David Zwier

David Zwier’s diverse professional and personal backgrounds allow him to nimbly address both the legal and practical needs of clients. His practice includes civil litigation, labor and employment dispute resolution, commercial disputes, and internal investigations.

Outside of the office, David assists the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Commercial Law Development Program pro bono, conducting training and advising on international commercial arbitration law for students in the Middle East and Southeast Asia regions. He also is a volunteer coach for the University of Pittsburgh Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot team.

David graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he received recognition awards from faculty for his legal writing, advocacy, and pro bono work as well as the University Alumni Association Student Leadership Award. While in law school, David was an Executive Editor for the University of Pittsburgh Law Review, a staff writer for JURIST, a member of the Vis Moot team. He also worked for the Honorable D. Michael Fisher of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and for the Honorable Christine A. Ward of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County’s Commerce and Complex Litigation Center.

Before law school, David was an AmeriCorps fellow and worked as a community organizer in the Oakland neighborhoods of Pittsburgh gaining creative problem-solving skills ranging from emergency plumbing repairs to testimony at public hearings before City of Pittsburgh commissions, and donor engagement. A native of the Dominican Republic, David has studied French and Arabic, and is fluent in Spanish.