Davis, Charles Y

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Charles Y. Davis has been an attorney with Brown, Hay & Stephens, LLP since 2005.  Mr. Davis has a diverse litigation and transactional practice, concentrating in general civil litigation, public utility law, business and corporate law, real estate law, and employment law.  Mr. Davis has represented corporate, governmental and individual clients in litigation before Illinois state and federal courts, and the Illinois Liquor Control Commission, and electric and gas utilities in matters before the Illinois Commerce Commission.  Mr. Davis also has represented clients in a variety of transactional matters, including numerous asset and stock purchases and sales involving extensive business assets and public utility systems.  In addition, Mr. Davis is a frequent lecturer on current topics in the law.  Most notably, Mr. Davis has provided commentary and counseled clients related to the implications of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).

Areas of Practice

• Civil Litigation
• Public Utility Law
• Business/Corporate Law
• Real Estate Law
• Employment Law
• Collections

Representative Clients

• Ameren Illinois Company
• Boesdorfer Murphy, LLC
• H.D. Smith Wholesale Drug Co.
• Smith Medical Partners LLC

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 2005
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 2005
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 2006

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Illinois State Bar Association (Member)
• Sangamon County Bar Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• ISBA Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications, and Transportation Section Council (Member)
• Lincoln-Douglas Inn of Court, 2007 - 2008 (Associate)
• Leadership Springfield, 2009 - Present (Graduate)

Honors and Awards

• Springfield Business Journal's Forty Under 40, 2010

Pro Bono Activities

• Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois; Board of Directors, Member/Treasurer
• Lincoln Land Community College Foundation; Board of Directors, Member

Past Employment Positions

• United States Senator Peter Fitzgerald, 2001
• United States Senate Republican Policy Committee, 2002

Education

• Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale, Illinois, 2005
  J.D.
• Quincy University, Quincy, Illinois, 2002
  B.A.
  Honors: summa cum laude
  Honors: Student Laureate, Lincoln Academy of Illinois
  Honors: Bonaventure Medal Award Winner
  Major: Political Science

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Delta Phi

Address

205 S. Fifth Street
Suite 700
Springfield, IL 62701

Phones

888-763-9594
217-280-4271

Faxes

217-544-9609

Emails

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Websites

http://www.bhslaw.com