• Taking and defending depositions
• Drafting and arguing dispositive and non-dispositive motions
• Drafting and answering discovery requests
• Preparing expert and fact witnesses and exhibits for trial, mediation, and arbitration
• Drafting pre-trial statements, motions in limine, and jury instructions
• Communicating with clients regarding status of litigation and case strategy
• Engaging in direct settlement negotiations with opposing counsel
• Participating in mediation, arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution

After graduating from law school magna cum laude, David served a one year term as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Providence County Superior Court in Providence, Rhode Island. There, he was called upon to research and provide analysis on a wide variety of legal issues and to assist in the composition of bench, written, and published decisions for the court. Following his clerkship, David worked for a Rhode Island firm where his practice focused on civil litigation in the state and federal courts of both Rhode Island and Massachusetts. David has experience defending clients in matters involving:

• Negligent hiring, training, and supervision
• Defamation
• Products liability
• Premises liability
• Insurance coverage disputes
• Bad faith
• Violations of the Automatic Bankruptcy Stay
• Fraud
• Violations of Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Laws, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Truth in Lending Act, and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.