An accomplished first chair trial attorney, David has an outstanding record of success defending complex tort, product liability, and transportation actions in some of the most difficult venues in the nation. Focusing his practice in the areas of product liability, transportation, and insurance defense, David has experience defending Fortune 500 and 100 companies facing claims of product defect, chemical exposure, transportation accidents, and toxic torts. David has handled cases in state and federal courts throughout West Virginia and Kentucky, and has appeared pro hac vice on behalf of clients in state and federal courts in Ohio, Virginia, Mississippi, and the District of Columbia.  David has a history of success representing companies facing personal injury, wrongful death, and property damage claims arising out of claimed product defects, fires, explosions, train derailments, environmental clean-up, trucking and aviation accidents, and other crises.

In his representation of national transportation clients, he has experience in rapid response to accident sites and post-accident investigations that need to be conducted quickly to make sure evidence is collected and preserved, witnesses are interviewed and to begin to build a defense strategy, whether it be early resolution or litigation through trial. David also advises clients on risk management solutions, claims analysis and prevention, and conducts pre-litigation assessments and claim due diligence. In each of these roles, David has formulated and implemented the pre-trial, discovery, trial and/or end-game strategy with his clients along with ensuring the trial record and appellate records are protected. David’s ability to offer case specific insight to in-house counsel, while maintaining an overall general litigation strategy, affords his clients the benefit of both short and long-term perspectives on mitigating risk, finding creative solutions, and trial preparation.

Outside the Courtroom, David participates in a variety of civic and community groups and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Ashland Child Development Center located in Ashland, Kentucky, coaches middle school girls' basketball, and is a member of Kentucky’s Board of Zoning Adjustment, in the City of Ashland.