Price, Marty D.

Recognized by Law & Politics as an "Illinois Superlawyer" in 2006 and 2007, Champ Davis has a wealth of experience earned in his more than forty years' legal practice, including extensive litigation experience in both state and federal courts. He has counseled clients on a broad array of cases and business matters in such areas as contracts, employment, distribution, trade secrets, franchising, anti-trust, and more.

Champ is also a recognized expert in alternative dispute resolution. He is the current Vice-Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association Section Council on Alternative Dispute Resolution. He serves as an arbitrator for both the American Arbitration Association and the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). He is a Mediator for the Cook County Major Case Mediation Program, and for the Northern District of Illinois Lanham Act Program; he is also a member of the Hearing Board for the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission. He is an Adjunct Professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he has taught a course in Negotiations since 1992.

With his law experienced complemented by a long history of involvement in engineering, applied sciences, and technology, Champ has a clientele that have learned to rely on his technical expertise; many of his and the firm's clients are in the computer and technology sectors, or are companies whose legal matters include technical information. He has advised on protections and contracts for software development and the protection of intellectual property including proprietary technical and hardware designs. He is a past Chair of the Chicago Bar Association Computer Law Committee and of Committee on Professional Responsibility.

Champ has also been recognized by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin as a "Leading Lawyer" in Illinois in the fields of commercial litigation and computer and technology law.

Prior to his co-founding Davis McGrath in 1990, Champ was a partner and head of the Litigation Group of Chadwell & Kayser, He earned his J.D. at the University of Illinois College of Law, where he served on the Law Review and was admitted to the Order of the Coif.