David is a member of the casualty department handling matters involving products liability, trucking and transportation, automobile liability, premises liability, construction accidents, uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage and personal injury. He has represented insureds in business disputes, construction claims, complex litigation and business arbitrations. David has also handled litigation concerning defamation, contractor claims, property use disputes, and commercial and business property losses. He has extensive experience negotiating favorable settlements independently and through mediation and other forms of ADR.
Additional areas of practice include insurance coverage, contract interpretation and analysis for first and third party claims; and defense of coverage disputes and bad faith lawsuits involving commercial general liability, commercial property, commercial vehicle, umbrella, auto and homeowners’ policies; and claims for environmental damage, asbestos and other toxic torts.
David is admitted to practice in all Ohio Courts, all Federal District Courts in Ohio, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. David is a life member of the Eighth District Judicial Conference. He is a member of the American, Ohio State, Cleveland Metropolitan, and Lake County Bar Associations, the Defense Research Institute, the Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys, the Cleveland Association of Civil Trial Attorneys, the Claims & Litigation Management Alliance, and the Justinian Forum.
A shareholder with an AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell rating, David has also been selected by his peers as an "Ohio Super Lawyer" annually since 2010, as published in Cincinnati Magazine and Northern Ohio Live Magazine. Since 2009, he has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America .
David received his B.A. from Southern California College in 1980, and his juris doctor from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1985.
Honors & awards
AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
The Best Lawyers in America , Insurance Law
2009-2026
Ohio Super Lawyers
2010-2020
Year joined
2016
Results
Summary judgment for insurance broker and two Lloyds syndicates.
Insurance Services - Coverage & Bad Faith Litigation
March 1, 2020
We obtained a ruling granting summary judgment in favor of an insurance broker and two Lloyds syndicates in a case pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. The case involved a claim arising from a fall from a tree stand at a hunting camp.
Thought Leadership
Ohio Appeals Court Affirms Class Certification in Auto Insurance Total Loss Valuation Dispute; Ohio Supreme Court Review Pending
Cleveland
Insurance Services - Coverage & Bad Faith Litigation
October 1, 2025
The plaintiffs filed a class action lawsuit in the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, alleging that an insurer’s use of projected sold adjustments (PSA) in calculating the actual cash value (ACV) of vehicles when settling total loss claims was ar
98 Marshall Dennehey Attorneys Recognized in the 2026 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America
August 20, 2025
Marshall Dennehey is proud to highlight the firm’s 98 attorneys who have been recognized in the 2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in America and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. Less than 6% of all practicing lawyers in the U.S.
Ohio Supreme Court to Review Scope of Attorney-Client Privilege in Bad Faith Cases.
Cleveland
Insurance Services - Coverage & Bad Faith Litigation
October 1, 2024
The Ohio Supreme Court has accepted the insurer’s appeal in this case, which arose out of an underinsured motorist claim, which the insurer had settled. Case Law Alerts, 4th Quarter, Octo
Court Rules that Liability Insurance Does Not Cover Claims for Civil Liability Under the Antiterrorism Act 18 U.S.C. 2333(a)
Cleveland
Insurance Services - Coverage & Bad Faith Litigation
July 1, 2024
Several insurers sought a declaration that they were not obligated to indemnify the defendant when it resolved underlying claims alleging liability for support of Columbian terrorists. Case Law Alerts, 3rd Quarter, July
Ohio Supreme Court Finds that Hidden Damage Discovered After Appraisal Was Completed and Repairs Commenced May Still Be Recoverable
Cleveland
Insurance Services - Coverage & Bad Faith Litigation
July 1, 2024
The plaintiff was insured by the defendant insurance company for property damage to its building, which sustained wind damage in a storm on February 24, 2019. Case Law Alerts, 3rd Quarter, July
Classes/Seminars Taught
Insurer, Adjuster and Agent and Broker Liability: A - Z, National Business Institute, August 26, 2016, presenter
Ten Commandments of Working with Expert Witnesses, June 13, 2013, CLM Transportation Conference, panelist
Anatomy of a Complex CGL Claim, Additional Insureds - Ohio Anti-Indemnity Statute, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, November 2, 2012
Insurance Law from Basic to Advanced - Claims Handling Process, Akron Bar Association October 30, 2012
What Civil Court Judges Want You to Know, National Business Institute, November 4, 2011, moderator
Ohio Tort and Insurance Case Law Update, Akron Claims Association, April 14, 2010
Insurance Law in Ohio, Lorman Educational Services, March 21, 2003, co-author and presenter
Insurance Law in Ohio: Third Party Coverage in Ohio, National Business Institute, March 14, 1996, co-author and presenter
