David Vandenberg - Fort Collins, CO

David was born in Anchorage, Alaska but moved around quite a bit as he was part of a military family. He ultimately ended up in Monument, Colorado where he graduated from Lewis Palmer High School in 1998. He moved to Boulder, Colorado where he attended the University of Colorado and graduated in May 2002. Upon graduating he moved to Washington, D.C. where he completed an internship with a congressional committee. David returned to Colorado where he attended the University of Colorado School of Law from 2003-2006.

While in law school, he was selected to join the University of Colorado Law Review and in his final year was chosen to sit on the Law Review's editorial board. As part of his law review experience he wrote a legal article which was selected for publication by the Law Review in 2006.

David has been a licensed attorney in Colorado since October 2006. In August 2006, David began his legal career in Larimer County as a law clerk for two District Court judges in the 8th Judicial District. As a law clerk he assisted the judges in all practice areas by attending trials, serving as bailiff for jury trials, and drafting legal opinions and orders across all practice areas that were before the Court.

After his clerkship, he was hired as a Deputy District Attorney in August 2007. David conducted his first jury trial less than two weeks after being hired and continuously litigated motions and conducted jury trials for the next 13 years. He has successfully tried dozens of cases on behalf of the People of the State of Colorado ranging all the way from traffic offenses and DUI's up to sexual crimes and homicides. David has also handled criminal appeals and has litigated multiple cases before both the Colorado Court of Appeals and Colorado Supreme Court. In 2013, David was appointed to the Colorado Supreme Court's Criminal Rules Committee and served until December 2020. In his time as a prosecutor, he served as a Chief Deputy District Attorney and later as an Assistant District Attorney

Through his experience, he has observed the impact that involvement in the legal system can have on an individual's life and well-being and specifically understands the importance of having competent, effective, and compassionate legal counsel throughout the entirety of a case. His wealth of experience as a prosecutor gives him a specialized perspective on criminal justice matters in Larimer County and Northern Colorado.

David is a Consilium Practitioner; he is a member of Consilium, an organization dedicated to an integrated and wholistic approach to domestic relations cases

In his free time, he tries to take advantage of the outdoor opportunities Colorado provides including skiing, whitewater rafting, and fly fishing. He has lived in Fort Collins since 2008 and is married with two children and a goldendoodle.