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David has focused almost his entire career on helping families and children through the legal process. His professional background is a diverse combination of complex financial, criminal and family law, moving between the public and private sectors at various points in his career. David’s eight years a Senior Deputy District Attorney specializing in child-protection and domestic violence prosecution has given him a unique ability to maneuver through high-stakes and emotional litigation. David is equally comfortable in the courtroom and at the negotiating table, and often encourages mediation and arbitration to settle cases fairly and favorably without trial. David also maintains a successful criminal law practice.
Education
- Northwestern University School of Law, Juris Doctorate, 1996
- The University of Oklahoma, Bachelor of Arts, Special Distinction, 1993
Experience
- Senior Associate Attorney – Gutterman Griffiths, PC
- Senior Deputy District Attorney – City and County of Denver, Colorado, specializing in child physical and sexual abuse and domestic violence
- Associate Attorney – Dorsey & Whitney
- Associate Attorney – Wheeler Trigg Kennedy
- Associate Attorney – Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon, Commercial and Finance Litigation
Professional Achievements
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado – Admitted in 1998
- Colorado Bar – Admitted in September 1997
- Illinois Bar – Admitted in October 1996
- Instructor and Speaker – National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Denver Police Academy, Colorado Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Guest – Caplis & Silverman, KHOW radio
Memberships
- Member – Douglas, Denver, Arapahoe and Colorado Bar Associations
- Member – Colorado Bar Association Family Law Section
- Member – Colorado Judicial Institute
- Member – Metro Denver Interdisciplinary Committee
