David has extensive experience in handling jury and bench trials in state and federal courts and in representing industry clients before the Illinois Human Rights Commission and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Insurance. David also frequently represents broker-dealers and registered representatives in arbitration proceedings before FINRA (previously the NASD) and has handled commercial arbitration matters in various alternative dispute resolution venues. In addition to his wide-ranging trial experience, David has argued numerous appeals in insurance and commercial matters before the United States Court of Appeals, the Illinois Supreme Court, the Illinois Appellate Court, and the appellate and supreme courts of other states.

David’s litigation experience includes the defense of life and health insurance companies and financial services companies in class action suits, vanishing premium and market conduct litigation, individual and group life, health, and disability matters, ERISA litigation, RICO suits, suits alleging actuarial malpractice and pension-related claims, securities litigation and arbitration, including the defense of claims brought under the 1933 and 1934 Acts and state securities laws, defense of employment practices claims and suits alleging breach of employment contracts, disputes between insurers, agents and brokers, representation of insurers in premium tax disputes, litigation involving administrative services agreements and stop-loss policies for self-funded employee welfare benefit plans, real estate and lease-related litigation, lender liability suits, franchise and dealer litigation and arbitration (representing both franchisors and franchisees), breach of contract suits, and general commercial and chancery litigation. He also has experience in defending foreign air carriers in death and injury claims, medical malpractice defense, and other general liability matters.

David is a member of the American Bar Association (Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section), Seventh Circuit Bar Association, The Society of Trial Lawyers, and The Lawyers’ Club of Chicago. A licensed pilot, David also is member of the Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association. David has been listed in Who’s Who in American Law and Who’s Who in America. He serves as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and has been an arbitration panelist for the Circuit Court of Cook County Court-Annexed Arbitration program. When time permits, David also serves as a judge for the Jessup International Moot Court Competition.

David has authored numerous articles and spoken at industry-related functions, including the Eastern Claims Conference.