matters before the Illinios Commerce Commission.  Mr. Davis also has represented clients in a variety of transactional matters, including numerous asset and stock purchases and sales involving large business assets and public utility systems.

Areas of Practice:
Civil Litigation
Public Utility Law
Business/Corporate Law
Real Estate Law
Employment Law
Collections
Bar Admissions:
Illinois, 2005
U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 2005
U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 2006
Education:
Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale, Illinois, 2005
J.D.


Quincy University, Quincy, Illinois, 2002
B.A.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Honors: Student Laureate, Lincoln Academy of Illinois
Honors: Bonaventure Medal Award Winner
Major:  Political Science


Classes/Seminars Taught:
"No Child Left Behind Act", NBI, May 4, 2006


"Landlord Rights and Options When the Deal Goes Bad," Landlord-Tenant Law in Illinois: Beyond the Basics, Sterling Education, November 14, 2007


"Problem Tenants," Landlord-Tenant Law in Illinois: Beyond the Basics, Sterling Education, November 14, 2007


"Legislative Update," Brown, Hay, & Stephens, LLP, Employment Law Seminar, October 30, 2008


"Legislative Update," Brown, Hay, & Stephens, LLP, Employment Law Seminar, November 5, 2009


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Illinois State Bar Association
Member


Sangamon County Bar Association
Member


American Bar Association
Member


Lincoln-Douglas Inn of Court, 2007 - 2008
Associate


Leadership Springfield
Graduate, 2009


Past Employment Positions:
United States Senator Peter Fitzgerald, 2001


United States Senate Republican Policy Committee, 2002


Pro Bono Activities:
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois; Board of Directors, Member/Treasurer
Lincoln Land Community College Foundation; Board of Directors, Member
Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Delta Phi

Springfield Office •
205 S. 5th Street
Suite 700
Springfield, IL 62701
Toll Free: 888.763.9594
Phone: 217.280.4271
Fax: 217.544.9609

Chicago Office •
20 S. Clark Street
Suite 3000
Chicago, IL 60603
Toll Free: 888.763.9594
Phone: 217.280.4271
Fax: 217.544.9609

Representative Clients

Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP, provides legal counsel and representation for businesses, government entities, and individuals in Springfield, Illinois, and downstate Illinois communities such as Decatur, Mt. Vernon, Peoria, Rockford, Champaign, Bloomington, Quincy, Effingham, Urbana, Danville, Galesburg, Kankakee, Carbondale, and Carlinville, Illinois.