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Education:
Bachelor of Arts–Social Justice Juris Doctorate |
| Practice Experience:
Prior to joining Heyl Royster, Dave served as a law enforcement officer for seven years. During that time, he attended the Police Training Institute at the University of Illinois as well as the Traffic Institute at Northwestern University. He has also chaired the Washington (IL) Police Commission. Following graduation from law school in 1987, Dave joined Heyl Royster in the Peoria office. He became a partner with the firm in 1998. Practice Emphasis: Dave concentrates his practice in the areas of civil rights, municipal liability, employment discrimination, first party property claims, and general tort litigation. He has successfully tried a number of cases, several with settlement demands in excess of $1,000,000. Dave authors a quarterly column for the IDC Quarterly, the official journal of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. He has also coauthored a chapter in the Property Insurance Handbook for the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education. Dave has also spoken on a wide variety of subjects, including civil rights liability, municipal liability, employment discrimination, the investigation of fire losses, and first party property claims. He is a member of the Peoria County, Illinois State, and American Bar Associations, as well as the Abraham Lincoln American Inns of Court, and the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Admitted to Practice: State Courts of Illinois |