About David
Dave’s “client-centered” practice involves a variety of labor and employment issues. He provides practical and confidential ongoing advice and consulting on a number of sensitive and complex labor and employment matters, from problem employee situations to multi-facility collective bargaining negotiations. His representative clients include diverse industries (such as automotive, printing, transportation and hospitals) throughout the nation.
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Employment Law - Management, Grand Rapids (2025)
- Lawyer of the Year: Labor Law - Management, Grand Rapids (2024)
- Lawyer of the Year: Labor Law - Management, Grand Rapids (2016)
- Lawyer of the Year: Employment Law - Management, Grand Rapids (2015)
- Recognized: Employment Law - Management
- Recognized: Labor Law - Management
- Recognized: Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Special Focus: Employment
- Special Focus: Labor
- Special Focus: Management
- Varnum Labor Group recognized in U.S. News Best Lawyers Survey
- Who's Who in American Law
- Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business as a Leader in the field of Labor & Employment