The origins of Davis Friedman can be traced to Muller Davis' father, whom he joined after working in litigation law for seven years. Eventually partnering with a roster of seasoned veterans of the Chicago legal arena (as well as a cadre of sharp, talented attorneys comparatively new to the profession), Davis, educated in the upper echelons of the Ivy League and presently ranked among the best lawyers in the United States, has helped build one of the most outstanding independent marital law offices in the nation.

Aside from his dedication to the firm and unwavering devotion to his clients, Davis, considered among the most esteemed marital law experts in Illinois, is involved in a broad array of professional activities outside of the office. A member of various regional and national bar associations, Davis lectures widely and writes prolifically about various topics concerning matrimonial law. His most accomplished work, The Illinois Practice of Family Law, written and compiled with Jody Meyer Yazici, is the standard reference for marital lawyers statewide, a comprehensive overview regularly updated to reflect current Illinois law.

Admitted: 1960, Illinois; 1961, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Law School: Harvard University, J.D., 1960

College: Phillips Exeter Academy and Yale University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1957

Member:
Chicago (Member, 1970-1986 and Chairman, 1981-1982, Committee on Civil Practice; Matrimonial Law, 1968-1983), Illinois State (Member, Family Law Section), Federal and American (Member, Section of Family Law) Bar Associations; American Judicature Society; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Illinois Chapter, Member, Board of Managers, 1996-1999); The Lawyers Club of Chicago.

Biography:
Pi Sigma Alpha.

Member, Editorial Board, Equitable Distribution Journal, 1983-2007

Co-Author with Sherman C. Feinstein, "The Parental Couple In A Successful Divorce," 1984

Author: "The Davis Case Revisited," Illinois Bar Journal, November, 1982; "Valuation of Professional Practices in Dissolution Cases," Illinois Bar Journal, September, 1985; "Best Interest of the Child: The Case for Joint Custody Even in Contested Divorces," Illinois Bar Journal, July, 1996

Co-Author: with Jody Meyer Yazici, "The Illinois Practice of Family Law," West Group, 1995, 1996-1997, 1998-1999, 2000-2001, 2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2008-2009 Editions

Contributing Author, "Marriage, Health and the Professions," 2002

Vice Chairman, 1995-1997 and Chair, 1997-1999, Legal Aid Society

Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America."

Co-Chair, Committee to Study and Recommend a Comprehensive Rules Design for the Domestic Relations Division, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, 2003-

Fellow, American Bar Foundation; Scribes, The American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects