David B. Irwin
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A prominent litigator focusing on criminal defense, David B. Irwin is a veteran attorney with more than four decades of experience trying cases throughout the state of Maryland, other federal jurisdictions, and in federal and state appellate courts.
Known for his work in high-profile criminal and civil matters, David has handled cases of national and international interest, including the representation of a former U.S. civil servant who played a pivotal role in the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal, and a former currency trader for Allied Irish Banks (Allfirst Bank), which was the fourth-biggest banking scandal in the world at the time it was revealed. David also represents corporations, public officials, doctors, lawyers, members of the judiciary, and other professionals in both civil and criminal liability matters.
David regularly testifies as an expert witness on civil and criminal matters. Most recently, he was engaged as an expert in the post-conviction defense of the main subject of the podcast "Serial."
David began his legal career in 1973 as an assistant state's attorney, first in Baltimore City and then Baltimore County, where he ultimately served as Chief of the Felony Trial Division. David became an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Maryland in 1980 and was appointed Coordinator for the Mid-Atlantic Region of the President’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force in 1983.
David joined Venable in 1985 before establishing his own firm in 1988.
David received his law degree in 1973 from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and his undergraduate degree in 1970 from Cornell University.