David J Byassee

David is a former partner/shareholder at a BIG LAW firm. He has been practicing law in California since 2006, managing teams of attorneys in private practice, and serving as the Managing Trial Attorney for Nationwide Insurance Company’s Trial Division in California. David is a leader of the defense Bar, has cultivated relationships with leaders of the plaintiff Bar, and is respected by members of the judiciary. As a seasoned attorney with a proven record of transferring and mitigating risk, David has successfully tried multi-million dollar claims to verdict and is a go-to attorney for rapid response on high exposure matters.

Education

David’s roots include playing football as Scholar Athlete of The Year at Santa Ana College while obtaining an AA, serving on the Student Senate at Chapman University while obtaining a BA in Communications, and working as a graduate research fellow, author/editor for a newspaper, and judicial extern for Justice William W. Bedsworth at the California Court of Appeal while obtaining a JD at the nation’s first law school — The College of William & Mary, est. 1779.

Motorcycles

David is a motorcyclist with understanding and appreciation for both driver and rider reaction to traffic and road conditions.

Real Estate.

David is a licensed real estate Broker, CA License # 01839013.

“David is honored to serve on the Board of Directors for the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, which is the largest regional association of civil defense attorneys in the nation. ”
— ASCDC

David is an author and speaker

  • ASCDC, October 14, 2021 “Crafting, Responding to, and Completing Written Discovery for Resolution”

  • ASCDC, January 30, 2020 “Evidence: Prove It!”

  • ASCDC, July 18, 2019 “Is Dynamex Dynamite?”

  • Daily Journal, April 30, 2018 “What is the gig economy you say? Everything, I say”

  • 2016 “Builders Beware: A New Class of Defendants in Asbestos Lawsuits”

  • Verdict Magazine 2015, Vol. 3 “Revisiting Practical Application of the Privette Doctrine”

  • 2014 “California Builders’ Right to Repair is Alive”