David S. Wilck represents professionals in the defense of claims involving malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, defamation, fraud, conspiracy, ethics violations, and mismanagement.

A partner in Rivkin Radler’s Professional Liability, Directors & Officers Liability, and Intellectual Property practice groups, David defends attorneys, accountants, directors and officers, insurance agents and brokers, real estate agents, debt collectors, and third-party administrators.

With a Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) in intellectual property, David handles copyright, trademark, and unfair competition matters. He has represented retailers, restaurateurs, manufacturers, standardized test preparation companies, and software maintenance entities on claims arising under the Lanham Act (trademark infringement and unfair competition), trade dress, copyright infringement, antitrust, and theft of trade secrets.

Before joining Rivkin Radler, David worked as professional liability claims counsel for an international insurer, where he supervised defense and coverage litigation involving lawyers, accountants, architects, and engineers.

David is a frequent lecturer on risk management and professional liability issues. He has spoken at the New York State Bar Association’s Risk Management Program on insurance considerations, and he has participated in a panel discussion at the Seventh Annual E&O Insurance ExecuSummit’s Professional Liability Series, “Fallout from Superstorm Sandy: Impact on the Insurance Marketplace and Insurance Agent Liability.”

He is also the firm’s general counsel and served on Rivkin Radler’s Management Committee.

In law school, David received the Academic Excellence Award in Intellectual Property.

Court Admissions

U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Southern, Northern and Western Districts of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

All state courts of New York and New Jersey

Bar Affiliations

New York State Bar Association

American Bar Association

Tort and Insurance Committee of the American Bar Association, Legal Malpractice Division

Education

New York University School of Law, LL.M.

Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, J.D., cum laude

Binghamton University, B.A.

News & Publications

• Rivkin Radler’s Insurance Practice Ascends in The Legal 500 Rankings
  June 11 | 2025
• Wilck Presents at USLAW Managing Partner Forum
  April 8 | 2025
• 56 Rivkin Radler Attorneys Named 2024 New York Metro Super Lawyers®/Rising Stars
  October 24 | 2024

David is a member of the American Bar Association’s Legal Malpractice Committee and a member of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS). He is also a member of the Professional Liability CLM Committee.

David is past chair of the Professional Liability Practice Group of USLAW Network, Inc., an international organization composed of more than 60 independent, full-practice firms with roots in civil litigation, including more than 6,000 attorneys across the U.S., Canada, Latin America, and Asia, and with affiliations in Africa and with TELFA in Europe.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors of USLAW.

David was named one of the Top 40 Rising Stars in Business Under 40 by Long Island Business News in 2007. Since 2023, he has been named to Super Lawyers in the Metro New York Area in Professional Liability: Defense.

In 2007, he was honored with the Humanitarian of the Year award by Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE), a Long Island charity for adults with disabilities.