Background
Spears, David was born on April 18, 1952 in Springfield, Missouri, United States.
Spears, David was born on April 18, 1952 in Springfield, Missouri, United States.
Northwestern University (Bachelor of Arts, 1974). Columbia University (Juris Doctor, 1977).
Worked at Richards Spears Kibbe & Orbe. Admitted to the bar, 1978, New New York 1982, District of Columbia.
United States.
District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New New York United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. United States. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.
Staff Member, 1975-1976, and Member, Board of Editors, 1976-1977, Columbia Law Review. Attorney-Advisor to Commissioner Robert Pitofsky of the Federal Trade Commission, 1978-1980.
Trial Attorney and Deputy Chief Trial Attorney, Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Enforcement, 1982-1985. Assistant United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Southern District of New York, 1985-1988.
Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New New York
Federal Bar Council. American Bar Association (Member, Section of Criminal Justice, White Collar Crime Committee). New York Council of Defense Lawyers.
Member, Board of Editors, 1976-1977, Columbia Law Review. Attorney-Advisor to Commissioner Robert Pitofsky of the Federal Trade Commission, 1978-1980. Trial Attorney and Deputy Chief Trial Attorney, Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Enforcement, 1982-1985.
Assistant United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Southern District of New York, 1985-1988.
Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New New York Federal Bar Council; American Bar Association (Member, Section of Criminal Justice, White Collar Crime Committee).
New York Council of Defense Lawyers.
