About Davis Law | Bucks County Law Firm

DAVIS LAW, a Bucks County law firm located near Doylestown, Pennsylvania, is pleased to offer clients competitive alternative fee agreements, including fixed fees, contingency fees, and hourly rates.  Please contact our offices via email or telephone for a free initial consultation.  Davis Law’s legal services include various practice areas in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Davis Law’s CEO is Marshal H. Davis, Esquire, MBA, LLM.  Davis Law is a Bucks County law firm and serves the Philadelphia area and its suburbs, New Jersey, and elsewhere in Pennsylvania.  He is an attorney licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and the federal courts of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and Western District of Pennsylvania.   Attorney Davis is a native and long-time resident of Bucks County, Pennsylvania.  Dr. Davis’s primary practice areas include business law, commercial transactions, non-profit law, tax-exempt entities, real estate tax assessment appeals, and corporate law.  In his spare time, he coaches fencing at Liberty Fencing Club LLC in Warrington, PA.

In addition to running this local Bucks County law firm, in Spring 2013, Dr. Davis was an instructor at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law for the practicum of the JD-level Nonprofit Corporations class.

Below is a summary of some of Marshal Davis’s background and experiences:

Education:

• Temple University, James E. Beasley School of Law (Philadelphia, PA), Master of Laws in Taxation (LL.M.)
• Temple University, James E. Beasley School of Law (Philadelphia, PA), Estate Planning Certificate
• Temple University, James E. Beasley School of Law (Philadelphia, PA), Juris Doctor (J.D.)
• Temple University, Fox School of Business and Management (Philadelphia, PA), Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
• University of Florida (Gainesville, FL), Bachelor of Science in Accounting (B.S.Ac.) & Honors Program
• Central Bucks High School – East (Buckingham, PA), Scholar’s Diploma
• Licensed to Practice Law in Pennsylvania (PA Bar)
• Licensed to Practice Law in New Jersey (NJ Bar)
• Admitted to Practice Law in Federal Court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (EDPA)
• Admitted to Practice Law in Federal Court in the Western District of Pennsylvania (WDPA)

Awards & Honors:

• Maccabi USA Executive Committee Voting Member, 2022-Present
• Bucks County Bar Association & Bucks County Herald Award: Lawyers Among Us-Advocates. Champions. Neighbors., 2017
• Avvo Clients’ Choice Award, 2014
• Team USA Fencing Co-Chair, 2015 European Maccabi Games (Berlin, Germany)
• Bucks County Destination Champion, 2014 (Visit Bucks County as part of the Bring Home The Business initiative)
• Top Attorneys 2013 (SJ Magazine)
• Team USA Fencing Coach, 2013 World Maccabiah Games (Israel)
• Best of Bucks Mont 2012 (The Intelligencer) – Attorney
• Top Attorneys 2012 (SJ Magazine) – “Charitable Organizations” & “General” Categories (peer voting)
• Top Attorneys 2011 (SJ Magazine) – “General” Category (peer voting)
• One of the Best of Bucks Mont 2010 (The Intelligencer) – Attorney
• Hero of the Week (92.5 XTU), 2011
• Team USA Head Fencing Coach (Maccabi USA), 2011 European Maccabi Games (Vienna, Austria)
• Temple University Law Faculty Scholarship (merit scholarship)
• Temple International & Comparative Law Journal
  • Editorial Board, 2004-2005
  • Business & Internet Editor, 2004-2005
  • Staff Editor, 2003-2005
• Superior Court of New Jersey, Atlantic County, Judicial Clerkship/Externship, Summer 2003
• Temple University Law School JLSA
  • Executive Board, 2003-2004
  • Community Service Chair, 2003-2004
  • Member, 2002-2005
• Anderson Scholar (University of Florida)
• 4-year Academic Scholarship for top 50 Out-of-State Students (University of Florida)
• President’s Honor Roll & Dean’s List numerous times (Temple University & University of Florida)

Associations & Memberships:

• American Mensa, Member
• Lodge No. 9, F&AM, 3rd Degree Master Mason
• Bucks County Bar Association, Member
• Maccabi USA Executive Committee Voting Member
• Bucks County Business Association (BCBA), Member
• Bucks County Sports Commission, Board Member
• Focus on Homeless Animals, Advisory Board
• United States Association of Collegiate Fencing Clubs, Incorporated (USACFC), Chief General Legal Counsel (2005-2019)
• Greater Jamison Business Association (GJBA), Board Member
• Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation, Donor & Volunteer
• Bucks Business Professionals (BBP), Member
• Bucks County Election / Voter Protection Legal Team, Volunteer
• Gator Boosters, Inc., Booster
• Southern Atlantic Conference, Incorporated (SAC), President, Commissioner, & Board Member
• University of Florida Alumni Association, Centennial Lifetime Member
• Temple Law Alumni Association (TLAA), Member
• NCAA, Fencing Referee
• USA Fencing (U.S. Fencing Association / USFA), Professional Member, Referee
• Alpha Epsilon Pi, Life Member
• University of Florida Fencing Team, Captain
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Swarthmore College Men’s & Women’s Fencing Teams, Head Coach (2007-2016)

Publications & Speaking Engagements:

• • Speaker/Instructor: IQnection 20th Nonprofit Summit: “Compliance Tips & Protections to Keep Your Organization Looking Desirable to Grant Makers, October 2014
  • “IRS Form 1099 Reporting: What You Need to Know”, Lorman Education Services, May 2014
  • “Protecting Your Business Interests from the Pitfalls of Implied Warranties”, Bucks County Economic Development Corporation’s Bucks Prospectus (http://www.bcedc.com/documents/FallWinter09Newsletter.pdf), 2009
  • “Fencing”, TEDx JnJ, October 2013
  • “Forming a Non-Profit and the Steps to 501(c)(3) Status”, IQnection 13th Nonprofit Summit, January 2013
  • “Fencing”, TEDx JnJ, May 2012
  • “How to Keep Tax Exempt Organizations in Compliance”, National Business Institute (NBI), 2012
  • “Non-Profit Governance & Becoming a 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Entity”, USACFC, 2011
  • “Protecting Your Interests/Planning Your Future”, Greater Jamison Business Association, 2011
  • “Business Law – Protecting & Enhancing Your Business Investment Proactively”, BBP Entrepreneurial Exchange, 2011
  • “Sales tax exemption and the different types of federal tax exemptions; Avoiding liability”, IQnection Nonprofit Summit, October 2010
  • “Nonprofit Corporations – Legal Considerations”, IQnection Nonprofit Summit, January 2010