Dave has successfully tried over a dozen cases to verdict, including both civil and criminal cases. Dave came to the firm from the United States Attorney’s Office where he investigated and tried cases involving weapons trafficking, drug trafficking, robbery, fraud, assault, and public corruption. Notably, Dave prevailed in a high profile six week trial against corrupt United States Border Patrol agents found guilty of bribery and smuggling illegal aliens. Dave also worked at a top international law firm, Cooley LLP, where he represented individuals and companies in complex employment, business, and product liability disputes. Dave graduated from the University of San Diego School of Law with honors and served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Janis L. Sammartino in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.