David Lively focuses on helping small to medium-sized businesses with needs ranging up to multi-million dollar litigation, David’s areas of practice include:

  • Construction
  • Real estate
  • Commercial litigation and transactions

David has been lead trial counsel in more than 100 civil trials and binding arbitrations. He has also been appellate counsel in numerous appellate cases and several published opinions.

Prior to joining the firm, David was a founding partner in the firm of Olimpia, Whelan & Lively from 1986 to 2005.

Credentials

Education

  • Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D., cum laude)
  • University of Colorado - Boulder (B.A.)

Bar Admissions

  • California, 1978

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California