Areas of Practice Design Professional Representation Commercial and General Litigation Employment Law Business Practices Real Estate
B.S. with honors, Civil Engineering, University of Colorado, 1980; M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Colorado, 1983; J.D., cum laude, Northwestern School of Law, Lewis & Clark College, 1986. Research and Development Editor, Environmental Law, 1985-86.
David is a principal in the firm. He is admitted to practice in the federal and state courts of Washington and Colorado and the United States Tax Court. His past practice includes service as the sole in-house general counsel for a major engineering and consulting company.
David focuses his practice in the areas of corporate affairs and commercial transactions, environmental law, employment law, construction law, real estate law, and general counseling and representation of design and construction firms doing business in the environmental industry. He also represents owners and operators on transactional matters, environmental disputes, and compliance matters. His practice also includes advising health care professionals on business law matters.
David has authored both technical and legal articles for the construction industry and has published or spoken on topics including:
• Contracting with Environmental Professionals
• Directors and Officers Liability
• 'National Environmental Policy Act Issues
• Government Contracting
• Corporate Governance Issues
• Loss Prevention for Design Professionals
David is a member of the American Bar Association, Washington State Bar Association, King County Bar Association, and Colorado Bar Association. He has participated in the American Corporate Counsel Association, the Corporate Law Section of the WSBA, and the Energy and Natural Resources Section of the ABA. He has actively participated as a speaker or committee member in the Association of General Contractors, Association of Firms Practicing in the Geo Sciences, American Consulting Engineers Council, Northwest Environmental Business Council, and Consulting Engineers Council of Washington.
Presentations
Environmental Considerations – 2009 Update, 16th Annual Washington Construction Law Conference (September 17, 2009) (with Pam Tonglao)
Risk Management Through Contract, Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) (September 8, 2009)
Protecting and Licensing Designs, Elliot Bay Design Group (August 24, 2009) (with Beth Andrus)
ACEC Conference On Sustainability Legislative Drivers And Incentives, ACEC (May 15, 2009)
Payment and Collection Strategies In Tough Economic Times, Breakfast Seminar Series for Design Professionals (April 28, 2009)
Conditions of the Contract, CDT/CSI - Certification Study Group 2009 (February 10, 2009)
Mergers and Acquisitions, Kibble and Prentice Health Practices Group (December 8, 2008)
Contract Negotiations, APWA Fall Conference (October 16, 2008)
Risk & the Construction Industry, CSI Region Conference (September 27, 2008)
Environmental Considerations – 2008, 15th Annual Washington Construction Law Conference (September 18, 2008)
Risky Projects + Bad Contracts = Claims, 2008 Beazley A&E Expert Retreat (September 9-11, 2008) (w/ Beth Andrus)
AIA docs v. ConsensusDocs, Collins Woerman (April 8, 2008)
Conditions of the Contract (AIA A201, General Conditions, and Supplemental Conditions), CSI - CDT Certification Study Group (February 11, 2008)
WA Condo Law - One Year Later, AIA (October 26, 2006)
Strategic Partnerships, NEBC/Management Forum Cmte (July 19, 2006)
Internal Transfer of Ownership, NEBC/Management Forum Cmte (June 14, 2006)
Copyright, AIA (April 27, 2006)
Read David's article on mergers and acquisitions here.
