David W. Thomas

avid is a partner in the firm whose practice primarily focuses on business litigation, business/employer counseling, fiduciary litigation, including will challenges, and trust lawsuits. He also has extensive experience in construction litigation, securities litigation and arbitration, and real estate disputes. A native of Virginia, David attended Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria before matriculating to Swarthmore College and the University of Virginia School of Law.

Following graduation, David clerked for the Honorable Danny C. Reeves in federal district court in Kentucky, where he was exposed to a wide array of federal litigation as well as appellate litigation before the Sixth Circuit. David then moved to Washington, D.C., to practice with a large national firm based out of Palo Alto, California, representing technology companies in commercial, securities, and antitrust litigation. David then moved to a regional litigation firm, where he practiced in the area of products liability before returning to Charlottesville.

David lives in Charlottesville with his wife and two young daughters. As a result of the latter, he has no meaningful hobbies, though he does own golf clubs and occasionally pretends he can play.

• Swarthmore College, B.A. magna cum laude 2002
• University of Virginia School of Law, J.D. 2005

• Virginia State Bar 7th District Disciplinary Committee 2013-2019
• Ad Hoc Committee to Study Notice Provision, Appointed by C.J. Kinser 2013
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Business Litigation Section Member
• Charlottesville Albemarle Bar Association, Secretary/Treasurer 2009-2010
• Bench/Bar Committee 2015-2018
• Editor, Matthew Bender’s Current Legal Forms, Chapter VIII-A Commercial Transactions
• Editor, Virginia Business Torts, 2019 Edition
• The Best Lawyers in America, 2025
• Super Lawyers, 2024
• Super Lawyers, Business Litigation Rising Star
• Ronald McDonald House of Charlottesville, Board of Directors 2015-Present
• Albemarle County Service Authority, Board of Directors 2009-2013
• UVaClub of Charlottesville: Chairman, Schools Committee 2008-2010
• UVaClub of Charlottesville: President, Schools Committee 2010-2013
• Leadership Charlottesville Class of 2010
• Leadership Charlottesville Alumni Association
• Adjunct Faculty University of Virginia School of Law 2009-Present‍
• Recent Updates to Commercial Law, Virginia CLE 2010-Present‍

• Virginia State Bar
• District of Columbia Bar
• Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
• United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
• United States District Court for the District of Columbia
• United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia
• United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
• United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia