Dave's practice focuses on banking law, bankruptcy, commercial transactions and commercial litigation. He assists corporate clients and financial institutions in a variety of commercial matters including loan structuring, workouts, collections, bankruptcy, and regulatory compliance. He has significant experience representing creditors in bankruptcy, including Chapter 7, 11 and 13 cases. He speaks regularly on bankruptcy and banking topics. 

He is a member of the firm's Professional Development Committee.

Bar Admissions

West Virginia

Maryland

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

Education

• West Virginia University College of Law (J.D., 1996)
• West Virginia University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1993)
  • Accounting

• Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell
• West Virginia Super Lawyers^®
• Generation Next: 40 Under 40 award by The State Journal (2010)
• Chambers USA^®: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/Commercial: Banking & Finance
• Best Lawyers^®
  • "Lawyer of the Year" in Morgantown Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2015, 2017)
  • "Lawyer of the Year" in Morgantown Litigation - Bankruptcy (2013)
  •  Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law Commercial, Antitrust, Litigation; Banking & Finance and Reorganization Law

• West Virginia State Bar, Bankruptcy Law Committee, chairman (2005 - 2010)
• American Bar Association
• Monongalia County Bar Association
• Maryland Bar Association
• American Bankruptcy Institute
• Greater Morgantown Convention and Visitor's Bureau, past board member and past president
• Clear Mountain Bank, Board of Directors
• West Virginia University College of Business & Economics MBA Program, Advisory Board (2013 - present)
• Morgantown Area Chamber of Commerce, Strategic Planning Steering Committee (2014 - present)
• Milan Puskar Health Right, Board of Directors, Executive Committee, secretary