Maria Davis

Overview Overview Maria T. Davis, a partner at the firm, concentrates her civil litigation practice on a wide array of disputes, including business matters, employment law, and personal injury. Ms. Davis is co-head of the firms personal injury practice. Clients immersed in disputes involving complex construction projects regularly rely on her counsel. Ms. Davis played a substantial role in persuading the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to rule in favor of a developer client on the question of when the six-year Statute of Repose begins to run in the context of a multi-building condominium project. Ms. Davis represents the victims of traumatic injuries, including medical malpractice matters. Among numerous successful personal injury litigation results for clients, she obtained a $4 million jury verdict in a medical malpractice lawsuit arising from the death of a mother shortly following the birth of her fourth child. More About Maria Less About Maria Practice Areas Practice Areas Business Litigation Construction Management and Litigation Personal Injury Employment Law and Litigation Civil Rights Litigation Representative Results Representative Results Recent representative accomplishments of Ms. Davis include: Persuading the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to rule that the six-year period for filing a lawsuit regarding common areas of an individual building in a multi-building condominium project is triggered when the building is substantially complete or is open for its intended use, regardless of the number of buildings or development phases in the project Obtaining a $1.25 million settlement of a medical malpractice case involving the death of a 57-year-old man following oral surgery Obtaining a $4 million jury verdict in a medical malpractice case arising from the death of a mother shortly following the birth of her fourth child Persuading the Massachusetts Appeals Court to uphold a trial court ruling that the firms clients hold deeded easement rights in residential property Playing a substantial role in obtaining an arbitration ruling of no liability on behalf of a defendant in a securities litigation case seeking $65 million in damages Experience Experience Todd & Weld LLP, 2013-present Paul Hastings LLP, 2010-2012 Legal Fellowship, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, 2009 Credentials Credentials Education New York University School of Law (J. D., 2009) Executive Editor, Journal of Law and Liberty; Member: Law Students for Human Rights; Student Attorney, Federal Defender Clinic Boston University (B. A., cum laude, 2004) Bar Admissions Massachusetts U. S. District Court, Massachusetts U. S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit Professional Activities Professional Activities Massachusetts Bar Association Boston Bar Association Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys Womens Bar Association Publications/Presentations Publications/Presentations Co-author, Discovery Motions chapter in Massachusetts Superior Court Civil Practice Manual, 6th ed. 2023, (MCLE) Panelist, Civil Litigation Basics: Tips and Strategies on Pleadings, Discovery, Dispositive Motions, and Pre-Trial Procedure, Boston Bar Association, June 2019 Presenter, SLAPP Happy: Tools and Tips for Navigating the Massachusetts Anti-SLAPP Maze, Boston Bar Association (2017) Presenter, Life Cycle of a Business Part III: Nondisclosure Agreements and Noncompete Agreements, Massachusetts Bar Association (May 2017) Honors and Awards Honors and Awards Named to Best Lawyers in America, Litigation - Labor and Employment (2025-present) Named to Massachusetts Super Lawyers for Business Litigation (2023-2025) Named by Super Lawyers to Massachusetts Rising Stars for Business Litigation (2014-2022) Named to Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, Personal Injury Litigation: Plaintiffs (2021)