David H. Bartick

David Bartick has litigated some of the most complex and serious cases to be prosecuted in the United States. These cases have included "Operation Casablanca," the largest international money laundering case ever prosecuted in the United States; the acquittal of a sailor in "The Russian Boat Case," the largest maritime drug seizure ever prosecuted in the United States; and the "Road Rage Case," in which Mr. Bartick's client was ultimately dismissed from first degree murder charges. Mr. Bartick has litigated death penalty cases including a high profile DNA murder case which received international recognition and was featured on ABC television "20/20" and is the basis of a published novel. Mr. Bartick also represented cartel leader Francisco Javier Arellano Felix in one of the first federal death penalty prosecutions in the Southern District of California. He is a legal analyst and commentator for various newspapers and national television networks. Mr. Bartick has been a pro tempore judge with San Diego Superior Court for the past fifteen years.