Robert J. David, Jr.

Robert J. David, Jr.

Robert J. David, Jr.

 

Robert J. David, Jr. is a full-time dispute resolution professional with extensive experience in mediation and conflict solutions. He has served by appointment of courts as a neutral, with responsibilities for settlement efforts and/or discovery oversight in a variety of federal and state cases. He has successfully mediated hundreds of settlements in a wide range of disputes. Representative subject areas include: business and commercial claims, including breach of contract, fraud/misrepresentation, restrictive covenants, and trade secrets; products liability and personal injury; insurance coverage; property/bad faith; healthcare; professional liability; employment; wage and hour; and civil rights. Mr. David regularly mediates multi-party and collective/class action claims.

Prior to becoming a full-time neutral, Mr. David handled arbitrations, mediations, administrative trials, and/or litigation in over 25 different states. He has tried cases to verdict on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants. He is a regular speaker on alternative dispute resolution topics.

The Best Lawyers in America recognized Mr. David in the practice areas of personal injury litigation and labor and employment law. He has been a fellow of the International Society of Barristers since 2016, an invitation-only organization that considers the lawyer’s ability, experience, accomplishments, and ethical standards as assessed by trial lawyers and judges. He received an “AV” rating from Martindale-Hubbell for preeminence in the practice of law and professional ethics. Mr. David is an active Committee Member for the Louisiana State Law Institute. In this role, he participates as a legal adviser to the Louisiana Legislature on drafting legislation. He was appointed by the Louisiana Supreme Court to the Committee on Bar Admissions from 1997-2014. Mr. David also serves on the Board of Directors of Louisiana Appleseed, a public interest law nonprofit organization.

Mr. David was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 1992. He is also admitted to the U.S. District Court, the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana; the U.S. District Courts for Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas; and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth, and Eleventh Courts.

Mr. David received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University in 1989, where he was named to the Sphinx Head Honor Society. He graduated from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in 1992, where he was named to the Chancellor’s List and Moot Court Board

 

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