About David Joseph
David Joseph DiMaggio built his formal training at three universities across the Southeast and Southwest. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Appalachian State University in 2012, followed by a Master of Arts in Criminal Justice from Arizona State University in 2017. He completed his law degree at Elon University School of Law in 2022.
Those academic stops shaped a quick succession of practical roles. While in graduate school he worked as a teaching assistant in Arizona State’s criminal justice program. During law school he served as a student clerk for the North Carolina Pattern Jury Instruction Criminal Subcommittee and held internships at the Supreme Court of North Carolina, assisting Chief Justice Paul M. Newby, and at the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina with Judge Frank D. Whitney. He also interned with the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office in 2022.
Before law school he worked in the 36th Prosecutorial District as a superior court legal assistant in 2016. Those early courtroom and prosecutorial experiences gave him steady exposure to trial practice and court procedure. After graduating from Elon University in 2022 he transitioned into practice and, by 2023, joined Beyer & Lippert, Lawyers at Law as an attorney.
Outside of courts and firms, DiMaggio returned to academia in 2024 as an adjunct instructor at Appalachian State University. Teaching complements his courtroom work. It keeps him engaged with developments in criminal law and connects him to students entering the field.
His professional credentials include licensure in North Carolina, a North Carolina Victim Services Practitioner Certification, and an emergency medical technician certification from the State of North Carolina. Those qualifications reflect a range of skills useful in criminal justice settings, from legal advocacy to on-the-ground emergency response.
At Beyer & Lippert he practices in matters that draw on his prosecutorial and courtroom background. He has handled work that stems from his internships and early courtroom roles. He maintains activity in bar-related circles and brings his mix of teaching, courtroom, and field experience to daily practice.
He continues to live and work in North Carolina and balances courtroom responsibilities with teaching and credentialed victim-services work. His current practice centers on criminal cases and related courtroom proceedings.
