Joanne N. Davies focuses her practice on representing corporate clients, banks, mortgage companies, loan servicers and other financial institutions in a broad range of general business and commercial litigation matters in both state and federal court including matters arising from breach of contract, ownership disputes and business tort claims.

Ms. Davies has substantial experience representing lenders and loan servicers in Multidistrict litigation and individual lawsuits involving the Truth-In-Lending Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, state Consumer Fraud Acts, predatory lending claims, fraud, negligence and wrongful foreclosure.  Her practice also includes representing the insured in escrow and title insurance litigation to enforce coverage.

Ms. Davies has significant experience investigating and prosecuting claims involving allegations of employee misconduct including trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition, fraud and embezzlement.

Ms. Davies routinely assists clients in responding to grand jury subpoenas, deposition subpoenas for documents or witnesses, and trial subpoenas issued by state and federal prosecutors, regulators, government agencies, law enforcement agencies and other third parties.

Published Opinions

  • Ameriquest Mortgage Co. v. Office of the Attorney General of Washington, 177 Wash.2d 467 (Wash. Sup. Ct. 2013)
  • Ameriquest Mortgage Co. v. Washington State Office of the Attorney General, 170 Wash.2d 418, 241 P.3d 1245 (Wash. Sup. Ct. 2010)
  • Ameriquest Mortgage Co. v. The Attorney General of Washington, 148 Wn.App. 145, 199 P.3d 468 (Wash. Ct. App. Div. 2, 2009)

Ms. Davies earned her J.D. from Loyola Law School where she was the Chief Articles Editor for the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review. During law school, she also worked as a judicial extern for the Honorable John E. Ryan, Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel and U.S. Bankruptcy Judge in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California.  Ms. Davies received her B.A. in Political Science cum laude from Point Loma University.

  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
  • Supreme Court of California
  • Supreme Court of the State of Washington