Atty. David D. Cardone
David is a founding partner of Dunn DeSantis Walt & Kendrick, LLP. For over a decade, his practice in Southern California has included business and corporate representation, commercial litigation, including class action and employment matters of all types, and professional liability defense.
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David D. Cardone is a business and litigation attorney based in San Diego, California, practicing at Dunn DeSantis Walt & Kendrick LLP. They have 23+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2003. Admitted to practice in California (2003). Educated at Duquesne University (JD, 2003) and Penn State (BA, 1999). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Employment Law - Management (2026). Serands clients in San Diego, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- David is a founding partner of Dunn DeSantis Walt & Kendrick, LLP. For over a decade, his practice in Southern California has included business and corporate representation, commercial litigation, including class action and employment matters of all types, and professional liability defense
- He regularly appears in California trial and appellate courts
- He also regularly represents and counsels businesses on strategic, non-litigation and risk management matters.From 2006-2008, David served as one of six judicial law clerks to Justice Cynthia A. Baldwin of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- In that role, David worked on dozens of majority and collateral opinions, reviewed and recommended the disposition of scores of petitions for allocatur, which is the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s discretionary review mechanism, and attended over 100 oral arguments.Prior to his clerkship, David practiced in both Pennsylvania and Los Angeles, where he was primarily involved in large-scale commercial insurance coverage litigation
- David has authored legal articles on topics such as the First Amendment rights of third-party political candidates and an assessment of appellate practice as a distinct legal practice area
- He regularly authors articles for the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel’s Verdict magazine.David has taught advanced legal writing, trial tactics, and litigation tactics courses at multiple law schools, and he has been involved in judging numerous collegiate and law school mock trial and moot court competitions since 2003.David has been recognized as a Practitioner Contributor to the Abridged 9th Edition of Black’s Law Dictionary
- He volunteers for the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ Pro Bono Program
- David is actively involved in the Penn State and Duquesne University alumni associations and volunteers to counsel students interested in attending these schools.From 2011 through 2015, David served on the board of directors of the San Diego Defense Lawyers and as the editor of its quarterly publication, The Update
- In 2015, David was recognized in the San Diego Business Journal’s “Best of the Bar” list
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Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in San Diego are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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