Travis was born and raised in Lafayette, Indiana and has lived in Indiana for most of his life, graduating in 1995 from Purdue University and in 1998 from Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington.  Travis then practiced with the international law firm Winston & Strawn in both its New York and Washington DC offices, and then returned to Indiana to join its largest law firm, Barnes & Thornburg.  Since 2001, Travis has focused exclusively on representing individuals and families who have been seriously injured or lost loved ones due to the carelessness and negligence of others. Travis is a 2005 graduate of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) Trial Advocacy program and a 2012 graduate of the ABOTA National Trial College at Harvard Law School.