About David S
David S West started his legal path after finishing a political science diploma at Berry College in 1991 and earning his J.D. from Georgia State University College of Law in 1994. He entered practice within the identical year and has maintained a lively position in Georgia’s legal network since then. Early selections set the tone for a career centered on criminal matters.
His first positions have been as an associate in 1994, working on the Law Offices of Bruce S. Harvey and participating in 1000 Lawyers for Justice. Those roles uncovered him to courtroom procedure and client advocacy at the start of his career. He moved into senior-level work in 2003 as a senior lawyer at Plichta & Associates, and a year later he took on management duties as managing shareholder at David West & Associates, a role he holds today.
Admission to practice spans state and federal tribunals. He is licensed to the Supreme Court of Georgia and the Georgia Court of Appeals. He also holds admission in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. Active club within the State Bar of Georgia dates to 1994.
Professional institutions have been a consistent thread. He joined the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in 1995. He has served on committees and maintained memberships with reform-oriented organizations as nicely, which includes the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws and the National Association for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Locally, he has been a part of the Cobb County Bar Association and the Marietta Business Association since the mid-2000s. In 2015 he joined the board of advisors for the Georgia C.A.R.E. Project.
Colleagues describe a lawyer who constructed his practice through continuous court work rather than media attention. His resume shows continuous development from affiliate to senior lawyer to firm chief. He has combined trial work, appellate admissions, and bar affiliation involvement to sustain an extended career in criminal defense.
Outside the office, he holds a PADI Open Water Scuba Diver certification, a detail that colleagues typically notice when the dialog turns faraway from regulation. He continues to steer David West & Associates, dealing with criminal protection matters and associated legal work in state and federal courts in Georgia.
He currently practices at David West & Associates, where his work makes a speciality of criminal defense and related matters.
