A founding member of the firm, Dave Markowitz is considered by most to be among the best trial lawyers in the Northwest. His commanding presence and keen instincts have made him a courtroom icon. Over the last two decades, Dave has shepherded the firm from its beginning as an ambitious two-attorney litigation shop to its present status as one of the premier business litigation firms in the region.

In addition to his active trial schedule, Dave shares his craft with lawyers of all levels. He is a frequent lecturer on litigation-related topics for the Oregon State Bar, the Federal Bar Association and the Multnomah Bar Association. He regularly presents a nationally-recognized training seminar on depositions.

Dave is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America as Portland's 2010 “Bet-the-Company" Litigator of the Year, is a fellow and current chair of the American College of Trial Lawyers, is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and was listed as one of the Top Ten Oregon Litigators by the National Law Journal. He is recognized by Chambers USA as one of the top commercial litigators in Oregon and is one of only 62 litigators ranked nationally. Dave is included in Lawdragon's 500 Leading Litigators in America and 500 Leading Plaintiffs' Lawyers in America.

In a statewide survey identifying the top five percent of attorneys, Dave is among the top 10 litigators, as seen in the November 2009 issue of Oregon Super Lawyers. Oregon Business magazine, in their 2007 Power Book, recognized Dave for "Delivering Results," naming him one of 50 Great Leaders in Oregon.

Dave frequently acts as a mediator and arbitrator to resolve commercial disputes, and he served as a pro-tem judge in Multnomah County for several years. He also is an expert on attorney fees, providing courtroom testimony in legal fee award disputes.

Dave graduated from California State Polytechnic University in 1971, and from the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law in 1974, where he was legislation editor of the Pacific Law Journal. He was admitted to the Oregon State Bar in 1974 and for eight years thereafter practiced general civil litigation with an established Portland firm. In January, 1983, he and Barrie J. Herbold formed Markowitz & Herbold, the predecessor of Markowitz, Herbold, Glade & Mehlhaf.

Dave regularly publishes in the Oregon State Bar's Litigation Journal.

Oregon (1974)
U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court