David Birka-White | Danville Personal Injury Lawyer

David Birka-White has practiced law for over 39 years.  He is nationally recognized for his work in product failure class actions.  Mr. Birka-White has handled dozens of significant product liability cases and was among the first attorneys in the United States to successfully prosecute nationwide class actions involving defective building products. In the last twenty years, he has served as lead or co-lead counsel in cases in which the settlements exceeded $500 million while assisting thousands of individuals. Mr. Birka-White has been selected as a “Super Lawyer” for 2007-2018 by San Francisco Magazine in the practice areas of class action/mass torts.

He is a long standing member of The American Association for Justice (AAJ) (formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America) and The Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC). He has served on the Board of Directors for CAOC and on the Board of Governors for the Alameda Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association. He has spoken at numerous seminars involving product failures and building product class actions. He also delivered the speech for the 2010 graduating class from San Francisco Law School on June 13, 2010.

Mr. Birka-White has had an AV preeminent rating from Martindale Hubbell for over 25 years.  This ranking is limited to attorneys who not only reach the highest level of professional excellence, but who also possess high ethical standards. He was also selected as one of The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney	Birka-White Law Offices	Danville, CA	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
San Francisco Law School	J.D.	Law School	1978
University of California | Berkeley	Bachelors		1974

State / Court	Date
California	1979

• State Bar of California | Member
  American Association for Justice | Member
  Contra Costa County Bar Association | Board of Governors
  Consumer Attorneys of California | Board of Directors

• Super Lawyer | San Francisco Magazine | 2007-2018
  Top 100 | The National Trial Lawyers

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1979) Licensed as Attorney in California. Verified with California Bar Association.	November 27, 2019

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