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Charles Y Davis 
Springfield, Illinois
Partner
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 civil and commercial litigation, energy law, local government and municipal law, corporate law, real estate law and employment law. Mr. Davis has represented corporate, governmental and individual clients in litigation before Illinois state and federal courts and numerous state tribunals. Most notably, Mr. Davis regularly represents corporations and townships in contested litigation throughout Illinois, public utilities in matters before the Illinois Commerce Commission, and liquor licensees before the Illinois Liquor Control Commission. Mr. Davis also has represented clients in a variety of transactional matters, including numerous asset and stock transactions involving extensive business assets and public utility systems.
Areas of Practice:
Civil Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Injunctions
Energy Law
Public Utility Law
Local Government and Municipal Law and Insurance Defense
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: Bonaventure Medal Award Winner
Major:  Political Science


Representative Clients:
Ameren Illinois Company
Boesdorfer Murphy, LLC
H.D. Smith Wholesale Drug Co.
Smith Medical Partners LLC
Honors and Awards:
Springfield Business Journal's Forty Under 40, 2010


Lincoln Academy of Illinois, Student Laureate


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Illinois State Bar Association
Member


Sangamon County Bar Association
Member


American Bar Association
Member


ISBA Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications, and Transportation Section Council
Member


Illinois Township Lawyers Association
Member


Adjusters Association of Central Illinois


Lincoln-Douglas Inn of Court, 2007 - 2008
Associate


Leadership Springfield, 2009 - 2010
Graduate


Illinois State Bar Association
Board of Governors


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, 2009 - 2011
Lincoln Land Community College Foundation; Board of Directors, Member, 2010 - Present
Leadership Springfield, Board of Directors, Member, 2011 - Present
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.