A former state Deputy Solicitor General and Assistant Attorney General, Dave helps people and businesses solve tough legal issues in courtrooms and before state government officials nationwide.
Dave is a highly regarded public law litigator, having served in Nebraska’s Attorney General’s Office as Assistant Attorney General and as the state’s first Deputy Solicitor General; in the Civil Litigation Bureau; and in the Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Bureau. In these roles, he routinely handled high-profile matters at the trial and appellate levels in both state and federal courts including:
- Public entity and public official defense
- Section 1983 civil rights claims
- Tort claims
- Environmental enforcement
- Constitutional litigation
- Public records disputes
Dave maintains a robust appellate practice, counseling clients through all stages of appeals including briefing and oral argument. He has argued more than 25 civil appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, the Nebraska Supreme Court and the Nebraska Court of Appeals, obtaining favorable results in the overwhelming majority of those cases. He has a unique perspective on the importance of strategic amicus curiae support in the appellate process, having advised the Nebraska Attorney General on the state’s amicus participation and authorship in courts across the country.
Dave co-leads Husch Blackwell's State Attorneys General Practice, drawing on a national network of senior contacts in AG front offices and Solicitor General units to help clients form strategic coalitions and resolve challenging regulatory issues in a wide array of industry areas.