David W. Affeld
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney in Los Angeles, CA
Attorney David W. Affeld is a founding partner of Affeld Grivakes LLP in Los Angeles, California. Serving a diverse range of clients throughout California, Nevada and select jurisdictions across the country, Mr. Affeld represents plaintiffs and defendants alike in complex legal matters involving the following:
· Business disputes and commercial litigation
· Intellectual property litigation
· Employment litigation
· Insurance coverage disputes
· Legal malpractice actions
Mr. Affeld strives for acceptable settlements and regularly tries cases when reasonable settlements are not available. He has obtained numerous multi-million dollar judgments and defense verdicts at trial and arbitration for his clients. He has been the lead lawyer on multiple appeals in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the California Courts of Appeal, and the California and Nevada Supreme Courts.
Among his notable successes, he obtained a judgment for nearly $17 million after arbitration of an insurance dispute for developers of a mixed-use project in Oakland; a settlement of $6.5 million on behalf of a homeowner against her insurance provider; a settlement after arbitration of $4 million for fire damage to a commercial property; and a jury verdict and legal fee award of $3.4 million in a race discrimination case.
A 1982 graduate of the University of California Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts in physics, Mr. Affeld attended Cornell Law School, where he served as editor for the Cornell International Law Review. He obtained his Juris Doctor in 1985, and he is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, all California federal district courts, and the California Supreme Court and all lower California state courts.
Widely regarded as one of the top trial attorneys in the region, Mr. Affeld has earned numerous awards and honors for his professionalism and service, and he maintains an active involvement in his legal community through his memberships with various local, state and national bar associations.
- 30%Business Litigation
- 30%Employment Litigation: Plaintiff
- 20%Intellectual Property Litigation
- 10%Insurance Coverage
- 10%Professional Liability: Plaintiff
Trade Secret, Employment Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Retaliation
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2009 - 2016, 2019 - 2022
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About David W. Affeld
Admitted: 1986, California
Professional Webpage: http://www.affeldgrivakes.com/david-affeld
Honors/Awards
- SuperLawyer, 2009 to 2016 and 2019-2021
Educational Background
- UCLA, B.S., Major: Physics, 1982
Verdicts/Settlements
- Settlement of $4 million on behalf of an industrial property owner after winning all aspects of liability at arbitration, including entitlement to punitive damages. The case arose out of a catastrophic fire., 2019
- Harris v. City of Riverside, Riverside Superior Court case no. RIC 1610330: jury verdict of $2.3 million and legal fee award of $1.1 million in a race discrimination case., 2019
- Daghlian v. Daghlian, Los Angeles County (CA) Superior Court case no. BP117393: Judgment after trial on behalf of two brothers against family members, unwinding a fraudulently created trust and restoring assets valued at $2.2 million to the brothers (2013); successfully handled the appeal as well, 2016
- Massaji v. Rofeh, Los Angeles County (CA) Superior Court case no. BC405445: Defeated plaintiff's complaint and obtained judgment after trial on a cross-complaint in favor of a general partner against the other partner for $1.78 million, removing the other partner from the partnership (2013); successfully handled the appeal (2015) and enforced the judgment in the debtor's bankruptcy, 2016
- Thomas Berkley Square Housing, LLC v. UPA Group, LC: Judgment in favor of developers and against Zurich American Insurance Company and Steadfast Insurance Company for $16,839,787 after arbitration of an insurance coverage dispute on behalf of a mixed-use development project in Oakland, California, 2014
- Settlement of $6.5 million, more than three times policy limits, on behalf of a homeowner against her insurer on an insurance bad-faith claim (the identity of the insurer is confidential), 2012
Last Updated: 7/9/2021