About David M.
David M. Helbraun is a licensed attorney admitted to practice law in the State of California. He was admitted to the California State Bar in 1987. His license is currently in active status. Mr. Helbraun is the principal at Helbraun Law Firm, a civil litigation boutique located in San Francisco, California. He has been practicing law for over 38 years, serving clients throughout the state in various legal matters.
Mr. Helbraun earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly Hastings College of the Law) in 1987. Prior to law school, he completed his undergraduate education at Yale University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1982. During his time at UC Law San Francisco, he gained experience in trial and appellate work, focusing on professional liability and insurance coverage.
Mr. Helbraun concentrates his practice in the areas of legal malpractice, civil rights, and insurance litigation. He represents individuals and businesses in matters involving professional liability claims against lawyers, architects, real estate, and insurance professionals. His practice encompasses all stages of litigation, including initial case evaluation, discovery, mediation, settlement negotiations, and trial proceedings in both state and federal courts. He has also litigated intellectual property, franchise law, and constitutional law tort claims.
Throughout his career, Mr. Helbraun has handled cases in the Superior Court of California for the County of San Francisco, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He has also appeared before the California Court of Appeal on multiple occasions. Prior to founding his own firm, he worked as a partner in the San Francisco office of a nationwide professional liability and insurance coverage law firm.
Mr. Helbraun is an active member of the California State Bar and the American Bar Association's Tort and Insurance Practice Section. He is also a member of the Bar Association of San Francisco and Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom. He served for several years on the California State Bar Committee on Professional Liability Insurance, overseeing the State Bar-endorsed insurance program for California attorneys. Additionally, he is a founding board member of the National LGBT Bar Association and the Lavender Law Conference. Mr. Helbraun is fluent in English and serves clients throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
