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“His work is first rate, and I cannot recommend him highly enough. He is honest, diligent, and forthright. Mr. Browne goes to bat for his clients and will leave no stone unturned.”
“Spiro & Browne made a challenging situation as smooth and easy as possible. Things were always well explained and the responses to questions were very prompt… David Browne and David Spiro are both kind and knowledgeable and they genuinely care about helping their clients. I highly recommend this firm.”
“I highly recommend David Browne as well as his partner David Spiro as two lawyers that you can trust to have your best interest in mind and do whatever is necessary to get you the best possible result. They both make you feel at ease in what is often a very stressful time and take care of what needs to be done.”
What I Do
I’m a litigator at heart. I represent both creditors and debtors, including individuals, businesses, and financial institutions. I’ve helped every kind of client from Fortune 500 companies to individual farm owners successfully navigate all kinds of financial challenges, from complex bankruptcy issues and fraud lawsuits to simple contract cases, carefully tailoring my approach to the needs of each client and situation. I work seamlessly for clients whether they’re in bankruptcy court or state court, and I provide local counsel representation to clients in larger cases before all courts in Virginia.
I got into fraud and bankruptcy early in my career when I realized that these areas give people unique options to preserve and recover assets. I enjoy sorting out the big picture and then digging through the deep litigation toolbox I’ve assembled over 20-plus years to figure out how I can creatively and efficiently position each of my clients where they need to be.
But while I enjoy litigating, my clients usually don’t—so if there’s a problem that I can fix to keep a case from going to court, my job is to fix it before we get that far. I work hard at every stage of a case to find ways to solve my client’s problems efficiently, even with difficult counterparties, and to provide realistic assessments for my clients from the beginning.
Peer Recognition
I’ve been selected by my peers as a Virginia Super Lawyer in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, which means I’m among the top 5% of lawyers in Virginia and have been given the Distinguished rating by Martindale-Hubbell every year since 2014. I’m a member of the Virginia State Bar, the Richmond Bar Association, the American Bankruptcy Institute, and the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. I am admitted to practice before all state trial and appellate courts in Virginia, the United States District and Bankruptcy Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
How I Got Here
I graduated from Swarthmore College with a degree in Economics and then earned an academic scholarship to the William & Mary School of Law, where I was an editor of the Law Review. After completing law school, I served as a law clerk at the Supreme Court of Virginia’s Department of Legal Research, advising trial court judges throughout Virginia and learning how trial court judges narrow and evaluate issues in cases before them. I’ve now litigated hundreds of cases and successfully tried numerous cases before judges, juries, and administrative bodies throughout Virginia.