David A. Carnie is an accomplished litigator with extensive experience representing clients in complex, high-stakes civil litigation. His practice spans a broad range of matters, including complex business and commercial disputes, insurance bad-faith actions, professional and legal malpractice, and catastrophic personal injury and wrongful-death cases.

Mr. Carnie is known for his direct, strategic, and highly analytical approach to litigation. He has secured favorable results for individuals, families, and businesses in matters involving insurance carriers, Fortune 500 corporations, and other sophisticated defendants. His ability to deliver effective advocacy is rooted in both courtroom experience and a deep command of the litigation process from inception through trial.

Before dedicating his practice exclusively to plaintiffs, Mr. Carnie spent many years defending employers, business owners, and corporations in complex employment and commercial litigation. His defense-side background provides rare and significant insight into the tactics, pressures, and decision-making frameworks that drive corporate and insurance-industry litigation strategies. This perspective now informs his plaintiff-side practice, allowing him to anticipate and counter defense tactics with precision.

A Los Angeles native, Mr. Carnie earned his law degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, after completing his undergraduate studies at the University of Southern California. He is admitted to practice before all courts of the State of California and the United States District Court for the Central and Northern Districts of California.

Mr. Carnie has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star (2026)—an honor awarded to only 2.5% of attorneys in California under 40 or in practice for less than 10 years.