David C. Voss, Jr.

After working for a major New York law firm and a local firm, Dave formed Voss & Associates in 1992 which became Voss, Silverman & Braybrooke LLP in 2007.  In addition to being admitted to practice before the federal and state courts in California, he is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Tax Court.

Dave is a 1986 graduate of the University of Southern California Law Center where he won the American Judicature Society Award for Appellate Advocacy, and was selected to represent USC at the National Moot Court Competition. He also graduated cum laude with departmental honors from Occidental College and received a Masters degree in Political Persuasion. While at Oxy, he compiled a formidable record as a three time U.S. Intercollegiate National Champion in public speaking and was ranked number two in the world in 1982.

Dave strongly believes in supporting our community and encourages every attorney to participate in community based organizations. In recognition of this commitment, in 2004 Dave was honored as the Community Leader of the Year by the Boys & Girls Club of Venice.  He was recognized in November 2001 by the Westchester/LAX/Marina del Rey Chamber of Commerce as its 2001 Community Service Award recipient "in recognition of exceptional philanthropic dedication to the community".  An active Rotarian, he was twice named Rotarian of the Year - in 2005-06 with the Playa Sunrise club and in 1994-95 with the Venice-Marina club where he also served as President and started an annual trek to Mexico to build a home for a family in need in conjunction with the Casa de los Pobres of Tijuana.  In 2008 Dave received the Silver Medal from the Office of the President of the United States in recognition of his time given to community service.

Dave currently serves Commissioner for the Los Angeles County Commission on Judicial Procedures and chairs its subcommittee on Indigent Needs. He is a member of the Executive Committee and Board of the LAX Coastal Area Chamber of Commerce of which he was President in 2003-04. In addition, Dave is a founding member of the Neighborhood Council of Westchester Playa del Rey since 2001. For 2009 he serves as Vice President, Vice-Chair of the Planning and Land Use Committee and Co-Chair of the Airport Relations Committee.  Dave is also an appointee to the LAX North Runway Safety Advisory Committee which is currently examining issues relating to airport expansion and runway realignment.

He has also contributed his time to Los Angeles City government as member of the Board of Airport Commissioners (2004-05) and as the mayor's appointee to the West Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (2004).

On weekends, Dave is a serious sailboat racer with multiple national championships to his credit.  His current "Piranha" is a Farr 40. (www.teampiranha.us)