As a partner in the firm’s litigation group, David’s primary focus is consumer finance litigation on behalf of financial institutions, mortgage loan servicers and government sponsored entities. He has experience with all phases of litigation from complaint to trial and appeal. In particular, he has first-chaired bench and jury trials in the Housing, District and Superior Court, successfully defended appeals in front of the Massachusetts Appeals Court and Massachusetts District Court Appellate Division, argued dispositive motions, conducted and defended depositions, and successfully arbitrated and mediated matters in lieu of trial.
He has specialized experience in post-foreclosure evictions, wrongful foreclosure litigation, municipal tax lien litigation, condominium/HOA foreclosure litigation and receivership/code enforcement litigation. He has also successfully defended lenders in Truth in Lending Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Massachusetts Consumer Protection Law matters.
Before to joining Bernkopf Goodman, David was a consumer finance litigation associate at a national law firm where he specialized in representing securitized mortgage trusts and mortgage loan services. Prior to that he worked at a general practice firm in Dorchester for five years where he represented local financial institutions, small to medium sized business, families and individuals in both litigation and transactional related matters.
Selected as a Rising Star in Massachusetts and New England Super Lawyers, 2016-present
As a partner in the firm’s litigation group, David’s primary focus is consumer finance litigation on behalf of financial institutions, mortgage loan servicers and government sponsored entities. He has experience with all phases of litigation from complaint to trial and appeal. In particular, he has first-chaired bench and jury trials in the Housing, District and Superior Court, successfully defended appeals in front of the Massachusetts Appeals Court and Massachusetts District Court Appellate Division, argued dispositive motions, conducted and defended depositions, and successfully arbitrated and mediated matters in lieu of trial.
He has specialized experience in post-foreclosure evictions, wrongful foreclosure litigation, municipal tax lien litigation, condominium/HOA foreclosure litigation and receivership/code enforcement litigation. He has also successfully defended lenders in Truth in Lending Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Massachusetts Consumer Protection Law matters.
Before to joining Bernkopf Goodman, David was a consumer finance litigation associate at a national law firm where he specialized in representing securitized mortgage trusts and mortgage loan services. Prior to that he worked at a general practice firm in Dorchester for five years where he represented local financial institutions, small to medium sized business, families and individuals in both litigation and transactional related matters.