Following forty plus years of legal practice, serving as a civil court judge, authoring of legal books and 200+ legal articles, and teaching and lecturing post-graduate students and doctoral candidates on international laws, David is now retired. David worked with diverse clients from across the globe, providing guidance to individuals and businesses, assisting in mitigating risks, allowing for opportunities for asset protection, global investment diversification, pre-migration and expat planning, and financial growth. As a litigation attorney, David won a number of large civil lawsuits and became a Life Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Top Trial Lawyers in America, a national trial lawyer’s group recognizing milestone financial awards. This honors trial lawyers ‘whose skill, experience and excellence in Advocacy' won them verdicts or settlements of $1 million or more. David is one of only a small number of lawyers qualified as a Life Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Top Trial Lawyers in America.David tried complex civil cases with special expertise in business and commercial law, asset protection, wealth preservation, and international transactions. He was also a general legal counsel for a U.S. twenty-seven branch bank. After entering private law practice he became a named partner in the law firm of Bjork, Tanzer & Associates, Ltd., and later established the law firm David A. Tanzer & Associates, P.C.David was named a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the American National Trial Lawyers, membership extended to attorneys exemplify superior qualifications. Invitation-only membership is composed of the top national trial lawyers in America for life time achievements.He also served as a judge by appointment on the bench in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois as Chairman Judicial Arbitration Panel for five years, one of the world's largest trial dockets. David taught law courses at DePaul University, Chicago USA, and international doctoral law courses at the esteemed Bond Law School, Australia, on international asset protection & trade transactions. David was a 'Fellow' of the Tim Fischer Centre for Global Trade & Finance, an interdisciplinary research center and think-tank on global trade and finance. An author of four books, including How to Legally Protect Your Assets and Offshore Living & Investing. David has been a sought after speaker. While David no longer takes on new clients, his books still inform and help people learn the techniques of how to protect and preserve assets, and about offshore living & investing.