David M. Wright, Esq.
David M. Wright, Esq.
Mediator, Arbitrator & Discovery Referee
Since 1986, David M. Wright has practiced as a trial attorney representing
both defendants and plaintiffs in a wide variety of cases involving
professional liability, catastrophic injuries, general negligence, and
employment claims, including U.S. toxic tort cases, E & O claims and premises
liability. His early practice focused on catastrophic medical malpractice and
birth injuries, working for two of the most prestigious firms in Southern
California. He later served as in-house counsel for a major insurance company
litigating similar professional and catastrophic general liability claims and
then transitioned to a plaintiff practice concentrating on professional
liability, elder abuse, and catastrophic injury litigation. His current litigation
practice is predominately defense-based in medical, dental, chiropractic, and
professional malpractice.
In 1996, Mr. Wright was appointed as a Superior Court Judge Pro Tem for the
Los Angeles Superior Court and as a Special Volunteer Settlement Referee,
mediating hundreds of cases on a pro bono basis. He has been steadily
building his mediation and arbitration practice over the past two decades,
serving as neutral in hundreds of additional cases.
ORGANIZATIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS
- Member: California Bar Association, American Bar Association, Association of Southern California Defense Counsel and Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
- Named Top Attorney by the Pasadena Magazine in 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016
PRACTICE AREAS
A wide range of insurance matters, including catastrophic injuries, general negligence and E&O claims; medical, dental, chiropractic and other types of professional liability; elder abuse; employment; premises liability; toxic torts.EDUCATION & TRAINING
- J.D., Southwestern University School of Law, 1986, Moot Court Honors Program
- B.A., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1981, Deans list -1979-1981
- Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution Pepperdine-Caruso School of Law, Mediating the Litigated Case (2001)
Mr. Wright is available throughout Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Kern, San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, and San Diego Counties, and the Central Valley Bay area on request.
