Office of the President & CEO

The Honorable Steven H. David was appointed as the President of DLR & Associates in May of 2022 after serving as the longest serving justice on the Indiana Supreme Court.

After graduating from IU McKinney, Mr. David served in the U.S. Army’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps on active duty until 1986 and on reserve duty until he joined the high court in 2010. He was deployed after September 11 to Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, where he served as trial counsel, defense counsel, and military judge and commander. Before retiring as a colonel, Mr. David had been awarded the nation’s third highest non-combat medal, The Defense Superior Service Award, along with numerous Meritorious Service Awards, Army Commendation Medals, and the Frederick Douglas Human Rights Award.

Mr. Steven H. David was born in Allen County, Indiana and  grew up in Bartholomew County, and has lived in Boone County, where he served as a trial court judge, for over 20 years. His civilian legal career began in Columbus, Indiana, where he focused on personal injury, family law, and civil litigation. He later became in-house counsel for Mayflower Transit before moving to Boone County.

As an adjunct professor at IU McKinney, Mr. David teaches contract law for Master of Laws students, and evidence. He has provided opportunities for LL.M. students through intensive three-day immersion programs and has visited some of his former students in their home countries after they complete their legal studies in Indianapolis. He delivered the address during the law school’s graduation celebration program in 2017.

Mr. David also serves as senior judge for the Indiana Supreme Court. He continues his service as chair of the Commission on Equity and Access and the Indiana Conference on Legal Education Opportunity.

We are pleased to have Mr. Steven H. David as a part of our Executive Team.