Notable Cases

PA Boys and BMF – U.S. District Court (Judge Nancy Edmunds, Judge Avern Cohn)

David represented Sherrod King in a large-scale drug conspiracy before Judge Nancy Edmunds,(03-80981, ED Mich, Judge Edmunds). King was a well-known Detroit rapper and an alleged member of the so-called “P.A. Boys.”

United States V. Baily, (Judge Julian Cook)

David represented a defendant in the “La Shish Restaurant” case, which included allegations of conspiracy to defraud the federal government, tax evasion and money laundering involving a well-known chain of restaurants, its employees and owner.

People V. Terri Sutton, (Judge Paula Humphries)

David represented Terri Sutton, the first of two 911 operators ever to be charged criminally in the United States. The case involved a young boy who called 911 after his mother had died. It was later determined that two operators acted criminally in the handling of the boy’s calls.

United States v. Abro, 93-80140, ED Mich (Judge Barbara Hackett)

In 1993, David obtained his first federal not guilty verdict in the case of United States v. Abro, et al. This win came in the wake of David’s 20 consecutive “not guilty” state court verdicts.

United States V. Bartkus (Judge Gerald Rosen)

In 1989, David tried his first Federal case, United States v. Bartkus, wherein he represented the only defendant in this multi-defendant case to go to trial.

People v. Govender (Judge Patricia Fresard, Wayne County Circuit Court)

David successfully represented an accomplished nurse in People v. Govender. In this case, Govender had killed her infant son and attempted suicide in a rage of postpartum psychosis.

United States V. Melendez, (Judge Avern Cohn)

David represented William ‘Robocop’ Melendez in the case of U.S. v. Melendez. Melendez was the lead defendant in an 18-defendant indictment of Detroit Police Officers, eight of whom were ultimately tried. Officer Melendez was acquitted on all 25 counts, as were all of his co-defendants.