David J. MacMain

David is a founding member and the Managing Partner of MacMain, Connell & Leinhauser. David has broad and extensive trial experience having tried over 125 cases to verdict in favor of his clients. David has, over the course of his twenty-five plus year legal career, focused his practice on the representation and counseling of public entities, public officials, educational institutions, religious entities, and non-profits throughout Pennsylvania, in a wide variety of civil rights and employment claims including police misconduct, zoning/land use, sexual harassment, discrimination, licensing, First Amendment, prison-based, employment, and work-place claims. David is frequently retained as a consultant and/or lead trial counsel in high-profile §1983 and municipal liability cases throughout the country including cases in New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Connecticut, New York, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, North Carolina, and Arizona. He also serves as counsel to law enforcement agencies and correctional facilities on various issues including the review and preparation of policies, and operational issues.

David is a member of The Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, an international organization limited to 1400 lawyers worldwide who are selected by invitation only following an extensive peer review selection process. David is a member of the Defense Research Institute and an active participant in the Government Liability, Trial Tactics, and Law Firm Management Committees. David currently serves as the 2019 Chair of the Governmental Liability Committee, was the 2013 Program Chair of the annual conference and has been a featured speaker at several annual conferences.

• Appellate Law
• Governmental Entity Representation and Civil Rights Defense
• Professional Liability
• Religious Entities and Non-Profits
• Small Business

Pennsylvania

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Legal Clerk

Montgomery McCracken

Current

Associate

Montgomery McCracken

Current

Founding Partner

The MacMain Law Group

2013 - Current

Partner

Lamb McErlane

2009 - Current

Partner

Montgomery McCracken

1997 - Current

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

B.A. | Criminal Justice

Activities: Member of nationally-ranked varsity soccer team Big brother and participant in Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Indiana County

Temple University Beasley School of Law

J.D.

AV Preeminent Rating

Martindale-Hubbell – Rated AV Preeminent (5.0 out of 5.0)

Recipient

Best Attorneys of America

Super Lawyer

Pennsylvania Super Lawyer

Pennsylvania State Bar  # 59320

Member

Current

American Bar Association

Member

Current

Defense Research Institute

Member

Current

Activities: Speaker at 2016 Annual Conference Civil Rights and Governmental Liability Section Vice-Chairman – 2017 Speaker at Annual Conference – 2015, 2014, 2012, 2006, 2005 Program Director at Annual Conference – 2013 Steering Committee – 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 Partnering with Industry Committee – Chair – 2016, 2015 Trial Tactics Section Law Firm Management Section

Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel

Member

Current

Activities: Civil Rights and Public Entity Section