David Zwier is an associate attorney at Yoder Ainlay Ulmer & Buckingham, LLP. His diverse professional and personal backgrounds allow him to nimbly address both the legal and practical needs of clients. Before joining Yoder Ainlay, David was an attorney with Marcus & Shapira, LLP, a boutique litigation firm in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Prior to becoming an attorney, David served as an AmeriCorps fellow in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania through the Pittsburgh Urban Leadership Service Experience. In that capacity, he worked with the Oakland Planning and Development Corporation, a community-based nonprofit serving four Pittsburgh neighborhoods. He continued there for several years as a program manager before attending law school, gaining creative problem-solving skills ranging from emergency plumbing repairs to testimony at public hearings before City of Pittsburgh commissions, and donor engagement.
A native of the Dominican Republic, David has studied French and Arabic, and is fluent in Spanish.