Davis, Danita L.

Current Employment Position(s)

Attorney

Lawyer Overview

Danita Davis concentrates her practice in insurance coverage and commercial litigation. She is admitted to practice in Illinois and a member of the Illinois State Bar Association.

Danita is a 2000 graduate of Drake University and a 2003 graduate of Valparaiso University School of Law. While in law school, Danita was a Notewriter and Executive Editor of Student Writing for the Valparaiso University Law Review. Danita’s note, “TAXI! Why Hailing a New Idea of Public Accommodation Laws May Be Easier Than Hailing a Taxi,” appeared in the Spring 2003 issue of the Valparaiso University Law Review. Before entering into private practice, Danita served as a law clerk for the Honorable Ronald F. Bartkowicz, a Commercial Calendar Judge in the Law Division of the Cook County Circuit Court.

Areas of Practice

• Insurance Law

West Practice Categories

Insurance Law

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 2004

Past Employment Positions

• Cook County Circuit Court, Staff Attorney, 2004 - 2006
• Honorable Ronald F. Bartkowicz, a Commercial Calendar Judge in the Law Division of the Cook County Circuit Court, Law Clerk

Education

• Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, Indiana
  J.D.
  Law Review: Valparaiso University Law Review, 2001 - 2003
• Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa
  B.A.
  Honors: Dean's List
  Honors: Order of Omega
  Major: Political Science

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Alpha Delta
• Kappa Kappa Gamma

Published Works

• Taxi! While Hailing a Taxi May Be Easier Than Hailing a New Idea of Public Accommodation Law, Valparaiso Law Review, 37, 2003

Address

208 South LaSalle Street
Suite 1750
Chicago, IL 60604

Office Hours

8:30a.m to 5:00p.m.

Phones

(312) 683-7216

Faxes

(312) 553-1586

Emails

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Websites

http://www.merlolaw.com/