About David
David Schick is a trial attorney, having tried hundreds of cases before both juries and Judges. After spending ten years as a state and federal prosecutor, he entered private practice. He has represented Fortune 500 companies and individuals in both civil and criminal cases.
David was born in Wichita Falls, Texas and graduated from high school in Henrietta, Texas.
After high school, David attended and graduated from the University of Texas in Austin with an engineering route to business BBA degree. Upon graduating, David went to work for Cities Service Oil Company in Tulsa, Oklahoma for a year and a half. David then entered law school at the University of Texas, where he obtained a juris doctorate degree. While in law school, he clerked for the McGinnis Lochridge law firm in Austin.
Upon graduating law school, David worked for the Dallas County District Attorney’s office as an Assistant District Attorney under legendary District Attorney, Henry Wade. David next worked for the United States Department of Justice as an Assistant United States Attorney in charge of the Economic Crimes Division for the Northern District of Texas. In this position he was a part of the first federal effort to investigate and prosecute white collar crime.
Upon entering private practice, David became a founding partner of Sumner Schick in 1986.
Experience
- Represented a national corporation in matters involving allegations of violations of privacy rights regarding the supervision of the use of email by employees
- Conducted an internal corporate investigation to defend against alleged fraudulent billing practices pursuant to a government services contract and the dismissal of a Department of Labor fraud investigation.
- Represented corparate clients on numerus cases involving allegations of wrongful termination and discrimination including defense verdicts from juries.
- Represented corporate clients in defense of qui tam actions under the False Claims Act in Texas, Florida and New York.
- Represented a corporate client against multimillion dollar claim for indemnification based in part on fraud arising out of an asset sale transaction.
- Represented a corporate health care company involving allegations of improper Medicare and Medicaid billing practices resulting in dismissal of the federal investigation by the HHS.
- Represented a regional corporate health care staffing client involving allegations of improper billing practices resulting in a dismissal of the state investigation by the Texas Workforce Commission.
- Represented an executive of a national corporation charged with violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act and bid rigging resulting in an acquittal by a jury
- Represented the President of a financial institution charged with conspiracy, money laundering, mail and wire fraud resulting in an acquittal by a jury.
- Represented a prominent Texas attorney charged with real estate fraud and wire fraud resulting in a jury acquittal.
- Represented a prominent Texas real estate executive charged with conspiracy, wire fraud and mail fraud resulting in an acquittal by a jury.
- Represented a business executive for personal tax evasion and tax fraud resulting in the dismissal of the investigation by the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division.
- Represented a business executive on allegations of securities fraud and insider trading resulting in the dismissal of the investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Represented the owner of a regional health care services business on charges of tax fraud, mail fraud and health care fraud resulting in a dismissal of all federal investigations without civil or criminal charges.
- Represented an executive of a reginal physical therapy corporation on allegations conspiracy, health care fraud, mail fraud and wire fraud resulting in a dismissal of all federal investigations without criminal or civil charges.
Credentials
Education
- University of Texas School of Law (JD, 1973)
- University of Texas (BBA, 1969)
Bar Admissions
- Texas
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Eastern, Texas
- U.S. District Court, Northern, Texas
- U.S. District Court, Southern, Texas
- U.S. District Court, Western, Texas
- U.S. Supreme Court
Associations
- Dallas Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Trinity Episcopal Church
- Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity