Top Rated Criminal Defense Attorney in Van Nuys, CA

Attorney David R. Greene (SuperLawyers Rising Star 2016 - 2020) is a founding partner of Dignity Law Group APC. He is a top-rated trial attorney and fierce advocate for those he serves. Mr. Greene currently focuses his practice on criminal defense, and landlord/tenant litigation. He has achieved notable success handling a myriad of cases in both state and federal courts, and he has quickly earned a reputation as one of the leading trial attorneys in the region. He has recovered millions of dollars for his clients, including businesses both in California, and internationally. David works directly with high profile entertainment personalities and their brands, and individuals in his practice areas. He has negotiated deals with studios, agencies, management companies, factoring companies, logistics, major record labels, foreign governments, venture capital rounds, b2b, in addition to defending and bringing legal actions on behalf of his clients.

A 2002 graduate of Emerson College, Mr. Greene attended Southwestern Law School, where he obtained his Juris Doctor in 2012. After passing the California Bar Exam on his first attempt he received his license to practice from The State Bar of California in 2012.

Possessing a diverse background, Mr. Greene began his professional career in the music industry, serving as managing director of an independent record label. While pursuing his legal degree, he interned with the legal and business affairs department of Rhino Entertainment as well as with a prominent intellectual property law firm in the area, where he focused on copyright and trademark cases. Following law school, David worked at Universal Music Group in the company’s business affairs royalties division, focusing on contract negotiations with artists, producers and other professionals. 

David is member of the San Fernando Bar Association, the Beverly Hills Bar Association, the National College for DUI Defense and the California DUI Lawyers Association, and others. He has given lecturres and taught MCLE courses for lawyers. Mr. Greene holds certification in the same training law enforcement which officials use to determine a driver’s level of impairment, including standardized field sobriety tests. He loves his family, his pug, reading, listening to music, and collecting the free little writing pads from hotels (feel free to send me some).