Background
McGovern, David Carr was born on September 3, 1946 in Taunton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James Edward and Dorothea Elizabeth (Carr) McGovern.
McGovern, David Carr was born on September 3, 1946 in Taunton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James Edward and Dorothea Elizabeth (Carr) McGovern.
College of the Holy Cross (Bachelor of Arts, 1968). University of Virginia (Juris Doctor, 1979). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Moot Court Board.
Worked at Haight, Brown & Bonesteel (Santa Monica, California) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Products Liability, Insurance Coverage, Professional Errors and Omissions, Corporation, Tax, Real Estate, International, Probate, Estate Planning, Business and Labor Law. Admitted to the bar, 1980, California, United States.
District Court, Central District of California and United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1981, United States. District Court, Southern District of California.
Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Moot Court Board.
Member: Los Angeles County and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation. Tort and Insurance Practice and Forum Committee on Air and Space Law) Bar Associations.
State Bar of California. Military: Commander, United States Naval Reserve, active duty, 1969-1976.
Today"s complex society seems ever-changing.
Rapidly advancing technologies spawn everything from new medical devices that help us live longer to electronics that enhance our business lives. This same society is also litigious, creating an increasing number of complex disputes, claims and lawsuits.
Board of directors United Cerebral Palsy/Spastic Children's Foundation, Los Angeles, 1985-1994. Men's committee John Tracy Clinic Women's Auxiliary, Los Angeles, 1988-1994. Founding member Friends of John Tracy Clinic, Los Angeles, since 1996.
Benefit committee Boys and Girls Club Venice, California, since 1994. Member American Bar Association, State Bar California, Aviation Insurance Association.
Married Pamela Lee Compton, March 22, 1975. 1 child, William David.