- Breck School, Golden Valley, MN
- St. George’s School, Middletown, RI
- The Park School, Baltimore, MD
- Oldfields School, Sparks Glencoe, MD
- Austin Preparatory School, Reading, MA
- Kent Denver School, Englewood, CO
- St. Stephen’s School, Rome, Italy
- Catlin Gabel School, Portland, OR
- Rye Country Day School, Rye, NY
- Dwight- Englewood School, Englewood, NJ
- Santa Fe Prep, Santa Fe, NM
- Maret School, Washington, D.C
- Francis Parker School, San Diego, CA
- Waring School, Beverly, MA
- City and Country School, New York, NY
- Falmouth Academy, Falmouth, MA
- St. Andrew’s School, Middletown, DE
- The Mount Academy, Esopus, NY
- Fort Worth Country Day School, Fort Worth, TX
- River Valley School, Upper Black Eddy, PA
- St. Hilda’s & St. Hugh’s School, New York, NY
- The Philadelphia School, Philadelphia, PA
- Moorestown Friends School, Moorestown, NJ
- Concord Academy, Concord, NH
- Salisbury School, Salisbury, CT
- Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, CT
- Episcopal High School, Alexandria, VA
- Trinity-Pawling School, Pawling, NY
- Dublin School, Dublin, NH
- Fountain Valley School, Colorado Springs, CO
- Colorado Academy, Denver, CO
- Cheshire Academy, Cheshire, CT
- The Bishop’s School, La Jolla, CA
- School Year Abroad, North Andover, MA
- St. Andrew’s School, Boca Raton, FL
- Keene State College, Keene, NH
- Phillips Academy, Andover, MA
- Northfield Mount Hermon School, Gill, MA
- Stevenson School, Pebble Beach, CA
- Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH
- St. Paul’s School, Concord, NH
- University System of New Hampshire, Manchester, NH
- Eaglebrook School, Deerfield, MA
- Ms. Porters School, Farmington, CT
- Isadore Newman School, New Orleans, LA
- Heifetz International Music Institute, Staunton, VA
- Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, CT
- Singapore American School, Singapore
- International School of Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Taipei American School, Taipei, Taiwan
- Lyford Cay International School, Nassau, Bahama
- Berwick Academy, South Berwick, ME
- Latham Centers, Brewster, MA
- Noble and Greenough School, Dedham, MA
- Brewster Academy, Wolfeboro, NH
- Marin Academy, San Rafael, CA
- Heronfield Academy, Hampton Falls, NH
- Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, MA
As a practicing attorney for over 45 years, David is able to evaluate issues based on decades of experience advising administrators on a daily basis on prevention and response measures to protect children. His substantial experience as counsel to schools and youth-serving organizations includes developing policies, training staff, ensuring reporting compliance, conducting and supervising misconduct investigations, and overseeing remediation efforts. He is a frequent speaker at national and regional conferences and has written many articles on these issues.
David has substantial civil and criminal trial experience in state and federal courts. He was an invited guest instructor for the Trial Advocacy Workshop at Harvard Law School for 29 years.
David received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School (1975), his M.A. from Harvard University (1971) and his A.B. from Washington University (1968).
Representative List of Schools at which David has Presented:
Admissions
- New Hampshire
- Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court for New Hampshire
- U.S. District Court for Massachusetts and the
- First Circuit Court of Appeals
Involvement
- Heifetz International Music Institute (Staunton, VA), Director
- Museum of New Art (Portsmouth, NH), Director
- Kreeger Museum (Washington, DC), Community Board
- New Hampshire Supreme Court Society, former Trustee
- New Hampshire Bar Association, Fellow
Recognitions
Chambers USA: A Guide to America's Leading Lawyers
Awards
- Best Lawyers in America (Commercial Litigation; Education Law; Employment Law – Management; First Amendment Law; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Litigation – Trusts and Estates), 1999 – present
Media
Handling Sexual Misconduct in Independent Schools (EduRisk’s Prevention and Protection Podcast – May 2016)
Resources
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- 60 Attorneys from McLane Middleton Recognized in 2025 Best Lawyers in America (August 19, 2024)
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- 59 Attorneys from McLane Middleton Recognized in 2023 Best Lawyers in America (August 18, 2022)
- David Wolowitz and Susan Schorr to Present at TABS’ Summer Institute (June 21, 2021)
- McLane Middleton Attorneys to Speak at NBOA Annual Conference (February 20, 2020)
- McLane Middleton Attorneys to Present at NAIS and NBOA Annual Conferences (February 25, 2019)
- Linda Johnson, David Wolowitz, Cameron Shilling and Susan Schorr to Present at TABS Annual Conference (November 16, 2018)
- David Wolowitz and Susan Schorr to Speak at NBOA’s Business Officer Institute (June 11, 2018)
- See You At the NAIS and NBOA Annual Conferences! (March 2, 2018)