J. Russell Davis
FOUNDER AND SHAREHOLDER
J. Russell Davis
FOUNDER AND SHAREHOLDER
(210) 660-3795
English
Biography
J. Russell Davis is one of the founders of DC&M and a shareholder practicing in the firm’s transactional section. He was a speaker at “Fear of Commitment: Lenders are From Mars – Borrowers are From Venus” and the author of “Limited Liability Companies, The Choice of Entity in Texas,” National Business Institutes, Inc.
Davis specializes in negotiations, acquisition, sales, financing, commercial development, leasing, estate planning, probate, and is Board Certified in Commercial Real Estate Law.* He holds a bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctor from the University of Texas at Austin.
*Board Certified Commercial Real Estate Law - Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Practice Areas
- Transactional:
- Negotiations
- Acquisition
- Sales
- Financing
- Leasing
- Commercial development (horizontal and vertical)
- Estate planning
- Probate
- Structuring and negotiating complex business relationships
- Resolution of disputes within business ventures short of litigation
- Financial workouts
Education
- University of Texas at Austin, B.B.A. 1968
- University of Texas at Austin, J.D. 1971
- Phi Delta Phi
- Admitted to practice: Texas, 1971
Jurisdictions
- Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Commercial Real Estate Law
Industries
- Real estate
Publications and Speaking Engagements
- “Fear of Commitment: Lenders are From Mars – Borrowers are From Venus,” 34th Annual Mortgage Lending Institute Sponsored by The University of Texas School of Law, 2000
- Author of “Limited Liability Companies, The Choice of Entity in Texas,” National Business Institutes, Inc., February 1994
- Author/Speaker: “Last But Not Lease: Negotiating and Drafting the ‘Miscellaneous’ Section of a Contract – The Severability & Merger Clauses,” Advanced Business Law Sponsored by State Bar of Texas, November 20, 2015
Affiliations and Memberships
- American Bar Association
- San Antonio Bar Association
- State Bar of Texas
- Texas College of Law
- Real Estate Council
- Urban Land Institute