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David, Bryan

Bryan David - Dallas, TX

Attorney at Cunningham Swaim, LLP

Lawyers in Dallas, TX

4015 Main Street Suite 200 Dallas, TX 75226

  • 1 Super Lawyers®
  • 25 Years 
    Experience

Updated: 04/08/2026

Attorney Information

Overview

Bryan S. David has over 20 years of experience in aviation litigation. His practice focuses on complex and high-stakes commercial, wrongful-death, and personal-injury claims arising throughout the United States and across the globe. He has represented large airframe and component manufacturers, aircraft owners and operators, pilots, airlines, airports (and practically everyone else in between) in litigation involving all manner of aircraft from hot air balloons to military attack helicopters.

Mr. David is a licensed Commercial Pilot for Single and Multi-Engine Land Aircraft. He has an Instrument Rating for Single and Multi-Engine Land Aircraft, and he is a Certified Flight Instructor. Mr. David is a former aerobatics pilot. He is a past President of the Flying Aggies flight club and past member of the Oklahoma State University competitive flight team.

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

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Other Sources of Feedback About Bryan David

Included on the 2014 Texas Super Lawyers list


Past Lists

  • 2013 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2011 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2010 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2009 Texas Super Lawyers list

Education

  • Legal Education

    • Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas, 2001
      Juris Doctor
      Honors: magna cum laude
      Honors: Order of the Coif
      Honors: Phi Delta Phi
      Law Review: Texas Tech Law Review, Articles Editor
      Law Reporter: Texas Bank Lawyer, Editorial Board Member
  • Non Legal Education

    • Oklahoma State University , 1996
      Bachelor of Science
      Honors: With Departmental Honors
      Major: Aviation Science - Professional Pilot

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Partner

Published Works

Articles

  • Author and Presenter of: “The Air Carrier Access Act: A View From 30,000 Ft.”, Aviation Section of the State Bar of Texas – Lunch & Learn Series, May 2021;
  • Speaker: “Defense Side Torts”, University of North Texas Dallas College of Law, Fall 2019;
  • Author and Presenter of: “Welcome to the Jungle: The Application of Foreign Law in Aircraft;
  • Accident Litigation”, 52nd Annual SMU Air Law Symposium, March 2018; published in the SMU Journal of Air Law and Commerce, December 2018;
  • Author and Presenter of: “Is Compliance With That Service Bulletin Required? It Depends on Who You Ask”, FAA Inspection Authorization Seminar, Air Salvage of Dallas, March 5, 2016; and
  • Co-Author and Co-presenter of: “Drones: A Crash Course”, International Association of Defense Counsel Webinar, August 26, 2015.

Bar Admissions

  • Texas
  • Colorado
  • United States Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court District of Colorado
  • U.S. District Court District of New Mexico

Other Affiliations

  • State Bar of Texas, Aviation Law Section—Council, Vice Chairman (2021-2022); Secretary (2020-2021); Newsletter/Membership Coordinator (2019-2020)
  • Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers-Rising Stars Edition, a Thomson Reuters rating service, multiple times, including 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2013;
  • University of North Texas Dallas College of Law, Adjunct Professor (multiple semesters);
  • Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow (2019-present);
  • Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce—Board of Directors (2015-2018);
  • Arlington Chamber of Commerce—Enterprise Risk Management Subcommittee (2015- 2016); and
  • Boy Scouts of America, Longhorn Council, Scout Master, Assistant Scout Master, Climbing Instructor, Gun Range Safety Officer.

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