Jason R. Davis
President & Chief Executive Officer • Member • Executive Committee Member
Admissions: North Carolina, Virginia
Biography
Jason is President & Chief Executive Officer of Kaufman & Canoles and serves on the firm’s Executive Committee. His healthcare litigation and counseling practice includes representing and advising hospitals, physicians, long-term care facilities and other healthcare providers.
Representative Matters
- Handled investigations, risk assessments and reporting obligations for potential HIPAA breaches involving
several to several thousand patients on behalf of physician practice groups large and small, hospitals and
teaching institutions - Defended breach of health information lawsuits against healthcare providers
- Advised healthcare providers of all types on HIPAA breach prevention and compliance
- Represented surgeons, ER physicians, obstetricians, nurses, hospitals, and numerous other healthcare
providers in medical malpractice jury trials in Virginia and North Carolina state and federal courts - Defended hospitals in EMTALA cases
- Defended long-term care facilities in medical malpractice trials in Virginia state court and in arbitration
proceedings - Defended numerous healthcare providers in proceedings before the Virginia Department of Health
Professions - Counseled hospital systems through re-drafting of consent forms for regulatory compliance and other
legal concerns - Prepared numerous hospitals and physicians for disclosures of unexpected events to patients and families
- Developed peer review and quality assurance programs for physician practices and hospitals and argued
for privilege of peer review, quality, and patient safety materials - Counseled numerous hospitals on accreditation compliance, medical staff matters, quality assurance,
EMTALA, HIPAA, Medicare CoPs, healthcare decisions and other regulatory and risk management issues - Counseled numerous physicians and practice groups on issues of risk management and regulatory
compliance - Served as counsel for healthcare providers in various types of commercial litigation
Recognition & Honors
- Fellow; Virginia Law Foundation, inducted in 2025
- Virginia Lawyers Weekly; “Leaders in the Law,” 2024
- Virginia 500 – The Power List: Law, Virginia Business Magazine, 2024-25
- Best Lawyers in America, 2018-2025
- The Power List; Inside Business, 2024-2025
- Go To Lawyer – Medical Malpractice Law; Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2022
- Norfolk Litigation – Insurance “Lawyer of the Year”; Best Lawyers in America, 2024
- Norfolk Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year”; Best Lawyers in America, 2021
- AV® Preeminent Rated; Martindale-Hubbell
- Virginia’s Legal Elite; Virginia Business Magazine, 2007–2024
- Virginia Super Lawyers; Law & Politics, 2009-2018, 2021, 2023-2025
- Top Lawyers; CoVaBIZ, 2017-2025
- Virginia Rising Stars; Law & Politics, 2007-2008
- Future Star; Benchmark Litigation, 2008-2009, 2013-2014
- CIVIC Leadership Institute Class of 2015; Nominating Committee 2019
- Top Forty Under Forty; Inside Business, 2007
- Judicial Law Clerk to The Honorable William T. Prince, United States Magistrate
- Judge; United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- William & Mary Law Review
Associations
- Virginia Bar Association; Healthcare and Litigation Sections
- North Carolina Bar Association; Healthcare and Litigation Sections
- Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association; Bench-Bar Relations Committee
- Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys; Former Chair, Medical Malpractice Section
- Defense Research Institute
- Virginia Chapter of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management
- The Greenwood School; Board of Directors
- The Williams School; President, 2013-present; Board of Trustees, 2012-present; Head of School Search Committee, 2011
- The Norfolk Forum; Board of Directors, 2014-present; Second Vice President, 2019-2021; First Vice President; 2021-2022; President, 2022-present
- Norfolk SPCA; Immediate Past President, President, Board of Directors
Education
- University of Virginia; B.S. with distinction, 1991
- William & Mary Law School; J.D., 1994
Press & Publications
- Jason R. Davis Selected to the Inside Business 2025 Power List and Ann K. Crenshaw (Ret.), Vincent J. Mastracco Jr., and William R. Van Buren III Named to the Emeritus List
- Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys: 13 Named as Super Lawyers & 5 Named as Virginia Rising Stars in Virginia Super Lawyers & Rising Stars 2025
- 36 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named as Top Lawyers 2025 in CoVaBIZ Magazine
- 51 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine’s “Legal Elite” 2024
- Jason R. Davis Named by Virginia Lawyers Weekly as ‘Leaders in the Law’ 2024
- Jason R. Davis Included in the Virginia 500 – The 2024-25 Power List
- 55 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America 2025, 7 Named “Lawyer of the Year,” and 13 Named “Ones to Watch”
- Jason R. Davis Selected to the 2024 Inside Business Power List and Ann K. Crenshaw, Vincent J. Mastracco Jr., and William R. Van Buren III Named to the Emeritus List
- 15 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers & 5 Named as Rising Stars 2024
- Kaufman & Canoles Ushers in New Era with Leadership Transition
- 36 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named as Top Lawyers 2024 in CoVaBIZ Magazine
- 53 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Virginia Business Magazine’s “Legal Elite” 2023
- 54 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America© 2024, 6 Named “Lawyer of the Year,” and 10 Named “Ones to Watch”
- 16 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers and 4 Named as Virginia Rising Stars 2023
- 44 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named as Top Lawyers 2023 in CoVaBIZ Magazine
- 53 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Virginia Business Magazine’s “Legal Elite” 2022
- 48 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Best Lawyers In America© 2023, 5 Named “Lawyer of the Year” and 8 Named “Ones to Watch”
- 17 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers & 3 Named as Rising Stars in Virginia Super Lawyers & Rising Stars 2022
- 40 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named as Top Lawyers 2022 in CoVaBIZ Magazine
- 52 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Virginia Business Magazine’s “Legal Elite” 2021
- 48 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America© 2022, 4 Named “Lawyer of the Year” and 8 Named “Ones to Watch”
- 19 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers & 3 Named as Rising Stars in Virginia Super Lawyers & Rising Stars 2021
- 40 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named as Top Lawyers 2021 in CoVaBIZ Magazine
- 53 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine’s “Legal Elite” 2020
- 46 Attorneys Named “Best Lawyers in America 2021”, 5 Named “Lawyer of the Year” and 7 Named “Ones to Watch”
- William R. Van Buren, III, and Jason R. Davis Re-Elected to Kaufman & Canoles Executive Committee
- 45 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named CoVaBIZ Magazine’s “Top Lawyers” 2020
- 48 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Virginia Business Magazine’s “Legal Elite” 2019
- 45 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America 2020 and 3 Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- 48 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Virginia Business Magazine’s “Legal Elite” 2018
- 40 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named as Top Lawyers 2019 in CoVaBiz Magazine
- 43 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named “Best Lawyers in America 2019” and 8 Named “Lawyers of the Year”
- 31 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers and 5 Named As Rising Stars 2018
- 31 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named as Top Lawyers 2017/18 in CoVaBIZ Magazine
- 46 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America 2018
- 29 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers 2017 and 5 Named as Rising Stars 2017
- 48 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Virginia Business Magazine’s Legal Elite 2017
- 48 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine’s Legal Elite 2016
- 32 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers 2016 and 4 Named as Rising Stars 2016
- Cybersecurity Client Alert – HHS Releases HIPAA Security Risk Assessment Tool
- Jason R. Davis Elected to Kaufman & Canoles Executive Committee
- 44 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Virginia Business Magazine’s Legal Elite 2015
- Healthcare Client Alert – August 2015
- 32 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers 2015 and 7 Named as Rising Stars 2015
- 45 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine’s Legal Elite 2014
- 29 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers 2014 and 8 Named as Rising Stars 2014
- 54 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine’s Legal Elite 2013
- 29 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers 2013 and 14 Named as Rising Stars 2013
- 55 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine’s Legal Elite 2012
- Private Client Services Update – Interference with Inheritance: A Novel Legal Theory
- 40 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers 2012 and 14 Named as Rising Stars 2012
- 53 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Virginia Business Magazine’s Legal Elite 2011
- 36 K&C Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers 2011 and 14 Named as Rising Stars 2011
- 39 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Virginia Business Magazine’s “Legal Elite” 2010
- 31 K&C Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers & 11 Named as Rising Stars 2010