Attorney joins national academy

Tamara L. Davis, of the Law Office of Tamara L. Davis, P. A., has joined the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc. (NAELA). Membership in the Academy is open to licensed attorneys who are practicing in the area of elder law or who are interested in legal issues pertaining to the elderly.

Established in 1987, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) is a non-profit association that assists lawyers, bar organizations and others. Members of NAELA are attorneys who are experienced and trained in working with the legal problems of aging Americans and individuals of all ages with disabilities. The mission of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys is to establish NAELA members as the premier providers of legal advocacy, guidance and services to enhance the lives of people with special needs and people as they age. NAELA currently has more than 4,700 members across the United States, Canada and Australia.

Tamara Davis, a Dodge City attorney with offices at 100 Military Plaza, Suite 208, Dodge City, Kansas, focuses her practice in the area of Elder Law, Estate Planning, Family Business/Small Business Succession Planning, Probate, Trust Administration and related matters. 

Ms. Davis received her Bachelor of Business Administration and Finance Degree in 1985 from Wichita State University.  She is a 1990 graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law, where she graduated with High Honors.  While at the University of Tennessee, Ms. Davis served on the Tennessee Law Review and was selected Order of the Coif. 

Ms. Davis serves as an officer of the Elder Law Section of the Kansas Bar Association and also serves on the Board of Editors of the Journal of the Kansas Bar Association. She was appointed to the Kansas Continuing Legal Education Commission by the Kansas Supreme Court in 2004. She is a past president of the Ford-Gray County Bar Association, and is a member of the Kansas and American Bar Associations.  Ms. Davis is a frequent lecturer on the topic of Wills, Trusts and Estates.  She is also involved in local community and civic activities, serving as a Director on the boards of Hospice of the Prairie, Inc. and the Depot Theater Company.

For more information about NAELA, please call 520-881-4005 or visit www.naela.org.