Protecting Our Environment. Making Polluters Pay.

Davis, Johnston & Ringger, PC is a small firm that prosecutes big cases. Located at 21 Battery Park Avenue in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, our environmental litigation boutique represents victims of environmental disasters, individuals damaged by pollution, environmental organizations, community groups, state and local governments, and other diverse clients throughout the Southeast and beyond — pursuing the cases that hold polluters fully accountable and ensure that environmental laws are genuinely enforced. Call 828-622-0044 to speak with our team.

Partners Gary Davis, Keith Johnston, and Louis W. "Billy" Ringger III bring decades of combined environmental litigation experience to the region's most complex and consequential cases — from PFAS contamination class actions and toxic chemical exposure claims to Clean Water Act citizen suits, NEPA challenges, and permit battles protecting North Carolina's most sensitive watersheds and communities. In 2025, Gary Davis and Billy Ringger were named National Finalists for Public Justice's "Trial Lawyer of the Year Award" — one of the most prestigious recognitions in American public interest and environmental litigation. Billy Ringger has spoken at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and been honored by the SASS-ARENA Foundation for Medical Research, reflecting the firm's national reach in environmental health and toxic exposure work.