Biography
David focuses his practice on medical malpractice, product liability, construction litigation and general civil litigation.
His career began in Texas with a judicial clerkship with the United States Bankruptcy Court in 1988. After practicing for three years at Cowles & Thompson in Dallas, he traded in his cowboy hat for an Aloha shirt and joined Burke Sakai McPheeters Bordner Iwanaga & Estes in Hawai‘i as an associate. In 2003, he joined Starn O'Toole Marcus & Fisher as a partner. Prior to Goodsill, David was a partner at Ayabe, Chong, Nishimoto, Sia & Nakamura.
OUTSIDE THE OFFICE
Let's talk teams and tees - David plays softball, basketball, ice hockey and golf.
Education
- Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa
- J.D. - 1989
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- B.S. - 1986
- Major: Accountancy
Bar Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- Hawaii
- Texas
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court District of Hawaii
Professional Associations
- Hawai‘i Board of Certified Shorthand Reporters, Board Member
Practice Areas:
- Health Law
- Litigation and Disputes
- Real Estate Development
- Drug and Medical Device Litigation
- Insurance Litigation and Coverage
- Medical Liability
- Products Liability
- Professional Liability
Past Positions
- United States Bankruptcy Court, Judicial Clerk, 1988
- Cowles Thompson, P.C., Texas
- Burke Sakai McPheeters Bordner Iwanaga & Estes, Hawaii, Associate
- Starn O'Toole Marcus & Fisher, Partner, 2003
- Ayabe, Chong, Nishimoto, Sia & Nakamura, Partner