David Bridges
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Member of CLM Since: 2015
Nominated By John Bull
CLM Committees
- Committee Conference
- Environmental and Toxic Tort
- Publication/Magazine
- Committee Conference
- Insurance Fraud
- Publication/Magazine
- Committee Conference
- Product Liability
- Publication/Magazine
- Publication/Magazine
- Property
- Subrogation
CLM Contributions
- Speaker - 2016 CLM Southwest Conference
Articles
Practice Areas
- Claims Management
- Construction/Real Estate/Surety
- Fraud / SIU
- Litigation Management
- Personal Injury
- Product Liability
- Property
- Risk Management
- Subrogation
Biography
David Bridges is an associate in Meagher & Geer, PLLP's Catastrophic Loss practice group, focusing on complex civil litigation, including fires, explosions, structural failures, fire protection system failures, product failures and other catastrophic losses and construction-related incidents across the United States. His assignments include forensic investigations of first-property and other catastrophic losses, including fires/explosions involving industrial, commercial and residential facilities.Prior to joining Meagher & Geer as an associate, David was a Technical Specialist, Fire Scientist with our Catastrophic Loss practice group. David received his JD degree from North Carolina Central University School of Law, operating on the southeastern coastal states as a Technical Specialist on behalf of various Meagher & Geer clients. In his undergraduate studies he focused on science, with emphasis on fire protection engineering. He has worked on numerous property loss assignments across the United States, in accordance with his status as an International Association of Arson Investigation Certified Fire Investigator (IAAI-CFI). David is also a North Carolina Certified Fire Investigator (CFI).Before joining the Catastrophic Loss group at Meagher & Geer, David had extensive experience as a fire/arson agent /K-9 handler throughout the southeastern United States. He was also employed by the North Carolina Department of Justice (NCDOJ) within the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (NCSBI). Further, in addition to the investigation of structure fire/explosions, David has also participated in wildfire “origin and cause” workshops provided by the United States Department of Homeland Security/Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) and North Carolina Division of Forest Resources (Kinston, NC).
David has conducted examinations of over 1,000 fires as an investigator. He has been an instructor for more than 36 live training fires. In addition, he has served as an investigator in eight (8) bombing/explosion incidents.
Education
- University System Of Maryland, Bachelor’s Degree
- University Of Cincinnati, Master’s Degree
- North Carolina Central University, Juris Doctor
Admissions/Licenses
- Bar Admissions: TX, MN, ND