Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Certification in Conflict Management and Alternative Dispute Resolution, University of California, Irvine, 2005, 2005

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member, Orange County Bar Association; State Bar of California 1990; Ninth Circuit 2002 Central District 1991; Southern District; Northern District  

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Los Angeles Superio Court Pro Bono Mediator

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Caution: Bar Owners Could Get Burned, Los Angeles Lawyer, April 1998
• Federal Question: Jurisdiction for Coverage Disputes, Los Angeles Daily Journal, Dec. 23, 1996
• Seeking Coverage for the Apocalypse, The Recorder, July 1998
• Smoker Battery: An Antidote to Second-Hand Smoke, 63 So. Cal. L. Rev. 1061 (1990), reprinted in Los Angeles Daily Journal, Daily Journal Report, Oct. 26. 1990.
• Sticks and Stones Can Break My Bones But Tobacco Smoke Can Kill Me: Can We Protect Children From Parents that Smoke?, 13 St. Louis University Public Law Review 547-590, 1994
• How Presley Homes Has Changed the Duty to Defend, Los Angeles Lawyer, 2003

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Molski v. Evergreen Dynasty Corp., 500 F.3d 1047 (9th Cir. 2007) - a decision in David's clients' favor

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Notes Editor, Southern California Law Review
• American Jurisprudence Awards: (1) Evidence (2) Gifts, Wills & Trusts (3) Development of Legal Thought

Educational Background:

• B.A., California State University, Fullerton, with honors, 1987
• J.D., University of Southern California School of Law, 1990
• Certification in Conflict Management and Alternative Dispute Resolution, University of California, Irvine, 2005