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David is the former chair of Reed Smith's Insurance Recovery Group, with more than 80 exclusively policyholder focused attorneys in offices throughout the United States, as well as around the world, including Europe and Singapore.  He also represents clients in a variety of industries including manufacturing, oil and gas, financial services, real estate development, electronics, telecommunications, construction and others.

Credentials

  • The George Washington University Law School, 1983, J.D.
  • Binghamton University, State University of New York, 1980, B.A.

  • California
  • District of Columbia

  • Fellow, American College of Coverage Counsel
  • State Bar of California
  • American Bar Association, Litigation Section
  • Committee on Insurance Coverage, Former Co-Chair of Sub-Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Former Member, Committee on Administration of Justice, appointed September 1992

Awards & Recognition

  • Named, Leader of Influence: Top Litigators & Trial Lawyers by the Los Angeles Business Journal (2020)
  • Ranked in Chambers USA for Nationwide Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder and California Insurance: Policyholder, 2004-2011, 2013-2024
  • Listed, Who’s Who Legal Insurance and Reinsurance 2009 and 2018
  • Selected through peer review for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© for Insurance Law, 2006-2025
  • Listed, The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers in 2014
  • Listed, The International Who's Who of Insurance & Reinsurance Lawyers in 2013-2015 
  • Listed, World's Leading Insurance & Reinsurance Lawyers of The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers in 2013 
  • Listed, Insurance and Reinsurance Expert Guide (10th edition)
  • Listed, Corporate Counsel, Top Lawyers, Annual Guide to Insurance Law (August 2010) 
  • Listed, PLC Which Lawyer?, Leader, Insurance: policyholder-led practices (February 2010)
  • Listed, Guide to the World's Leading Insurance & Reinsurance Lawyers, 8th Edition
  • Listed, Madison's Who's Who Among Executives and Professionals (2006-2007)
  • Recipient, California Lawyer of the Year (CLAY) in Litigation (2004)