David McDevitt

Partner
Practice Areas
Construction Law, Insurance Defense, Civil Litigation, Consumer Rights, Arbitration, Commercial Landlord-Tenant Disputes
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This Team they have are awesome and on there A game. We started out with Jack Waterhouse and then moved on with David McDevitt. I rated them a 5 Star for a Reason!!!

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Highly recommend David McDevitt! He’s handled multiple legal matters for me and is honest, responsive, smart, and helpful. I’ve been impressed by him and the entire firm.

[ JOSEPH CLARK ]

We had an excellent experience with Lovein Ribman. Everyone at this firm was very professional and provided a great experience.
David McDevitt worked our case and we have no regrets on hiring this firm to represent us. We highly recommend them and will definitely be our go to firm for any future legal advise.

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Overview

David McDevitt is Senior Counsel at Lovein Ribman, P.C. He began his career litigating in federal courts and has established legal precedent in several U.S. appellate circuits. Representing both plaintiffs and defendants, he has taken over two dozen cases to jury trial, bench trial, or final arbitration hearing in his decade-long career. Since joining Lovein Ribman, P.C. in 2020, he has personally recovered over $6.5 million on behalf of his clients.

Mr. McDevitt represents clients on a wide variety of topics, including construction projects, commercial disputes between landlords and tenants, employment issues, and intellectual property rights. He has obtained or defended against temporary injunctions and represented clients at zoning board hearings.

Mr. McDevitt received his law degree from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, from which he graduated cum laude. He received his B.A. (Public Policy Analysis – Economics) from Pomona College in 2007. Mr. McDevitt is admitted to practice law in Texas and Arizona.

Notable Decisions

Bultemeyer v. CenturyLink Inc., 788 F. App’x 558 (9th Cir. 2019) (a consumer’s allegation that a company accessed her credit report without authorization under the Fair Credit Reporting Act conferred standing under Article III of the United States Constitution)

Holzman v. Malcolm S. Gerald & Assocs., Inc., 920 F.3d 1264 (11th Cir. 2019) (holding that a debt collection letter about a time-barred debt may be misleading under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, even when the letter does not expressly offer to “settle” the debt)

Vangorden v. Second Round, Ltd. P’ship, 897 F.3d 433 (2d Cir. 2018) (holding that a debt collector’s disclosure that the consumer has a statutory right to dispute the debt does not exempt it from liability under the FDCPA for making false representations about the amount or status of the debt in the initial collection letter)

Daugherty v. Convergent Outsourcing, Inc., 836 F.3d 507 (5th Cir. 2016) (holding that an attempt to collect a time-barred debt may constitute misleading collection practice under Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, even in the absence of a threat of litigation)

  • International Academy of Trial Lawyers Student Advocacy Award
  • Pedrick Scholar, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
  • CALI Excellence for the Future Award
    • Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
    • Natural Resource Law
    • Arizona Constitutional Law
  • Friend of Phoenix Award
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Education
  • J.D., Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, Cum Laude, 2013
  • B.A. Public Policy Analysis-Economics, Pomona College, 2007
Admissions
  • Texas State Bar, 2019
  • Arizona State Bar, 2013
  • United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 2014
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, 2015
  • United States District Court, District of Arizona, 2013
  • United States District Court, District of Colorado, 2014
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2014
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Florida, 2014
  • United States District Court, District of New Mexico, 2018
  • United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 2018
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2014
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2015
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2015
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2014
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2019
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2016
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