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Prior to practicing law, Mr. David received a Bachelor of
Science in Nuclear Engineering and a Master of Science in
Engineering. He worked as an engineer in Cincinnati, Boston
and Minneapolis prior to practicing law.
As an engineer he was responsible for Quality Assurance and
Regulatory Compliance at three nuclear power plants. Mr.
Abraham received his law degree from the William Mitchell
College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota. While living in
Minnesota, he was appointed twice by Governor Rudolph Perpich
to serve on the Hazardous Substance Injury compensation Board
where he was Vice Chairman. He left Minnesota to join the
litigation department of Taft, Stettinius and Hollister where
he focused his practice on environmental law and litigation.
In 1994, he left Taft, Stettinius and Hollister to become
managing partner of what is now David Universal Law Chamber,
Inc. He is actively involved in his community where he has
been President of the Hamilton County Board of Health,
President of the Park W. Gast, Jr. Education Foundation, Vice
President of the Board of Trustees of the Cincinnati Chapter
of Triangle, Inc. (an engineering, architecture and science
fraternity at the University of Cincinnati), and President and
Founder of a continuing legal education provider known as the
Northeast Lawyers Club.
He is a member of the
Cincinnati Bar Association, and serves on the environmental
law committee, professional responsibility and ethics
committee, and real estate committee. He is also a member of
the Ohio Free and Accepted Masons and the Syrian Shrine in
Cincinnati, Ohio.Mr. David handles a wide variety of cases for
clients. He handles personal injury cases, business disputes,
legal malpractice, and bad faith insurance claims. He has
litigated cases from Texas to Minnesota, and from New York to
Oregon. He represents businesses and individual clients in the
areas of personal injury , business disputes, legal
malpractice, insurance claims, construction law and building
code compliance, real estate law and development,
landlord-tenant, business formations, non-profit corporations,
and estate planning. Mr. David also has significant experience
handling complex litigation such as fires and explosions. He
has handled environmental issues including clients with issues
regarding the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act (Superfund), Clean Air Act,
Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Toxic
Substances Control Act, Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act, Atomic Energy Act, and National
Environmental Policy Act, to name a few.
He is an experienced litigator and trial attorney with multiple bench trials, jury trials, and administrative hearings too numerous to count including legal malpractice, medical malpractice, personal injury, contract, business, environmental law, and zoning. He has drafted many ordinances including an anti-nuisance zoning ordinance for a local village to prevent undesirable businesses from moving into an area, an environmental justice ordinances to prevent the spread of environmental hazards on low income areas, and regulations on rabies, sewage disposal and other public health issues. He has brought private enforcement cases against government officials that ultimately resulted in the felony conviction and five-year prison sentence of a City Mayor. He has been an Adjunct Professor at the University of Cincinnati in the Biology Department teaching "Environmental Law for Non-Lawyers", and he has been an Adjunct Professor in the Nuclear Engineering Department teaching "Reactor Lab" and "Radiation Detection and Measurement."
• William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota • Juris Doctor - 1989 • University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio • B.S., Bachelor of Science - 1982 • Major: Nuclear Engineering • University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio • Master of Science in Engineering - 1984 • Honors: Teaching Assistant and Associate Professor • Major: Nuclear Engineering BAR ADMISSIONS • Minnesota, 1989 • U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1989 • Ohio, 1990 • U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1990 • U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1990 HONORS • Governor's Certificate of Commendation • National Triangle Fraternity Outstanding Alumnus Award CLASSES & SEMINARS • Adjunct Professor, University of Cincinnati in the Biology Department teaching “Environmental Law for Non-Lawyers” • Adjunct Professor, University of Cincinnati, Nuclear Engineering Department teaching “Reactor Lab” and “Radiation Detection and Measurement", 1982 to 1984 PRO-BONO ACTIVITIES • Hamilton County Board of Health, President • President of the Board of Trustees, Park W. Gast, Jr. Education Foundation • Vice President of the Board of Trustees of the Cincinnati Chapter of Triangle, Inc. • Member, Ohio Free and Accepted Masons and the Syrian Shrine, Ohio
"Legal Alert," a monthly environmental column published in "Metal Finishing" magazine. Professionalism among lawyers - "What's wrong with us?" - An analysis on lawyers, litigating and public perception of lawyers. Ethics - "The year in review" an analysis of changes in the law affecting all lawyers. "Does RCRA Really Apply to Your Environmental Remediation?" Legal Analysis. "Potential Contractor Liabilities and Indemnifications for the Environmental Restoration Management Contractor at the Fernald Environmental Management Project" Legal Analysis. "Decommissioning America's Commercial Nuclear Power Plants: Running the Regulatory Gamut" Engineering Analysis. "Reactor Coolant Pump Operation During Small Break Loss of Coolant Accidents at the Yankee Rowe Nuclear Plant" Engineering Analysis. "Teaching Radiation Health Physics at the University Level. Education Analysis. " The University of Cincinnati was a recipient of a $30,000 grant based upon this work.
He has testified in legal malpractice cases as to standard of care, reasonableness of attorney fees, and damages for both Plaintiff and Defense Cases.
General practice law firm which has a very strong business law, personal injury, legal malpractice, environmental law, estate planning, probate, and bankruptcy.
Associate attorney practicing in the litigation department. Handled all aspects of environmental law, litigation, and regulatory compliance.
Senior Engineer with experience in Quality Assurance, Nuclear Fuel Management, Core Analysis, Safety Analysis, and Licensing. Yankee Atomic Electric Company, Framingham, MA - 1984. Loss of Coolant Accident Analysis and Thermal Hydraulic Engineer.
Nuclear Fuel Performance Engineer.