David Simison has been in General Civil Practice since 1980. He graduated from the University of Maryland in College Park in 1976 with a B.S. in Journalism. He graduated from the University of Toledo College of Law in Ohio in 1979 with a Juris Doctor. He returned to Anne Arundel County to clerk for Hon. H. Chester Goudy, Jr. and was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1979 and later the District of Columbia Bar and the West Virginia Bar. Since 1980 he has been engaged in a General Civil Practice and has been involved with thousands of legal transactions and Court appearances. His experience has been both broad and deep. He has been in sole practice since the mid ’80’s. He has been involved in literally thousands of matters ranging from Adoption to Divorce to Partnerships to Wills though a large portion of his practice has always been in Real Property. Currently he devotes significant time to Commercial Ground Lease negotiation and drafting. Street Legal ~ DIY / Pro Se Coaching He has appeared in the U.S. District Court, the Maryland Court of Appeals, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals and numerous Circuit and District Courts across the State of Maryland. He is admitted to practice, but inactive, in Washington, D.C. and West Virginia. He has served as President of the Anne Arundel Bar Association and the Anne Arundel Bar Foundation. He has served on the Boards of the Maryland State Bar Association, the Anne Arundel Bar Association, the Anne Arundel Bar Foundation. He is currently on the Board of the ADR Section of the Maryland State Bar Association, the Maryland Council for Dispute Resolution and he Chairs the ADR Committee of the Anne Arundel Bar Association. He is C0-chair of the Certification and Qualifications Committee of the Maryland Council for Dispute Resolution, Co-chair of the Self-Awareness Task Group of the Maryland Program for Mediator Excellence, and Treasurer of Anne Arundel Collaborative Professionals. Street_Legal_%7E_DIY_Pro_Se_Coaching.htmlshapeimage_3_link_0