Born Trenton New Jersey; Admitted/Licensed to practice in the following courts:
Pennsylvania Common Pleas Courts, U.S. District Court for the Western and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania.
David grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia. After graduating from Duke University Law School in 1996 David returned to Philadelphia to begin his legal career. David started his career at Gallagher, Reilly and Lachat, a Philadelphia firm handling exclusively litigation matters, working for Stephen Scheuerle a partner at the firm. Within a few months, David got his first trial experience 2nd chairing a case in federal court.
In 1997, David and his Wife, Michelle, moved to the Pittsburgh area, feeling it would be a wonderful place to start their family. David started his Pittsburgh legal career at in the litigation department of Tucker Arensberg P.C.. Within his first year, he got his first two solo trial experiences, both in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas.
In 1999, David joined Charles Alpern at the firm of Kiger & Alpern. In the last 10 years working with Mr. Alpern, David has been able to learn from Mr. Alpern's decades of experience as a pre-eminent trial lawyer. David has continued his professional development by always seeking to combine the lessons offered by the fine attorneys he has worked with a continued high level of autonomy and responsibility that allowed him to further develop and refine his own legal skills.
In 2006, David joined Mr. Alpern in the new firm AlpernSchubert, P.C., allowing David to learn from Richard Schubert, an exceedingly well-respected trial lawyer who has dedicated his career to helping the injured.
David has handled a variety of matters since his legal career began in 1997, including: multiple bad faith actions, medical malpractice cases, auto claims, slip and falls, contract disputes and employment matters.
David has lived in Scott after 25 years in Mt. Lebanon. David has been active in his community coaching youth sports and teaching Sunday School at Sunset Hills Presbyterian Church. David also served on the boards for the Mt. Lebanon Youth Football Association and the Mt. Lebanon Lacrosse Association. David also served as the 4th Ward Commissioner in Mt. Lebanon for 8 years from 2009 to 2017. David has two adult children, Connor and Jessica.
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania
Professional Associations
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1997 to Present
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly Pennsylvania Trial Lawyer's Association), 2004 to Present
Current Positions
- Partner
Past Positions
- Associate at Kiger and Alpern
Education
- Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina
- J.D. - 1996
- Ithaca College
- 1993
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: With Honors
- Major: History