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Eric J. Davis has been a practicing attorney since 1994 and is the senior criminal defense attorney in our law office. Mr. Davis graduated from Howard University with honors in 1991 and from Tulane University Law School with honors in 1994. He is also a graduate of Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyer's College where he honed his trial skills by learning from some of the best trial lawyers in the country. Following graduation, Mr. Davis was asked to join the staff of the college. He has successfully defended numerous criminal cases in Federal and State Court. Our office has obtained not guilty verdicts and dismissals in all types of criminal cases and in numerous different counties. Mr. Davis has tried over 100 cases to verdict. He has won over 80 percent of the cases he has tried. He has tried all types of federal and state court criminal cases ranging from Capital Murder, to multiple defendant drug conspiracies, to misdemeanors. Moreover, Mr. Davis has defended federal criminal cases in every federal district in the State of Texas and in federal district courts in Florida, Louisiana, and Illinois. While serving as a prosecutor, Mr. Davis was selected (based on trial skill) to serve in a sex crimes unit where lawyers focused on prosecuting all types of sexual assault cases. This experience and training helped Mr. Davis develop experience in defending sexual assault cases. Our office has successfully represented people accused of these types of cases, some in high-profile cases, and has obtained dismissals and "not guilty" verdicts. In 2006, Mr. Davis received an "Unsung Hero Award" from the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association. In that same year, he received the "Man of the Year Award" from the Houston Business and Professional Women's Association. Also that same year, he made national news and was featured in several stories printed in the Houston Chronicle for his work that freed a man who had been wrongfully imprisoned for over 18 years for an alleged sexual assault of a child. Although the government reported that there were no samples to test for DNA in the case, Mr. Davis pressed forward and found the DNA that freed his client. After the client was pardoned, Mr. Davis secured financial compensation for him in excess of $450,000.00. In 2003, Mr. Davis received a commendation from the Texas State Legislature for his service as Special Counsel to the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct. For the Commission, Mr. Davis was lead counsel in a case that removed a judge from office who was mistreating citizens by wrongfully jailing them and addressing them in an abusive manner in court. Handling the case from beginning to end, Mr. Davis was able to obtain an order that the Judge never be allowed to hold judicial office again. Davis & Associates has successfully defended many criminal cases. But most notable is our office's successful defense of a double homicide in 2007 where the prosecutor boasted prior to trial that there was no way our client could win. With our client's approval, we rejected the prosecutor's 40 year plea deal, fought the case at trial, obtained a "not guilty" verdict and secured our client's freedom. We have been able to secure "not guilty" verdicts and dismissals in other murder cases as well. One client who had a Capital Murder case dismissed was recently featured in an article in the New York Times (article). Mr. Davis also has experience handling appeals and post conviction writs in both Federal and State Courts. Our firm believes that Criminal Defense Lawyers should be knowledgeable of every aspect of a criminal case, trial and appeal, because the two go hand in hand. In 2008, Mr. Davis, arguing before the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, obtained the reversal of a life sentence which was imposed by a Federal District Court in a drug conspiracy case. Ms. Carpenter assisted Mr. Davis with the brief and preparation for the oral argument. He is the author of a legal blog entitled SUSTAINED!, where he writes about significant legal events and developments. Additional details regarding Mr. Davis' education, admissions, and affiliations with professional associations follow. Education Tulane University Law School, Juris Doctorate: May 1994, cum laude Licensure and Admissions The United States Supreme Court, admitted 2003 The United States District Court, Central District of Illinois, admitted 2007 The State Bar of Texas, licensed 1997 Professional Associations State Bar of Texas Published Judicial Opinions United States of America v. Harris, 566 F.3d 422 (5th Cir. 2009). In re Thurman Bill Bartie, 138 S.W.3d 81 (Tex. App. Austin 2004).
Jackie Carpenter has practiced law since 2003, but her love and interest in law developed at a young age. Ms. Carpenter’s experience with law began when she was 13 years old. Ms. Carpenter actively participated in Justice of the Peace Judge Anthony Polumbo’s Teen Court Program in Baytown, Texas. During high school, Ms. Carpenter also competed as an attorney as well as a judge in the Texas Youth and Government Program in which she served as the elected Chief Justice for the Texas Supreme Court for the Youth and Government Program. Ms. Carpenter’s passion for the practice continued throughout college though she was not able to actively participate in programs at that time. Ms. Carpenter attended The University of Texas at Austin where she graduated in 1999 with a B.B.A. Ms. Carpenter then attended Thurgood Marshall School of Law, graduating at the top of her class, magna cum laude. Ms. Carpenter assists Mr. Davis with some cases, and works others by herself. Ms. Carpenter has been in various types of trials including, but not limited to, capital murder, murder, possession of controlled substances, felon in possession of firearm, assault cases and others. Outside of the courtroom, Ms. Carpenter excels in legal research and brief writing. Ms. Carpenter also serves the community by making herself available to speak at seminars and/or other community or group events at no charge to discuss the constitutional rights of the accused. Ms. Carpenter has worked with Mr. Davis for over five years. During those five years, Ms. Carpenter worked the double homicide mentioned in Mr. Davis' profile above as well as argued a Batson motion during a murder trial that had the effect of changing policy at the Harris County District Attorney's Office and was featured on the front page of the Houston Chronicle and appeared on multiple television news programs. Additional details regarding Ms. Carpenter's education, admissions, and affiliations with professional associations follow. Education Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Juris Doctorate: May 2003, magna cum laude The University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Business Administration: 1999 Licensure and Admissions
Professional Associations State Bar of Texas Phi Alpha Delta (Since 2000)
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