Education
- Princeton University, B.A. (cum laude, 1968)
- Harvard Law School, J.D. (cum laude, 1971)
Editor of Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review
Career
- Private Practice, Personal Injury Litigator
- Chairman of the NY State Courts Ethics Commission (1989‐1994)
- Committee Representative to institute the NY State Court's Individual Assignment System (IAS)
- Special Consultant to Former Chief Judge Sol Wachtler (1986-1992)
NY Court of Appeals - Private Practice, Criminal Law (1984-1988)
- F. Lee Bailey and Aaron J. Broder; Chief Airline Crash Litigator (1980‐1984)
- Lipkowitz and Plaut; Commercial Litigator (1978‐1980)
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of New York (1974‐1978)
- Law Clerk to Former Judge Sol Wachtler, NY Court of Appeals (1973‐1974)
- Staff Director of Presidentially Appointed National Institute for Consumer Justice (1971-1973)
- Arbitrator in federal court
Honors/Seminars/Speaking Engagements
- AV rated by Martindale Hubbell
- Listed in "Best Lawyers on Long Island"
- Profiled in national legal magazine, The American Lawyer
- Panelist at Bar Association Programs
- Panelist at national meeting of the Chief Judge of each State Court
- Speaker at Retreat for State Court Judges
- Speaker and Panelist at various law schools
- Speech Writer for public and private persons
Publications
- Co‐Authored the novel Blood Brothers with Former Chief Judge Sol Wachtler
- Authored humor columns for various publications, including The National Law Journal and The New York Law Journal *
- Author of multiple op‐ed articles for various newspapers
- Author of six volumes of legal analyses and recommendations published by the Library of Congress for the National Institute of Consumer Justice
- Author of several Law Review articles
Bar Admissions
- State of New York
- U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
- U. S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
- Admitted pro hac vice in several state and federal courts across the United States
*Footnote: These humor columns were among David's biggest challenges because as he says " Writing a humor column for lawyers is like throwing an orgy for an accountants' convention... no matter how good it is, it isn't going to be appreciated."