Kennard Davis

Associate

New Orleans
T: 504.566.8676
F: 504.636.4000

Kennard Davis assists clients in a broad range of litigation matters.

Professional Biography

Kennard Davis is an associate in Baker Donelson's New Orleans office and assists clients in a wide variety of litigation matters, including commercial litigation, environmental and energy law, and arbitration.

Prior to joining Baker Donelson, Kennard served as a law clerk for Judge Kern Reese in Division L of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court and as an extern for Senior Judge Ivan L. R. Lemelle of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He also served as a legal intern for Judge Regina Bartholomew-Woods in Division B of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court and Judge Edward A. Lombard of the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal.

Represented an insurance company in an international dispute arising out of damages sustained to a major submarine power cable during underwater work related to the construction of offshore pipelines. Successfully obtained dismissal of multi-million-dollar case on pre-discovery threshold motions, subsequently affirmed by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Member – American Bar Association
- Young Lawyers Division
  - Leadership Academy (2022 – 2024)
- Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS)
- Business Law Section
- Litigation Section
Member – DRI (formerly Defense Research Institute)
- Chair – DRI Diversity and Inclusion Membership Committee (2019 – current)
- Diversity Liaison – DRI Commercial Litigation Committee (2021 – 2022)
- Chair – Law Student Forum for the DRI Diversity for Success Seminar and Corporate Expo (2021 – 2022)
- Vice Chair – Supreme Court of the United States Swearing-In on DRI Young Lawyers Committee (2021 – 2022)
- Member – DRI National Membership Committee (2021 – 2022)
Member – Federal Bar Association
- District of Columbia Chapter
  - Federal Litigation Section
  - Young Lawyers Division
Member – Association of Corporate Counsel
- National Capital Region
Member – District of Columbia Defense Lawyers Association
Member – Louisiana State Bar Association
Member – New Orleans Bar Association
- Young Lawyers Division
  - Executive Council
Member – Greater New Orleans Louis A. Martinet Legal Society
- Vice President of Membership (2021 – 2022)
Member – A.P. Tureaud Inn of Court
Member – William B. Bryant Inn of Court
Member – Son of a Saint
Volunteer Attorney – The Pro Bono Project
Recipient – Karl J. Connor Alumni Award, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (2022)
Recipient – Top 40 under 40, The National Black Lawyers

"Diversity Begets Diversity: General Counsel Perspectives on DEI Initiatives in Law Firms," Diversity Matters Newsletter (Fall 2022); republished in DRI For The Defense (September 2022), and Association of Corporate Counsel Docket (February 2023)
"Be Kind But Firm: Standing Up Against Implicit Bias as An Attorney," DRI Voices (December 2021); republished in Baker Donelson Diversity Matters Newsletter (Fourth Quarter 2021), New Orleans CityBusiness (December 10, 2021)
"Attorneys' Opportunities to Steer Social Change During the COVID-19 Pandemic," DRI Voices (March 2021)

Moderator – "Leveraging Diversity," DRI 2023 Diversity for Success Seminar and Corporate Expo (June 2023)
Moderator – "Pro-Tips from the Bench," DRI 2023 Business and Intellectual Property Litigation Super Conference (April 2023)
Presenter – "Oral Argument Tips and Tricks," LSBA YLD Young Lawyers Conference (March 2023)
Panelist – "An Update on Privilege Law in Louisiana," Louisiana State Bar Association's Here's Your Evidence! A Look into the Discovery Phase of Litigation (December 2022)
Panelist – "Professionalism Issues IRL (In Real Life)," New Orleans Bar Association Procrastinator's Program CLE Young Lawyers Section Day (December 2022)
Moderator – "Diversity in Law Firms: An In-House Perspective," Diversity Ever After Podcast
Panelist – "Striving to Partnership: Career Development for Young Lawyers," 2022 Louisiana State Bar Association's Young Lawyer Conference (2022)
Panelist – First Generation Law Students Panel by Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (2022)
Moderator – "Public, Private, or In-House – Choosing Which Path is Right for You," 2021 Annual Pathways and Pipelines to Success Program, Greater New Orleans Louis A. Martinet Legal Society (February 2021)

Baker Donelson's Kennard Davis Selected for ABA YLD Scholarship and Leadership Academy (July 21, 2022)
Baker Donelson Adds 11 New Associates Firm-Wide (July 29, 2021)

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Education

Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D., 2018
University of New Orleans, B.S., 2015

Admissions

Louisiana
District of Columbia
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Featured Media

Diversity Begets Diversity: General Counsel Perspectives on DEI Initiatives in Law Firms

Publication / October 3, 2022

Baker Donelson's Kennard Davis Selected for ABA YLD Scholarship and Leadership Academy

Press Release / July 21, 2022

Diversity in Law Firms: An In-House Perspective

Event / June 3, 2022

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