Our History

We are the largest and oldest law firm in Ashland. In 1953, attorney Sam Davis moved from Minneapolis, Minnesota to settle in Ashland, which was then a small mill town. Sam started his law office just down the walk from the Southern Oregon Shakespeare Festival theater off Main Street. In 1954, attorney Sidney Ainsworth, who was raised in Murphy, Oregon,  joined Sam in the firm. In the 1950s, Ashland’s large employers included several active lumber mills, Southern Oregon College, Ashland Community Hospital (located where SOU’s Stevenson Union sits today), and a small car dealer named Walt’s Lithia Motors. Back then, Ashland properties went for $1,500.00 and the price of a legal Will was $25.00. Bartering for payment of legal fees with chickens and other items was not unusual. Don Pinnock joined the firm in the early 1960s, becoming the third Law Partner.

On February 1, 1976, the firm moved into its current location at 515 East Main Street, a property that was built specifically to house the firm. Sam’s son, Jack Davis, joined the firm on the same day. Sam retired in the 1980s and Sid retired in 1992, leaving the firm in the capable hands of their successors. Today, there are four Law Partners and an Associate Attorney on staff at the firm. Jack Davis, partner, has been with the firm since 1976. Chris Hearn, partner, joined the firm in 1992 after practicing in Southern California for five years. Eugene Anderson, partner, joined the firm in 2011 after practicing in Medford since 1988. Rachele Selvig, partner, joined the firm in 2022, after practicing in Portland and Grants Pass since 2009. Andrew Narus, associate, joined the firm in 2025. Visit each attorney’s biography page to learn more.

Our firm has been assisting clients throughout southern Oregon with their legal challenges and opportunities for over 70 years. Throughout its existence, the firm has seen many excellent attorneys and cherished clients pass through its doors, and we look forward to continue serving the legal needs of this region for a very long time to come.