David graduated from Deerfield Academy in 1965 with a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Yale University in 1969, Doctor of Jurisprudence from Yale Law School in 1973, and a Master's degree in Economics from Yale in 1974. David has taught at the law schools of Western New England, Indiana University, and the University of Maryland, including property, trusts and estates, law and economics, constitutional law, jurisprudence, legal research and writing, and appellate advocacy.
He returned home to Florida in 1984 with the Jupiter branch of the New York law firm now known as Nixon Peabody, and opened his own office in 1986. David is Florida Bar Certified in Wills, Trusts, and Estates, a Florida Super Lawyer in estate planning, and a past President of the Palm Beach County Estate Planning Council.
David is a member of the Probate and Guardianship Practice Committee and the Estate and Probate Law CLE Committee of the Palm Beach County Bar Association, and a member of the Taxation and Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Sections of the Florida Bar and the American Bar Association.
He is a lecturer at the Annual Estate and Probate Seminar of the Palm Beach County Bar, a contributor to the annual supplement of the Palm Beach County Estate Planning Council, and a guest speaker for financial consultants, banks and trust companies, charitable organizations and professional groups. David has taught Business Law and Advanced Legal Studies at Florida Atlantic University, and Economics in their Honors College.
He is also admitted to practice in Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, and the Supreme Court of the United States. David has received the highest rating AV by Martindale-Hubbell, and is listed in Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in Finance and Industry, and Who's Who in the World. He is President of Click Capital Management, LLC, a registered investment advisor, and a member of Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund.
David is President of the Yale Club of the Palm Beaches, Scholarship Chairman of the Jupiter-Tequesta Kiwanis Club, a past director of the Lighthouse Gallery Foundation, and a member of the Planned Giving Committee of Jupiter Medical Center. He is also a graduate of Leadership Palm Beach County and a member of the Palm Beach County Sports Commission. David is a past recipient of the Cultural Activities Award of the Palm Beach County Bar Association.
