DEREK H. DAVIS, J.D., PH.D.

**** ******** *******, ***** ***-94, McKinney, Texas 75071 * 254-***-**** * adyb8n@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-davis-j-d-ph-d-036452196/

OBJECTIVE

I have had two careers: one in law and one in academia. I am now practicing law and edit and author articles in Dallas, Texas. I am seeking a legal writer/editor and content management position with a high technology firm. My legal background is varied, covering most aspects of the general law practice: business transactions and related work, including banking, taxation, contracts, corporate planning and finance; joint ventures and partnerships; mergers and acquisitions; oil and gas; litigation; financial services; debt collection; mortgages; secured transactions; bankruptcy; debt collection; law related to churches and nonprofit organizations; Social Security disability; and real estate. Over time, I have represented more than 100 nonprofit organizations. I also have extensive estate planning and probate experience and was previously certified by the State Bar of Texas as a specialist in Estate Planning and Probate. My academic background encompasses being a professor and editor of legal and academic journals, books, and magazines at two universities, serving as a Dean of the College of Humanities at one and the Dean of the Graduate School at the same university; overseeing a major academic Institute at another university; publishing 18 books and more than 150 articles on various themes; and traveling and speaking worldwide as a scholar. Books published include: Original Intent: Chief Justice Rehnquist & the Course of American Church-State Relations (1991 by Prometheus Books), and Religion and the Continental Congress, 1774-1789: Contributions to Original Intent (2000 by Oxford University Press). I am the author, editor or coeditor of sixteen additional books, including The Role of Religion in the Making of Public Policy (1991), Legal Deskbook for Administrators of Independent Colleges and Universities (1993), Problems and Conflicts Between Law and Morality in a Free Society (1993), Genesis and the Millennium: An Essay on Religious Pluralism in the Twenty-first Century by Bill Moyers (2000), Welfare Reform and Faith-Based Organizations (1999), Religious Liberty in Northern Europe in the Twenty-first Century (2000), and International Perspectives on Freedom of Religion and Belief (2002), and The Oxford Handbook on Church and State in the United States (Oxford University Press, 2010); and I currently edit various consumer and digital magazines including those for social media newsletters and Substack. I have also edited for ENAGO, a service that edits and reconstructs articles authored mostly by foreign academic authors.

I possess good leadership, writing, speaking, and relational skills having edited my original material as well as that of 300 different writers/authors. I possess good critical and analytical thinking abilities; and operate well in fast-paced environments. I am proficient in strategic planning, documentation, administration, oversight, management, problem solving, and the like, either domestically or internationally (I enjoy traveling and have visited 33 countries, mostly as a speaker/scholar). I have an extensive law firm background in Dallas, Waco, and Corsicana, Texas. I am healthy (I work out daily) and work hard and responsibly. EDUCATION

*Baylor University, B.A., Finance and Psychology

*Baylor University, J.D. (Cum Laude) Baylor School of Law

*Southern Methodist University, Graduate coursework in tax law

*Baylor University, M.A. in Church-State Studies (Final GPA: 4.0)

*University of Texas at Dallas, Ph.D. in Humanities with major in History of Ideas (Final GPA: 3.92) CURRENT AND PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT

ATTORNEY, AUTHOR, EDITOR

Attorney in Private Practice: Waco and Dallas, Texas (Present) Licensed to practice before Texas State Courts, Federal Courts, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Supreme Court Prior Firms included:

*Of counsel: Cavazos and Hendricks, Dallas, Texas, advised periodically on tax and business aspects of bankruptcy cases

Partner: with Dawson, Sodd, Davis, and Moe, Corsicana, Texas, specialized in litigation, tax, banking transactions, contracts, estate planning, business transactions, probate, corporate and partnership planning, international law, oil and gas, and real estate; in addition to individual clients, represented approximately 125 closely held corporations and numerous charitable organizations; have retained select clients currently. Associate Attorney: Kendrick, Kendrick & Bradley, Dallas, Texas (later merged with Jenkins and Gilchrist); specialized in general practice, including litigation, tax, estate planning, corporate planning, and probate. ACADEMICS, AUTHOR, EDITOR

Dean of College of Humanities, and Dean, Graduate School, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Belton, Texas, 2006- 2011

Baylor University, Director/Chair of J. M. Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies Professor and Scholar at Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1990-2006. (Law School, Political Science, Church-State Studies departments.)

Past Editor/Author: Journal of Church and State: 80 issues, 250-300 writers, 300 articles. Author/Editor/Co-Editor: 18 Books and 150 scholarly articles for Law Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers such as Boston University Law Review, Brigham Young Law Review, Humanities Herald, Baptist Standard, American Bar Association Journal, Christian History, Encyclopedia of American Enlightenment, Dallas Morning News, Criminal Justice Policy Review, Liberty Magazine, Liberty Express, Russian Academy of Sciences, and Baylor Magazine, among others. Past Editor: approximately 15 Book Manuscripts by other various authors. Current Editor: Various Digital Magazine and print articles including: American Bar Journal Magazine, LuxeGetaways, PrimeWomen Magazine, and social media blogs and publications on Substack including Wine Wanderings newsletter.

(Present)

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

*Dean, College of Humanities; Dean, Graduate School; Professor of Humanities (2006-2011), University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

*Professor of Political Science (1993-2006), Baylor University

*Director of J. M. Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies (1995-2006); associate director from 1990-95), Baylor University, which offers M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Church-State Studies, conducts research and publishes books on church-state relations and religious liberty in national and international contexts, maintains the largest research library in the world pertaining to religious liberty and church-state relations, and sponsors conferences and lectureships on various church-state themes. During same period I also served as chairman of the Department of Church-State Studies. Responsibilities included teaching, research, writing, speaking, administration of all aspects of graduate programs, oversight of 17,000-volume Research Center, oversight of more than 50 graduate students, 12 graduate assistants, three staff persons, and six faculty members. During my tenure as director and chair, student enrollment increased eightfold in our graduate programs. I traveled to more than 30 countries on speaking engagements.

*Adjunct Professor, Baylor Law School (2005-06)

*Editor, award-winning Journal of Church and State (1993-2006), in which I edited more than 12,000 pages of scholarly material for publication in a quarterly journal with subscribers worldwide, including writing regular editorials for inclusion in the journal.

*Human Rights Achievement Award by Freedom magazine (2000); Honor of Merit by the International Religious Liberty Association for leadership in advancing religious freedom (2004); Abner V. McCall Religious Liberty Award by Baylor Alumni Association for outstanding service to international religious freedom (2006). MEDIA ACHIEVMENTS

More than 300 magazine, radio, and television interviews have included those for Time Magazine, First Things, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, National Public Radio, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Dallas Morning News, The Christian Science Monitor, CNN, the Fox News Network, CBS News, and ABC News. I have been called upon in recent years by the U.S. Congress, the Texas legislature, and United Nations emissaries for testimony relating to legal measures needed to protect religious liberty in national and international settings. I have lectured extensively before academic, public, legal, and religious audiences nationally and internationally on a wide range of topics including taxation and fiscal policy, estate and tax planning, religious liberty (national and international), church-state relations (ancient, medieval, and modern), human rights, and various other topics.

SPORTS ACHIEVEMENTS

*National AAU Junior Long Jump Champion (established national record, since broken)

*Class AAAA Texas First Team All-State Football; All City and All Metro Teams, Dallas, Texas; Team Captain, Bryan Adams High School; Member of Texas "Big 33" Football Team (Texas vs. Pennsylvania); Member of the Texas Football Magazine “Super Team”; Member of Texas Football Magazine “Blue Chip” Football Team; All-City Track (Dallas); Hon. Men. All-City Basketball (Dallas)

AP and UPI First Team All-SWC Freshmen football, Baylor University; Team Football Captain AP and UPI First Team All-SWC Varsity football, Baylor University; Team Captain, Named Most Outstanding Receiver in SWC, Texas Football Magazine; Honorable Mention, AP and UPI All-America Teams,

*Most Outstanding Dallas Baylor Athlete

*Bobby Jones Memorial Award (Performance and Leadership at Baylor)

*Named to Outstanding College Athletes of America

*NFL Denver Bronco’s Football Team – played only my rookie year ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

Honor Graduate, Bryan Adams High School, Dallas, Texas, member of Bryan Adams Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame All-SWC (Southwest Conference) Academic Team

Omicron Delta Kappa, Baylor University

*Harris Honor Society (Equivalent of Order of Coif), Baylor University Law School

*Notes Editor (1972), Articles Editor (1973), Baylor Law Review ADMISSIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

*Certified by State Bar of Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Estate Planning and Probate

*Admitted to practice in all State of Texas courts, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Court of Claims, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and U.S. Supreme Court

*Member, State Bar of Texas, American Bar Association

*Member, American Academy of Religion, American Political Science Association, Southwestern Sociological Association, American Historical Society, American Society of Legal History, Conference of Historical Journals, Southern Library Association, Society of Scholarly Publishing, American Culture Association, and Americans for Religious Liberty

*Fellow, treasurer and board member, International Academy of Freedom of Religion and Belief

*Fellow, The Salzburg Seminar (International Human Rights Fellow)

*Member, World Institute of International Affairs, 1998-present

*Member, Who’s Who in American Law and Who’s Who in the World CIVIC INVOLVEMENTS

*Past President, Corsicana Rotary Club

*Past Chair, Navarro County Child Welfare Board

*Member, Baylor/Waco Foundation

*Member, Bear Foundation

INTERESTS

Jogging, reading, golf, writing, world business, and politics TECHNOLOGY:

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Substack Editor, Enago Editor, Facebook, Twitter; research proficiency in CCH, RIA, BNA, Thomas Reuters, Westlaw, LexisNexis, and other research tools.

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