Rachel Davis focuses her practice on matters of general liability and casualty. She works with Wilson Elser’s integrated teams to accommodate clients through a dynamic operating model that draws on the collective experience and resources of the entire firm in realizing desired legal outcomes. Leveraging the firm’s scope and size, she can provide clients with quality representation, starting well ahead on the learning curve.

During law school, Rachel interned for the Honorable David B. Saxe of the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division, First Department.

    Education

    • Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (J.D., 2013)
    • Cornell University (B.S., 2010)

    Bar Admissions

    • New York

    Awards & Honors

    • Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch™, 2024-2025
    • Selected for inclusion in Rising Stars for New York Super Lawyers, 2017-2019

Rachel A. Davis

Lum and Davis Secure Swift Defense Verdict for Major Health Care System

Larry Lum (Partner-New York) and Rachel Davis (Of Counsel-White Plains) secured a defense verdict in the Supreme Court of New York, Nassau County, on behalf of Wilson Elser’s client, a major New York Health Care System. The plaintiff in this case claimed she slipped and fell in a bathroom owned by our client, alleging the floor had just been mopped by our client’s employee and was improperly safeguarded while still wet. She further claimed that following the incident, the employee admitted fault, and that other staff she interacted with thereafter acknowledged the floor was wet, although none of these alleged witnesses were produced at trial. 

Larry and Rachel presented the employee who would have mopped the floor around the time of the alleged incident – an 87-year-old environmental services worker with more than 50 years of experience, who denied knowledge of the incident or making any admission. He testified to his strict safety protocol, which included barricading the door with a pole to prevent it from being opened and personally ensuring the floor was dry before moving on to the next area. In their summation, Larry and Rachel stressed our client’s credibility, the plaintiff’s lack of witnesses to support her claim, and inconsistencies in her account (e.g., no recollection of having wet clothing or smelling cleaning products). The jury deliberated just 15 minutes before returning a unanimous defense verdict.
 

Larry Lum and Rachel A. Davis

Privacy Settings
Your Privacy Choices
We value your privacy. Under privacy laws in your jurisdiction, you have the right to control how your personal information is used, including the right to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. You may also limit the use of your sensitive personal information.

Below, you can review and adjust your cookie and data sharing preferences. For more information about how we use your data, please see our Privacy Policy.

Your Rights and Choices

Opt Out of Sale or Sharing: You may opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information for advertising and analytics purposes by turning off Advertising & Targeting Cookies. We will honor your choice and will not sell or share your personal information for these purposes unless you enable these cookies again. Wilson Elser does not sell or share personal information in any other manner.

Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information: If we collect sensitive personal information, you may limit its use to only what is necessary to provide requested services by adjusting your preferences here. Please contact privacy@wilsonelser.com with any questions.

Global Privacy Control: We honor browser-based opt-out signals, such as the Global Privacy Control (GPC). If we detect such a signal, your opt-out preference will be automatically applied.
These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually set in response to actions made by you, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms.
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. If you do not allow these cookies, some or all of these services may not function properly.
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They may be set through our site by us or our analytics partners to understand your interests and deliver more relevant content to you. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our site