David H. Cook is an associate in the law firm of DeForest Koscelnik Yokitis Kaplan & Berardinelli.  Mr. Cook’s practice focuses primarily on litigation, with a particular emphasis on contract disputes, employment discrimination, collective bargaining disputes, media issues, and higher education.   Mr. Cook has represented clients in both state and federal courts.  He has also represented clients involved in domestic and international arbitration.

Mr. Cook graduated first in his class, summa cum laude, from Duquesne University School of Law in 2005.  Mr. Cook received his M.A. in history from Boston College in 1995, passing his examinations with distinction, and his B.A. from Allegheny College in 1989.  Mr. Cook’s publications include The Emergence of Delaware’s Duty of Good Faith:  In re Emerging Communications, Inc., 43 Duq. L. Rev. 91-111 (Fall 2004) and The Hearsay Exception for Declarations Against Penal Interest is not Firmly Rooted in Pennsylvania Law:  Commonwealth v. Robbins, 42 Duq. L. Rev. 589-623 (Spring 2004).  Prior to practicing law Mr. Cook was a history professor, specializing in the European intellectual history.

Mr. Cook is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Allegheny County Bar Association.   Mr. Cook lives in Shadyside with his wife and three children.