Paul Davis was raised in Greensboro and now resides in Cary. He has been in private practice continuously since 1984. He brings a deep understanding of academic construction law to his contract disputes practice. He has studied and briefed virtually every aspect of construction contract law and concentrates his practice in the areas of construction arbitration and litigation and contract drafting for public and private clients.

Court Admissions

• State of North Carolina, 1984
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1984
• U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, 1999
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, 2002

Professional Activities and Affiliations

• Chair, North Carolina Bar Association Construction Law Section, 2002-2003
• Member, American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry, 1999-Present
• Chair, North Carolina Bar Association, Construction Law Section Continuing Legal Education Committee, 2000-2001
• Member, North Carolina Bar Association Construction Law Section Council, 1996-1999
• Editor, North Carolina Bar Association Construction Law Section Newsletter, 1990
• Member, Wake County Bar Association

Honors

• Martindale-Hubbell ("AV") Peer Review Rated
• Business North Carolina's Legal Elite, Litigation, 2012
• North Carolina Super Lawyer, Construction Litigation, 2006
• Top 100 North Carolina Lawyers, Charlotte Magazine, 2006

Publications

• Co-Author, THE ANNOTATED CONSTRUCTION LAW GLOSSARY, ABA Book Publishing, 2010 (View PDF) (Purchase)
• Co-author (Case Law Summaries Chapter), NORTH CAROLINA CONSTRUCTION LAW DESKBOOK, North Carolina Bar Association Foundation, 5th ed. 2010 (Purchase)
• Co-author (North Carolina Chapter), FIFTY STATE CONSTRUCTION LIEN AND BOND LAW, Aspen Law and Business, 2nd ed. 2000; Supp. 2009 (View PDF) (Purchase)
• Co-author (North Carolina Chapter), STATE PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION LAW SOURCE BOOK, CCH, Inc., 2002
• Co-author, Construction and Design Law Digest, The Michie Co., 1984-1997
• Co-author (North Carolina Chapter), FIFTY STATE PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTING, Wiley Law Publications, 1996
• Co-author, "Contractor/Subcontractor Prompt Pay Acts - Public and Private Projects," The Construction Lawyer, Vol. 16, No. 1, 1996
• Author, "Comparison of Construction Management Systems and Related Documents," Construction Law Adviser, October 1995
• Author, "Pricing Equitable Adjustments Under Variation in Estimated Quantity Clauses," Construction Law Adviser, November 1993
• Author, "Pass-Through Claims - A Survey of the Severin Doctrine Progeny as Applied to Nonfederal Projects," Construction Law Adviser, October 1993
• Co-author, "The Americans With Disabilities Act and the Construction Process," Construction Law Adviser, December 1992 and January 1993
• Author, "Use of Standby Letters of Credit in Lieu of Performance Bonds," Construction Law Adviser, December 1991
• Co-author, CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN LAW (5 volume treatise), The Michie Co., 1991
• Author, "Bid Security: Forfeiture, Coverage and Recovery," Construction Law Adviser, January 1988
• Co-Author, "North Carolina Construction Law Survey II," 22 Wake Forest Law Review 481, 1987

Community Activities and Public Service

• Member, Wake County Citizen's Energy Advisory Commission, 2007-Present