About David Downey

David is an attorney with a focus is on real estate, DUI’s, and traffic violations in Philadelphia and the surrounding counties of Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, and Delaware. 

With over two decades of experience in residential real estate lending, investing, and venture capital, David can provide insight based on personal experience through various market cycles.  In 2001, David graduated from Temple University with a Bachelor of Business Administration.  He navigated his way through the ever-changing lending market, which included the 2008 Housing Market Crash and the compliance-driven years following the passing of The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in 2010. In 2012, David enrolled in an evening program at Widener University Delaware Law School.

In 2019, David founded The Downey Firm, LLC with the goal to service to real estate professionals, real estate investors, agents, and mortgage professionals. During his time in lending and practicing law, David developed an understanding of the real estate industry enabling him to provide creative solutions.  He has formed various business entities for real estate investors and manages the local closings for a private equity firm out of the New York City area.  David has managed negotiations with homeowner and condo associations, as well as stalled foreclosures through loss mitigation plans.  David litigates tax sales, post-closing disputes, ejectments, evictions, title actions, land disputes, partitions, and construction matters.  He has successfully defended injunction petitions in common pleas courts, as well as appeals to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

After some time working as conflict counsel for the Montgomery County Public Defender’s Office, David developed an additional interest with criminal defense.  He has experience with DUI/DWI, drug crimes, theft, burglary, PFA’s, forgery, probation violations, expungements, juvenile offenses, license suspensions, and traffic matters. David is well-versed in a myriad of diversion programs, which help first-time offenders who are often struggling with addiction, to get the help that they truly need and put mistakes behind them. David has successfully defended students for alleged violations at the collegiate level.

David has been active with the Montgomery Bar Association (MBA) since 2018. After completing a year-long project for the MBA Leadership Academy in 2021, David was appointed to the MBA Board of Directors. In 2023, David was appointed to the MBA Personnel and Salary Committee.  And most-recently, he was appointed to the Judiciary Committee. Additionally, David has provided pro bono legal services as a child advocate and guardian ad litem for the Montgomery County Child Advocacy Program.

When not practicing, David spends time with his wife Michelle and their beloved cats. They are passionate animal lovers. Additionally, David enjoys fitness, golf, and snowboarding