I litigate trust, estate, and conservatorship matters, from case opening through trial and appeal. I represent beneficiaries, trustees, corporate fiduciaries, private fiduciaries, executors, administrators, and creditors in litigated probate court matters.

RMO LLP is a litigation boutique. That's all we do. We provide personalized, efficient, cost-effective legal services to our clients, whether individuals or Fortune 500 companies. We focus only on probate and trust estate litigation matters, education litigation, securities issues, and business disputes. We do not do everything, but what we do we do well. Let us know how we can help you solve your dispute.David is a partner with RMO LLP. He runs the firm's San Diego office, which he helped launch. David represents beneficiaries, as well as professional and corporate fiduciaries – e.g. administrators, executors, trustees, conservators, professional fiduciaries, financial institutions, and guardians – in contested trust, estate, and probate litigation matters, as well as related estate administration issues. That includes will contests, trust contests, breach of fiduciary duty claims, petitions for instructions, heggstad petitions, cases asserting intentional interference with expected inheritance, elder abuse matters, and petitions to determine ownership of real and personal property. David graduated magna cum laude from the University of San Diego School of Law, where he was a member of the San Diego Law Review.

RMO LLP is a litigation boutique. That's all we do. We provide personalized, efficient, cost-effective legal services to our clients, whether individuals or Fortune 500 companies. We focus only on probate and trust estate litigation matters, education litigation, securities issues, and business disputes. We do not do everything, but what we do we do well. Let us know how we can help you solve your dispute.David represents beneficiaries, as well as professional and corporate fiduciaries – e.g. administrators, executors, trustees, conservators, professional fiduciaries, financial institutions, and guardians – in contested trust, estate, and probate litigation matters, as well as related estate administration issues. That includes will contests, trust contests, breach of fiduciary duty claims, petitions for instructions, heggstad petitions, cases asserting intentional interference with expected inheritance, elder abuse matters, and petitions to determine ownership of real and personal property. David also represents families in educational disputes with public private schools. That includes child abuse, special education, civil rights, and disciplinary matters. David litigates these matters through appeal. He has successfully obtained victories in state and federal trial courts, in the Ninth Circuit, and at the California Court of Appeal.David graduated magna cum laude from the University of San Diego School of Law, where he was a member of the San Diego Law Review.

- Performed all aspects of business management and advertising- Reviewed, drafted, negotiated, and approved contracts on corporation's behalf- Managed intellectual property rights - Created and enforce employment policies - Delivered lectures on bar exam writing - Individually tutored law students and bar examinees in a variety of topics

- Litigate corporate, education, appellate, nonprofit, employment, business, and class action cases. - Regularly sought out as litigation co-counsel by various specialized attorneys—including education and nonprofit lawyers—due to skillful, assertive, and effective litigation methods.

− Assisted in the preparation of seven trials, involving various employment law and tort matters− Took numerous depositions, including of plaintiffs, expert witnesses, and third-party witnesses − Defended numerous depositions, including defendants’ depositions in sexual harassment lawsuit− Argued multiple dispositive motions, including motions for summary judgment, motions for summary adjudication, and demurrers− Counseled employers on content of employment applications, employee manuals, insurance coverage of wage and hour disputes, best compensation practices for temporary workers, severance pay, vacation pay, and sick pay − Handled all aspects of litigation in matters such as: wage and hour class actions; suits alleging wrongful termination, breach of employment contract, discrimination, as well as tort claims including suits for sexual misconduct, personal injury, wrongful death, and business torts

− Represented State of California entities in various employment law disputes− Investigated plaintiff’s claims by locating and interviewing witnesses, reviewing performance evaluations, checking plaintiff’s litigation history, obtaining prior settlement agreements, and reviewing social media posts− Prepared for plaintiff’s deposition in disability and gender discrimination suit − Assisted in trial preparation for retaliation and discrimination lawsuit

− Represented public and private employers in employment and education disputes, involving issues such as employee’s First Amendment rights, California Labor Code section 1102.5, administrative overtime exemption, breach of employee nondisclosure agreements, misappropriation of trade secrets, rest periods, minimum wage claims, and breach of settlement agreement− Provided employment counseling services− Prepared for depositions of plaintiffs and third party witnesses in lawsuit involving trade secret and wage and hour claims

− Represented employers and employees in disputes such as FEHA, USERRA, and wage and hour claims − Wrote pleadings and filings including complaints and arbitration briefs

Researched, wrote, and edited amicus brief to U.S. Supreme Court on constitutionality of NLRB & CFPB recess appointments. --Brief Cited by Supreme Court in Final Opinion. See 134 S.Ct. 2550, 2564 (2014)--Final brief available at: http://www.mdramsey.com/Originalist%20Scholars%20Brief.pdf

− Researched and wrote appellate court opinions on various criminal law issues − Researched and wrote draft opinion on issue of first impression concerning California Public Records Act

− Wrote trial court orders on wrongful termination, retaliation, wage and hour claims, Title VII, attorney malpractice, Federal Arbitration Act preemption, PAGA, and arbitration clauses − Researched and wrote bench memoranda on motions in limine in Title VII trial

− Represented individual debtors in bankruptcy and debt discharge proceedings− Drafted answers, complaints, cross-complaints, declarations, client letters, and discovery motions − Interviewed clients