David L. Rubino

Dave has been a partner at McCarthy Wilson LLP since 2002. He was born in Washington, D.C. in 1968, and has always resided in Montgomery County. He is the eldest of five children, attended local schools and from an early age was extremely involved in sports. During his years at Georgetown Prep, Dave participated in various sports and was co-captain of an Interstate Athletic Conference championship football team and named Second Team All-Metropolitan and All-I.A.C. in his senior year. Dave attended the Georgetown University School of Business, was named to the Dean's List, while continuing to participate in athletics. He was selected as MVP of Georgetown's football team in his senior year.

Dave attended Catholic University Law School and was selected to write for The Law Review; however, he declined the invitation in order to pursue a career in litigation. From May 1992 through May 1994, while attending law school, Dave clerked for McCarthy Wilson and returned to the firm in August of 1995 as an associate after completing his clerkship for The Honorable William Cave in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland. Dave has concentrated his trial practice primarily in the areas of commercial litigation and construction litigation, as well as serious personal injury and premises liability cases. He has handled numerous intentional tort cases, and has extensive experience handling insurance defense cases. He has tried in excess of 150 cases, and serves as a Court-Appointed mediator.

He is active in the Bar Association of Montgomery County, and has served as a member of the Executive Committee and Ethics Committee, and remains Co-Chair of the Fee Dispute Resolution Committee. In 2002 he was elected to the Bar Leaders of Montgomery County and received the Outstanding Service Award in 2005 from the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County for his mediation efforts.

Dave and his wife, Laura, celebrated the birth of their son, Jimmy, in November, 1999, their daughter, Leah, in September, 2001, and their daughter, Anna Maria, in December 2004. When time permits, he enjoys playing golf and hunting. Dave lives in Bethesda with his family.

Memberships and Awards

• Maryland State Bar Association
• BAMC Bar Leadership Conference, 2001
• MSBA Young Lawyers Section, Disaster Relief, 2002
• Co-Chair, Fee Dispute Resolution Committee of BAMC, 2000 – Present
• Member, BAMC Long Range Planning Committee, 2003-2005
• Co-Chair, BAMC Fee Dispute Resolution Committee, 2001-2007
• BAMC Outstanding Committee Chair, 2003
• BAMC Fee Dispute Resolution Committee, 2000-2001
• BAMC Bar Leadership Conference, 2001
• BAMC Bar Leaders, 2002-Present
• MSBA Young Lawyers Section Disaster Relief, 2002
• Executive Committee, BAMC, 2003-2005
• BAMC Long Range Planning Session, 2003
• Committee to Raise Funds for Bar Leaders Dinner, 2003
• BAMC Judicial Selections Panel Committee, 2005-2006
• Nominations and Elections Committee (BAMC), 2005-2007
• Mediator, Circuit Courts for Montgomery, Anne Arundel, Dorchester and Frederick, Maryland
• 2005 Outstanding Service Award, Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Reported Cases

• Plamer v. Delwin Realty, 939 A.2d 75 (D.C.App. 2007)
• DeBoy v. City of Crisfield, 167 Md.App. 548, 893 A.2d 1189 (2006)
• Thomas Steele v. D.C. Tiger Market, et al, 854 A.2d 175 (D.C.App. 2004)
• Smith v. Cylus, 147 Md.App. 78, 807 A.2d 777 (2002)
• Seigneur v. National Fitness Inst., Inc., 132 Md.App. 271, 752 A.2d 631 (2000)