David N. Piercy is a California attorney practicing criminal defense and family law. His family law practice includes child custody, visitation, and restraining order matters.

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David’s criminal defense experience includes serious and violent felony cases involving murder, attempted murder, and exposure to the death penalty. He has also worked extensively on emergency writs and appeals, including habeas corpus, writs of mandate and prohibition, direct appeals, and petitions for review before the California Supreme Court. His appellate work has included cases in which writ relief and California Supreme Court review were granted.

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David has completed extensive specialized training in death penalty defense, including the NACDL Capital Case Initiative, the Clarence Darrow/David Baldus Death Penalty College, the Bryan R. Shechmeister Death Penalty College, NACDL’s Making the Case for Life program, mitigation training, and the National College of Capital Voir Dire.

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Originally from Southern California, David moved to the Fresno area in 1994. He earned his Juris Doctor degree. from San Joaquin College of Law and is admitted to practice in all courts in the State of California and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. For the past nine years, David has served as an adjunct instructor in the Street Law program at the Fresno E.O.C. School of Unlimited Learning, where he teaches at-risk students about the law and the criminal justice system.

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Outside of the law, David enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, and saltwater fishing.

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David is joining our team on October 1st, 2026, and brings with him an enormous amount of experience litigating highly complicated cases with winning results.