ABOUT US

QUALIFICATION AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

LICENSE

State
California
Status
Acquired
Active
1985

WORK EXPERIENCE

Title
Company Name
Duration
Attorney
David A. Brooks, Attorney at Law
2013 - Present
Deputy Public Defender
Senior Supervising Attorney
Assistant Public Defender
2007 - 2013
El Dorado County Public Defender
Placer County Public Defender
2006 - 2007
Placer County Public Defender
1985 - 2006

ASSOCIATIONS

ASSOCIATON NAME
DATES
El Dorado County Bar Association Secretary
2020 - Present
El Dorado County Bar Association
2008 - Present
State Bar of California
1985 - Present
California Attorneys for Criminal Justice
1985 - Present
Judicial Council of California, Collaborative Justice Committee
California Public Defenders Association
2017 - 2017
1985 - Present

PUBLICATIONS

Publication name
TITLE
DATE
Waterside Publications
Foresthill
2012
Y.B.P. Publications
2011
Foresthill

EDUCATION

SCHOOL
DEGREE
GRADUATED
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
JD - Juris Doctor
1984
Colgate University
1981
BA - Bachelor of Arts

ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT







SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

CONFERENCE NAME
TITLE
DATE
El Dorado County Bar Association
Voir Dire Strategies
2015
Northern California Authors
Lawyers as Storytellers
Medical Marijuana: The Laws at the Federal, State, and Local Level
2014
"Foresthill": Selected Readings
Telling the Client's Story
2014
Medical Marijuana and Marijuana Cultivation
2013
Negotiating the Difficult Case
Results Oriented Case Negotiation
2012
Realignment and AB 109: What You Need to Know
Investigation of California Sex Crimes
2011
Realignment (AB109)
Sex Offender Registration Crimes
2009

Helping People Just Like You for Over 35 Years

4,500+

DUI cases

3,000+

CRIMINAL DEFENSE CASES

2,500+

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES

10,000+

Total cases FROM PUBLIC DEFENDER TO PRIVATE PRACTICE