David grew up in Pinellas County, Florida before graduating with a B.A. in History and a Master’s in Public Health from the University of South Florida in addition to a B.S. in Microbiology from the University of Florida. After attending New York Law School and earning a Public Service Certificate for his community service during law school, David returned to St. Petersburg and quickly settled into a career in Real Estate Law. David is licensed to practice law in the State of Florida as well as the State of Illinois and practiced in the United States District Courts for the Middle District of Florida and the Southern District of Florida. He is an active member in both the American Bar Association’s Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Division, the Hillsborough County Bar Association’s Real Property, Trust and Estates Section, and the St. Petersburg Bar Association. With over a decade of experience handling real estate transactions and litigation work throughout the state of Florida as well as his work as a licensed Realtor prior to joining Berlin Patten Ebling, David offers a wealth of expertise in the areas of commercial and residential real property transactions.
Beyond his legal expertise, David volunteered as a supervisor with the American Red Cross Disaster Action Team and provided consulting services to humanitarian and healthcare related projects such as an emergency response plan for a hospital in eSwatini, Africa. In his free time, David can be found playing in various bands or on the ice rink and soccer fields throughout the Tampa Bay area. He also enjoys spending time in downtown St Pete with his wife, Elizabeth, son, Julian, and dog, Wrigley.
