David Neuman

David Neuman, or “Dave,” is an attorney who has been advocating for investors and consumers for over a decade. Before co-founding Israels & Neuman in the summer of 2014, Dave worked at a Chicago-based law firm that focused on representing defrauded investors, primarily in FINRA arbitration. Throughout his career, he has successfully recovered millions of dollars on behalf of investors in hundreds of FINRA arbitration and court cases. His clients have included investors from over 40 states, as well as members of the international community. He has represented clients throughout the entire legal process, from the inception of their cases to arbitration hearings and final resolution.

In addition to FINRA arbitration, Dave has represented investors in courts across the United States. His experience includes:

• Representing victims of a Ponzi scheme in Utah
• Advocating for multiple investors in Colorado who suffered losses in a bond fund
• Successfully opposing an attempt to enjoin an arbitration in Idaho
• Intervening in and challenging class action settlements in Iowa and Texas
• Opposing motions to vacate arbitration awards in Alabama and California
• Representing investors of a failed hedge fund in Illinois
• Advocating for individuals deceived by their insurance brokers
• Representing clients in shareholder disputes

Before focusing on investment and securities fraud cases, Dave worked at a law firm in the Chicagoland area that specialized in consumer and commercial class action litigation. During law school, he gained experience handling NASD arbitration and personal injury matters.

Dave has served on the Board of Directors of PIABA and is currently the co-chair of the organization’s Membership Committee. He has also chaired multiple other committees.

Additionally, he is a FINRA Dispute Resolution arbitrator.

Dave was admitted to practice law in Illinois in November 2005, Florida in April 2010, and Washington in 2014. He has also been admitted to the U.S. District Courts for the Western District of Washington, Northern District of Illinois, Central District of Illinois, District of Colorado, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Dave graduated with honors from the University of Illinois in December 2001 with a B.S. in Finance. He then attended Northern Illinois University College of Law, graduating magna cum laude in May 2005. While in law school, he was a member of the Law Review and served as an Associate Justice for the Moot Court Society. He also worked as a research assistant for Professor David Gaebler, focusing on contract, commercial, and consumer law.

Dave has been featured on television news programs and quoted by various media outlets in relation to high-profile legal cases.