Davis, Gilstrap, Hearn, Saladoff & Smith was founded in Ashland, Oregon in 1953. The firm conducts a broad and diverse regional practice in the northwestern United States representing a wide variety of clients ranging from individuals and closely held businesses to corporations and other business entities doing business internationally.

Davis, Gilstrap maintains a strong and unique tradition of public service and civic involvement and, as a result, many former and present members of the firm hold positions on the boards of charitable and civic institutions locally and nationally. Current members of the firm make substantial contributions of time and resources to pro bono representation and community service in Southern Oregon. Today, a former member, Daniel L. Harris, serves as a judge of the Circuit Court for the State of Oregon.

It is the mission of the firm, through superior legal skills combined with leadership and experience in business, governmental and community affairs, to provide results-oriented legal services to a diverse clientele in complex corporate, commercial and litigation matters. The firm's mission is predicated on the belief that with the ever increasing complexities of the 21st century, clients will require lawyers who have the continuing ability to be innovative and versatile, who have demonstrated ability to work with clients, who can interact using the latest technology and who provide sound judgment.

Davis, Gilstrap fosters an environment which encourages entrepreneurial, independent and creative thinking. The firm culture engenders an abiding loyalty to both clients and its members. The firm believes that the most effective representation of a client's interests flows from a multi-disciplinary approach incorporating the various specialty practice areas in the firm.

Today the firm has six attorneys in Ashland, Oregon.