Our History

1984, The Beginning

Mark Davis graduates from The University of Mississippi School of Law and begins practicing law with a large insurance litigation firm on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

1988, Change in Direction

Mark Davis joins a well-known plaintiff personal injury firm and handles his first of thousands of personal injury cases.

1995, A Journey of Mass Commitment

The firm enters into pharmaceutical and medical device mass torts and embarks on a journey to change the lives of many.

1997, Another Beginning

Martin Crump receives his law degree from Oklahoma City University School of Law and joins a plaintiff litigation firm in North Mississippi.

1999, A Case to Remember

The law firm is instrumental in the settlement of the second group of Fen-Phen cases in the country. Mark Davis is named National Law Journal’s Litigator of the Month for November 2000.

2000, A Supreme Milestone

Martin Crump has significant involvement with a landmark case in the United States Supreme Court.

2003, Accepted Nationwide

Davis & Crump expands its reach and begins accepting cases throughout all fifty states.

2005, Catastrophe on the Coast

Damaged caused by Hurricane Katrina was devastating for thousands. Davis & Crump becomes the first commercial business located on the beach in Gulfport to reopen after the storm.

2009, A Hollow Victory

A significantly intoxicated driver kills three individuals and herself in a horrific car accident. Davis & Crump represent the three victims in the dram shop case and receives a $15 million dollar wrongful death judgment.

2010, A Leader Amongst his Peers

Martin Crump is selected to the first of many Plaintiff Steering Committees in pharmaceutical and medical device litigations.

2014, A Historic Move

Davis & Crump purchase a historic building built in 1903 in downtown Gulfport. After a year of renovation, doors to the new office open and the staff nearly doubles in size.