Pamela Foster-Davis is a native Houstonian who graduated from Smiley High School where she served as class president, played the flute and belonged to many organizations. Seeing injustice done to one of her friends made Pamela Foster-Davis decide to study law at Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University after receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from the University of Texas. Before this, she was content working at less demanding jobs such as at an insurance company and at the Houston Christian Institute.

Now she is an attorney who specializes in a number of areas such as criminal, probate, real estate, wills, automobile accidents and adoptions. Starting out, she worked for one year as an assistant for Attorney Irma Carey who at that time had been in practice for 12 years. “She was a very wise person and very professional. She is the one who suggested that I come here at this branch at 1 Pinedale Street (at Travis near Southmore and Main in Houston, Texas).
Starting a business is always frightening because you don’t know if the clients are going to come,” she said while reflecting on her first case in 1988 which happened to be a D.W.I. (Driving While Intoxicated). Her first case ended in victory for her and her client as it was dismissed.
“I’ve been blessed and fortunate with my parents helping me getting my business running. My family has been very supportive of me with encouragement and praise. I’ve been receiving a lot of clients from advertisements and people have referred several cases to me,” she said.
Foster-Davis is the daughter of Minister Thomas Foster of Fifth Ward Church of Christ and Flora Foster, who is a homemaker. Her spiritual upbringing belies the hardened reputation of many lawyers. Davis is the oldest out of three sisters and she said she is still very close to her sisters. “It’s something that’s engraved in us to help people,” she said of her parents’ inspiration throughout her life, which in turn has led to her commitment to serve her clients to the degree that she does.

Still she realizes that as a Black female attorney she is still looked at differently when she comes into court to represent someone. Sometimes, officers of the court assume that she is the one waiting to be represented by a lawyer. Although she’s the one in a suit and has a brief case, she often has to remind them that she is the lawyer.

“Being Black and a woman you always have to prepare more. You have to go to seminars to make sure you are abreast on the current laws,” she stated. “I’m dealing with people lives. I have clients leave here satisfied and they refer me to some of their friends,” she continued. She also realizes that her clients are people too and they deserve the best representation, regardless of nationality.

A part of her extracurricular works and aspirations, includes having taught GED classes for the Harris County Department of Education and wanting to continue to help those in need. Although she adamantly proclaims that she is not sexist, part of her aim is to encourage women to excellence.

“I just want to let women know that they can be or do something in their life,” she stated. “I enjoy what I’m doing. I try to utilize what God has given me to work well for my clients.” On February 16 of this year, she married Darwin Davis, an engineer.
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