David Shank is a seasoned high-stakes business trial lawyer currently serving as a Partner at Scott Douglass & McConnico LLP since August 2015. Prior to this role, David held positions as an Associate at Susman Godfrey LLP from September 2011 to July 2015 and as a Law Clerk at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas from August 2010 to August 2011. Early in David's career, a position as a Legislative Aide for Texas State Representative Joe Farias was completed from January 2007 to May 2007. David earned a Juris Doctor from The University of Texas School of Law between 2007 and 2010, following a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, Political Science, and Middle Eastern Studies from Trinity University from 2002 to 2006.