David is an Associate in the firm, practicing in the areas of workouts, creditors' rights, bankruptcy and litigation. David has represented secured and unsecured lenders in all stages of commercial collection proceedings against borrowers and their guarantors. David has also represented lenders and other creditors in highly-contested adversary proceedings in bankruptcy matters, including non-dischargeability, preference and fraudulent transfer actions.
Before joining the firm, David managed the Chapter 7 bankruptcy practice of a firm in Chicago, Illinois, before and after the institution of the bankruptcy reforms that took place in 2005. David received a B.A. in History from Northwestern University in 1995, and a J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 2000. While in law school, David was awarded first place, best orator, and best brief in Loyola's inter-school moot court competition, and was a member of the National Moot Court Team. David is the author of "The Renegade Proof of Claim: 11 U.S.C. § 502(b) and Bankruptcy Rule 3001" NABTalk (Winter 2008), a topic for which he spoke as a panelist for the American Bankruptcy Institute.
In addition to Michigan, David is admitted to practice in Illinois state courts, the federal courts for the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
He is also a member of the Northwestern University Alumni Association and enjoys fiction writing, poetry, aikido and paracombative jujitsu.


