Title: Partner
Primary Office: Philadelphia, PA
Practice Area/s: Workers' Compensation, Nursing Home and Long Term Care Liability
Telephone: 215.972.7905 | Fax: 215.564.7699
Email: cdavis@wglaw.com

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Professional Experience:

Mr. Davis devotes the majority of his practice to defending Workers' Compensation matters in state and federal court on behalf of insurance carriers, self-insured entities and third-party administrators. Mr. Davis Workers' Compensation practice is limited to Pennsylvania matters while his federal practice involves defending cases brought under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act and Jones Act.

In addition, Mr. Davis served as a law clerk for past President Joseph T. Doyle of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania from 1992-1994 dealing extensively with municipal law including the Zoning laws of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation matters.

Mr. Davis served as a Township Commissioner in Nether Providence Township in Delaware County Pennsylvania from 1998-2004. He continues his commitment to community service by currently serving on the Zoning and Hearing Board of Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

In 2011, Mr. Davis was recognized by the publisher of the Pennsylvania edition of Super Lawyers magazine as being among the top 5 percent of practitioners in his practice specialty within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Davis speaks regularly on the subject of workers’ compensation to clients, claims associations and trade groups.

Education:

Widener University School of Law, J.D. cum laude, 1992.
Citation Editor, Law Review,Widener Journal of Public Law.

University of Pittsburgh, B.A. Economics and Political Science, 1989.

Professional Memberships and Activities:

Admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Board Member, Kids' Chance of Pennsylvania

Member, Middletown Township Zoning Hearing Board

Zoning Solicitor, Nether Providence Township Zoning Hearing Board

Former Member, Nether Providence Township Board of Commissioners

Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association

Member, Philadelphia Bar Association

Legislative Liaison, Workers' Compensation Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association

Recent News:

2012-01-03 :: Christian A. Davis and David A. Assalone Co-Author Article for PSIA

2011-01-17 :: Christian A. Davis and Thomas J. Bailey Co-Author Article for PSIA

2010-04-28 :: Christian Davis and Jason Herpel Author Article for 'Transportation Lawyer'

2010-04-13 :: Christian A. Davis and Wendy S. Smith Author ABA Newsletter Article

2009-11-28 :: Christian A. Davis and Wendy S. Smith Co-Author Article for PSIA

2008-12-01 :: Christian A. Davis and Jason D. Herpel's Legislative Update Published in PSIA Newsletter

2006-11-22 :: Christian A. Davis Authors Article in PSIA Newsletter

Speaking Engagements and Presentations:

2011-04-28 :: Christian A. Davis and Mark S. Setaro Will Present Audio Conference

2011-03-02 :: Christian A. Davis Presents Pennsylvania Bar Institute Webcast

2010-12-10 :: Christian Davis to Present at National Business Institute Seminar

2010-10-27 :: Christian Davis to Present Workers' Compensation Webinar

2010-10-19 :: Christian Davis Speaks at Philadelphia Bar Association Event

2010-09-16 :: Firm Attorneys Speak at Workers' Compensation Seminar

2009-03-17 :: Weber Gallagher Attorneys to Speak at Workers' Compensation Seminar