David A. Bernstein is an Attorney in the Firm’s Portland office and a member of the Litigation practice group. He defends companies and professionals in commercial, health care, products liability, and intellectual property litigation and disputes.

Mr. Bernstein has extensive prior experience working closely with pharmaceutical and medical device companies, hospitals, medical professionals, and insurance companies both in and out of the courtroom to achieve optimal outcomes in each case, including highly public matters. Mr. Bernstein has also assisted clients with obtaining licensure through litigation and provided subsequent regulatory counsel in the medical marijuana and hemp industries.

After law school, Mr. Bernstein served as law clerk for the Honorable Joseph R. Goodwin of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. Before joining Buchalter, Mr. Bernstein spent seven years with a nationwide law firm based in Cleveland, Ohio.

Awards and Honors

  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (2022-2024)
  • Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2022-2024)
  • Oregon Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2024)

Mr. Bernstein earned his J.D. cum laude from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. During his time there, he achieved the CALI Awards for the highest grades in courses such as Evidence, Securities Litigation & Arbitration. He also received the Honors Scholar Award and contributed as a Staff Editor for the Global Studies Law Review. He earned his B.A. in Political Science, with honors, magna cum laude from The Ohio State University, where he was awarded the William Jennings Bryan Prize for best undergraduate paper in Political Theory in 2012.

  • United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio
  • United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio