Reese A. Davis

rdavis@davisbennett.com

Reese A. Davis, managing partner of the firm, has been practicing law in Wayne since 1962, when he joined Greenwell, Porter, Smaltz & Royal. Mr. Davis became a partner in the Greenwell firm in 1967.  That firm changed its name to Davis Bennett Spiess & Prendergast in 2002. He maintains a varied and wide-ranging practice, including education law, commercial and residential real estate law, zoning and land development law, business law, estate planning and administration and litigation. Since 1995 he has served as the Radnor Township School District solicitor, a position that was held by other partners in the Greenwell firm from 1930 until 1995. The publishers of Philadelphia Magazine and Law and Politics have recognized Mr. Davis as a Superlawyer in the field of School and Education Law.  The Superlawyer designation is a distinct honor, since it results from votes by other lawyers familiar with the capabilities of the attorney receiving the designation.  He has served as the Radnor Township School District Authority solicitor since 1983, and held the same position with the Radnor Township Municipal Authority from 1983 until it was dissolved in 1991.

Mr. Davis received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Bucknell University in 1958. In 1961 he received his law degree, magna cum laude , from Dickinson School of Law, where he ranked first in his graduating class. During law school he participated in National Moot Court and served as Articles Editor of the Dickinson Law Review . He also has served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Dickinson School of Law.

Mr. Davis is admitted to practice law before all Pennsylvania Courts, the U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and its section on Education Law and the Delaware County Bar Association and its School District and Authority Committee. He is also a member of the Pennsylvania School Board Solicitor’s Association and the National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys.

Throughout his career Mr. Davis has been active in and has served as an officer or director of many organizations, including Main Line Chamber of Commerce, Del-Chester Kiwanis Club, Radnor Fire Company, Wayne Jaycees and Delaware County Lawyers’ Club.