AREAS OF PRACTICE

• Business Law, Formation and Transactions
• Franchise and Distribution Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Commercial Litigation, Trial and Appellate Practice
• Entertainment Law
• Commercial Real Estate Services, Zoning and Land Use
• Administrative Law, Regulatory Compliance and Professional Licensing
• Business Finance and Succession Planning
• Trademark and Copyright

EDUCATION

• Indiana University School of Law—Bloomington (J.D. Cum Laude)
• Indiana University-Bloomington (B.A.)

ADMISSIONS

• Indiana Circuit, Superior and City Courts
• Indiana Administrative Courts
• Indiana Court of Appeals
• Indiana Supreme Court
• Hawaii Circuit and District Court
• Hawaii Administrative Courts
• Hawaii Land and Tax Appeals Court
• Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
• Hawaii Supreme Court
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
• United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
• United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Indiana
• United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana
• United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Hawaii
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• United States Patent and Trademark Courts
• Supreme Court of the United States of America

LEGAL AFFILIATIONS

• American Asssociation of Franchisees & Dealers
• The National Trial Lawyers Association
• American Bar Association (Business Law and Litigation Sections)
• Indianapolis Bar Association (Business Law and Litigation Sections)
• Indiana State Bar Association (Business Law and Litigation Sections)
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
• Hamilton County Bar Association (Business Law and Litigation Sections)
• Seventh Circuit Bar Association (Business Law and Litigation Sections)
• Honolulu County Bar Association (Business Law and Litigation Sections)
• Hawaii State Bar Association (Business Law and Litigation Sections)
• Hawaii Trial Lawyers Association for Justice
• Ninth Circuit Bar Association (Business Law and Litigation Sections)

OTHER AFFILIATIONS

• Indiana University Cancer Center Complete Life Program
• Debbie's Make-You-Smile Fund, I.U. Cancer Center, Founder
• Carmel Chamber of Commerce
• Fishers Chamber of Commerce
• Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
• Honolulu Chamber of Commerce
• Maui Chamber of Commerce
• Kona Chamber of Commerce
• Molokai Chamber of Commerce
• Kauai Chamber of Commerce
• Hawaii Chamber of Commerce
• Hawaii Kai Chamber of Commerce
• Prevail Center for Victims of Crime
• Chaucie's Place for Children
• Williamson Run Homeowners Association Board Member (2005-06)

PUBLICATIONS AND LECTURES

• Lecturer and Author, “Financing the Small Business,” National Business Institute Seminar (2006).
• Lecturer and Author, “Legal and Practical Considerations for Operating a Small Business,” National Business Institute Seminar (2006).
• Lecturer and Author, “Commercial Real Estate Leasing & Negotiations,” National Business Institute Seminar (2004).
• Author, "The Defamation of Choice-of-Law in Cyberspace: Countering the View that the Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws is Inadequate to Navigate the Borderless Reaches of the Intangible Frontier," 54. Fed. Comm. L. J. 339 (2002).
• Lecturer, Indiana University School of Law Professionalism Seminar (2000).
• Reporter Asst., "Report and Recommendations for the ABA Commission on Public Financing of Judicial Campaigns," ABA (2001).
• Reporter Asst., "Independence and Accountability in the Improvement of the Administration of Justice" ABA Press, 7th Edition (2001).
• Author Asst., "Understanding Civil Procedure" 3rd Ed. (2001).
• Author Asst., "Cases and Materials on Conflicts of Law" (Forthcoming 2006).
• Author Asst., "Public Financing of Judicial Elections: An Overview" 34 LOY.L.A L. REV 1467 (2001).
• Author Asst., "Judicial Independence, Judicial Accountability, and the Role of Constitutional Norms in Congressional Regulation of the Courts," 78 Ind. L. J. 153 (2003).
• Author Asst., “When Courts and Congress Collide: The Struggle for Control of America's Judicial System” (2006).

RECORDED DECISIONS

• Thomas Rosenbaum, et al. v. Chad Seybold, et al., 2006 WL 3240064 (N.D. Ind., 2006).
• Brandon Joe Harris, et al. v. Miracle Appearance Reconditioning Specialists, international, inc. et al., 2007 WL 2749434 (S. D. Ind. 2007).
• Thomas Rosenbaum, et al. v. Chad Seybold, et al., 2007 WL 1959241 (N.D. Ind., 2007).
• Harris Mobile Appearance Reconditioning Service, Inc. v. Miracle Appearance Reconditioning Specialists International, inc., et al., 2007 WL 4197577 (S.D. Ind. 2007).
• Brandon Joe Harris, et al. v. Miracle Appearance Reconditioning Specialists, international, inc. et al., 2007 WL 2982767 (S. D. Ind. 2007).
• Hoffa Engineering, LLC v. Riverside Electronics, Ltd., et al., 2007 WL 831820 (S.D. Ind. 2007).
• Miracle Appearance Reconditioning Specialists International, Inc. v. Scott Harris, et al., 2007 WL 3005638 (N.D. Tex. 2007).
• Brenda Ottinger and Joseph Ottinger v. Patricia Sawyer, et al., 883 N.E.2d 1212 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008).
• Thomas Rosenbaum, et al. v. Chad Seybold, et al., 2008 WL 513205 (N.D. Ind., 2008).
• Harris Mobile Appearance Reconditioning Service, Inc. v. Miracle Appearance, 2008 WL 506070 (S.D. Ind. 2008).
• Gator Wash, LLC v. Lighthouse Carwash Systems, Inc., 2008 WL 506070 (S.D. Ind. 2008).
• Reconditioning Specialists International, inc., et al., 2008 WL 2230652 (S.D. Ind. 2008).
• Thomas Rosenbaum, et al. v. Chad Seybold, et al., 2008 WL 2518697 (N.D. Ind., 2008).
• Gregory J. Mills v. Dean Kimbley, 909 N.E. 2d 1068 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009).
• Lineback v. Shaw Associates, LLC, 2009 WL 1396295 (S.D. Ind. 2009).

HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS

• 2012 Super Lawyer (Rising Star)
• 2012 State's Outstanding Young Lawyers (Indianapolis Monthly)
• 2011 Super Lawyer (Rising Star)
• 2011 State's Outstanding Young Lawyers (Indianapolis Monthly)
• 2010 Super Lawyer (Rising Star)
• 2010 State's Outstanding Young Lawyers (Indianapolis Monthly)
• 40 Under 40, Indiana Business Journal, 2008
• Business Excellence Award, WIBC-53rd Bank, 2007
• ABA Commission on Public Financing of Judicial Campaigns, Assistant to the Reporter
• President of Student Body, Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington, 2002
• Moot Court Board, Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington, 2002
• Leadership Award, Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington, 2002
• Excellence Award, Federal Communications Law Journal, 2002
• Reporter Asst., ABA Commission on Public Financing of Judicial Campaigns, 2002
• Managing Editor, Federal Communications Law Journal, 2002
• Teaching Recognition Committee Award, Indiana University School of Law, 2002
• President of Student Body, Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington, 2001
• Top Moot Court Oralist Award, Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington, 2001
• Managing Editor, Federal Communications Law Journal, 2001
• Leadership Award, Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington, 2001
• Representative of the Year, Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington, 2001
• Excellence Award, Federal Communications Law Journal, 2001

P. Adam Davis