Charlene D. Davis

Education:
B.A., cum laude, Ohio Wesleyan University (1968) 
University of Chicago Law School 
J.D., cum laude, Widener University’s Delaware School of Law (1984) 

Bar Admissions:
Delaware (1984)

Court Admissions:
United States District Court for the District of Delaware (1984) 
Supreme Court of Delaware (1984)
United States Supreme Court (1991) 
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1991)

Memberships:
American Bankruptcy Institute
American Bar Association
Delaware State Bar Association
Federal Bar Association

Articles:

Charlene D. Davis
Director
Direct Phone: (302) 429-4212
Direct Fax: (302) 658-6395
Email: cdavis@bayardlaw.com
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Charlene D. Davis is a director at Bayard. Charlene’s practice focus is bankruptcy creditors’ rights and commercial litigation. Charlene regularly represents creditors, Creditors’ Committees, trustees, and debtors in many large bankruptcy cases. She is an experienced federal litigator and a former Assistant United States Attorney. Charlene joined the firm in 1988. She currently serves on the firm’s executive and marketing committees.

Charlene currently is Chair of the Bankruptcy Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association. She has been recognized by Chambers USA 2009 as a leader lawyer in bankruptcy and restructuring. She was also designated as a Delaware Super Lawyer for 2007, 2008, and 2009 in the areas of bankruptcy and creditor/debtor rights in the June 2007, 2008, and 2009 issues of Philadelphia magazine.
Charlene is a past member of the Advisory Committee to the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, and a past President of the Delaware Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. Charlene also served as a member of the Advisory Committee to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals from 1996 to 1998 and on the Third Circuit’s Bench-Bar Relations Committee. In 1996, Charlene was named as the first recipient of the Caleb R. Layton Service Award by the judges of the Federal District Court in Delaware. From 1989 through 1997, she served as a member of the Federal District Court CJA Blue Ribbon Panel.
Charlene authored a chapter related to appellate practice in Federal Practice Guide—Federal Appellate Procedure Third Circuit (Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, 1997).

Charlene currently is Chair of the Bankruptcy Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association. She has been recognized by Chambers USA 2009 as a leader lawyer in bankruptcy and restructuring. She was also designated as a Delaware Super Lawyer for 2007, 2008, and 2009 in the areas of bankruptcy and creditor/debtor rights in the June 2007, 2008, and 2009 issues of Philadelphia magazine.

Charlene is a past member of the Advisory Committee to the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, and a past President of the Delaware Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. Charlene also served as a member of the Advisory Committee to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals from 1996 to 1998 and on the Third Circuit’s Bench-Bar Relations Committee. In 1996, Charlene was named as the first recipient of the Caleb R. Layton Service Award by the judges of the Federal District Court in Delaware. From 1989 through 1997, she served as a member of the Federal District Court CJA Blue Ribbon Panel.

Charlene authored a chapter related to appellate practice in Federal Practice Guide—Federal Appellate Procedure Third Circuit (Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, 1997).

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