M. Davis "Davis" Ready

M. Davis "Davis" Ready


Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn LLP

Recognized since 2022

New Orleans, Louisiana

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

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M. Davis Ready represents businesses in a variety of litigation, business, and employment matters. His clients include several Fortune 500 companies; large self-insureds; and excess insurers for retail, transportation, product liability and other claims. He also serves as regional counsel for several large companies for matters throughout Louisiana and neighboring jurisdictions.

Davis’s practice involves the defense and tendering of contractual defense and indemnification. He provides rapid response assistance for catastrophic losses, understanding that clients and claim departments manage operations and claims 24 hours a day, every day of the week. Clients also routinely retain and consult with Davis on larger cases and catastrophic losses prior to the commencement of litigation. He has tried numerous cases before juries, judges and arbitrators throughout Louisiana and obtained favorable verdicts in a variety of transportation, product liability, retail, franchise and business matters.

In addition to litigating product liability and tort claims, Davis also handles employment matters ranging from wage and hour disputes to Title VII and ADA compliance. He has also drafted and revised employment policies and handbooks for various companies and litigated employment matters before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and state and federal courts throughout Louisiana.

Davis has also written numerous coverage opinions for insurers on issues and policies ranging from coverage under an occurrence-based general liability policy to coverage under a claims-made employment practice policy.

Location
  • Energy Centre, 30th Floor
    1100 Poydras Street
    New Orleans, LA 70163
Education
  • Louisiana State University, JD
  • The University of North Carolina at Asheville, B.A.

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Transportation Law

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