David Soley leads Bernstein Shur’s Real Estate Litigation Group, and is the author of the American Bar Association’s nationally acclaimed Real Estate Litigation Handbook. Mr. Soley concentrates his practice in the areas of business, real estate, and constitutional litigation. He regularly represents entrepreneurs and property owners in disputes over boundaries, titles, easements, and other real estate issues.

Mr. Soley spent four years as a trial lawyer in Washington D.C. before returning to Maine. Over the course of his twenty-seven years as a trial lawyer, Mr. Soley has specialized in complex litigation involving some of the largest companies in the United States and Europe. He routinely handles trials in federal and state courts, and has litigated high profile constitutional cases involving drug testing, pregnancy testing, mandatory jury fees, and congressional term limits.

Mr. Soley is very knowledgeable in the acquisition, financing, and rehabilitation of real estate and, in his spare time, is very active in acquiring and rehabilitating commercial buildings and properties in the Greater Portland area.

Mr. Soley is AV-rated by Martindale Hubbell.  In 2006, he received an Award of Excellence from the American Bar Association’s Litigation Section. In the past, he has served with distinction as the Chair of the ABA Litigation Section’s Business Torts Committee and Trial Practice Committee. He is currently a leader in the ABA Section on Litigation and the Chair of its Advanced Planning Committee. He is also the editor of the ABA’s Business Torts Handbook.

Mr. Soley often presents at conferences and seminars on various litigation topics. Among his most recent presentations are “Advanced Techniques for Cross-Examination,” ABA Litigation Annual Meeting, May 2009, Atlanta; “Walking in the Steps of Louis Brandeis,” ABA Annual Meeting, July 2009, Chicago; “Fallout from the Financial Crisis,” ABA Corporate Counsel Meeting, February 2010, Palm Springs; “Great Openings and Closings – By the Lawyers Who Gave Them,” April 2010, New York.