SUMMARY OF PRACTICE
Construction Defect Analysis and Determination; Contractor Licensing Issues; Construction Transactions; Construction Litigation; Real Estate Transactions; and Real Estate Litigation.

EDUCATION
B.A., San Jose State University (Political Science), 1986
A.S., College of San Mateo (Building Inspection Technology), 1997
J.D., Lincoln Law School of San Jose, 2003

BAR ADMISSIONS
David is admitted to practice in all California courts.

LECTURES & ACADEMIA
Lecturer; College of San Mateo, Electrical Code & Inspection
Lecturer; College of San Mateo, Advanced Electrical Code & Inspection

MEMBERSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, CERTIFICATIONS
State Bar of California
Santa Clara County Bar Association
American Bar Association

City of San Jose, Commissioner, Housing Advisory Board, January 2006 to present
City of San Jose, Member, Sunshine Reform Task Force, July 2006 to present

Corpus Juris Secundum Award - Criminal Law 1999-2000
Corpus Juris Secundum Award - Constitutional Law 2000-2001
Corpus Juris Secundum Award - Insurance Law 2000-2001
Corpus Juris Secundum Award - Remedies 2002-2003
Moot Court Appellee Argument - Honorable Mention 2000-2001
Law School Dean's List 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003
Law Review Member 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003
Law Review Editor-In-Chief 2002-2003
Law Review Assistant Editor-In-Chief 2001-2002
ICBO Peninsula Chapter Superior Scholastic Achievement Scholarship, May 1997 (CSM)

Council of American Building Officials CABO - Certified Building Official, C.B.O. #3362
IFCI Certified Uniform Fire Code Inspector #0475479-65*
ICBO Certified Combination Inspector #99734*
ICBO Certified Plans Examiner #0475479-60*
ICBO Certified Building Inspector #94532*
ICBO & IAEI Certified Electrical Inspector #77274*
ICBO Certified Mechanical Inspector #89057*
ICBO Certified Plumbing Inspector #0475479-30*
ICBO Certified Building Code Accessibility/Usability Specialist #0475479-15*
ACI - American Concrete Institute Certified Field Testing Technician - Grade I #991093
FEMA Certified ATC-20 Earthquake Evaluation Inspector
Building Inspection Technology Certificate, College of San Mateo, San Mateo, CA

*Certification not current due to code changes.

PUBLICATIONS
"Contrary to California Business & Professions Code § 7164, An Oral Contract for Construction of Single-Family Dwelling is Not Necessarily Unenforceable," Lincoln Law Review, Vol. 28:51-72, 2000-2001 (cited in California Business & Professions Code Sections 7031, 7159 and 7164).

PERSONAL
David is married to Shelly Stevenson-Roberson, and they are blessed with three wonderful children, Harrison, Hailey, and Spencer.

David is an avid sportsman who played organized baseball from age 8 until age 23 and adult league ice hockey from age 23 until age 30. At age 30, he began training as a triathlete. He is a three-time finisher of the Hawaii Ironman World Triathlon Championship (1993, 1994, 1995). In the 1994 season, Triathlete Magazine and Triathlon Times Magazine ranked David #1 in his 30-34 age group in the United States, a group comprised of over 35,000 U.S. age group triathletes. David has also finished eight marathons, over 40 triathlons, and 20+ 10K races. Currently, David is an avid runner, skier, hiker, and golfer.


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