David J. Schaller

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David J. Schaller

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Commercial Law

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Trial lawyer David J. Schaller defends clients in complex litigation, including class actions, trucking, product liability, and injury cases.

Professional Biography

Dave Schaller represents sophisticated clients across a wide range of practice areas. He has defended clients in complex commercial actions, high-stakes professional liability matters, wage and hour class actions, FLSA collective actions, catastrophic trucking litigation, high-stakes personal injury actions, and products liability cases. His clients include Fortune 500 companies, international shipping companies, and legal professionals.

Dave has successfully tried cases and arbitrations and conducted multiple evidentiary hearings. He has argued and prevailed on numerous dispositive motions in state and federal court, saving his clients time and money by circumventing the need to go to trial. Additionally, he has led several large-scale mediations, obtaining favorable results for his clients.

In addition to his trial practice, Dave has significant experience developing and implementing strategic plans for discovery and electronic discovery in large-scale cases, including developing ESI protocols and managing the collection, review, and production of electronic discovery. He enjoys working with clients to identify their goals for litigation and collaborating with them to develop litigation and business strategies. He has earned a reputation for appreciating his clients’ priorities and resolving legal disputes creatively and efficiently.

Practice Areas

Education

University of Denver Sturm College of Law
J.D., 2003
Order of St. Ives

University of Massachusetts
B.A., 1991, English and Psychology

Memberships

  • American Bar Association
  • Colorado Bar Association
  • Denver Bar Association
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell Recruiting Committee (Co-chair)

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About Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP

Since 1998, Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell has been at the forefront of some of the nation’s most critical and industry-changing trials and litigation. From complex commercial disputes to consumer class actions and catastrophic torts, few firms can match our passion for client service, stand-up experience, and deep trial bench.

Client Service: We cultivate trust and communication with clients, building our strategies and tactics around your goals and priorities.

Experience: WTO lawyers have taken more than 1,100 trials and arbitrations to verdict or award, and hundreds of appeals to opinion, in 45 states and Washington, D.C.

Deep Trial Bench: With approximately 100 attorneys, eight WTO lawyers are Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and three are Fellows of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Our firm has one of the highest percentages of ACTL Fellows nationwide.

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