• State Bar of California
• U.S. Tax Court
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (By nominations only and limited to 1% of the lawyer population of the respective state)
• Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates
• AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rate, Martindale-Hubbell (limited to approximately 10 percent of all attorneys) annually for over 40 years
• 2005 — 2023 Southern California Super Lawyers including (Top 50 Lawyers in Orange County)
• St. Thomas More Law Honor Society, Loyola Law School 
• Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society, Loyola Law School

1976, Moderator, CEB Program on Provisional Litigation Remedies (Injunctions, Attachments, Claim and Delivery, Receiverships)

1979, 1981, Panelist, CEB Program on Real Estate Broker Practice

1985, 1987, 1989, Panelist, CEB Program on Civil Trial Practice

1989, Panelist CEB Real Property Institute Program

1989, Moderator, CEB Program on Construction Law, Contracts and Disputes

1991, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005-2010 Moderator, CEB Program on Real Property Remedies

Los Angeles Superior Court:  over 25 jury verdicts and court judgments involving a wide array of disputes, including, for example, the successful recovery in a court trial by an Orange County developer against the state’s then largest commercial real property brokerage company for a decree of specific performance at a value of $82 million, plus the recovery of costs and fees; the successful defense of a preeminent investment banking firm and its principals against claims of breach of fiduciary duty seeking over $40 million; and the successful jury trial defense of fraud and breach of fiduciary claims against the state’s then second largest commercial real estate brokerage company.

United States District Court, Central District:  a successful inverse condemnation verdict and several court awards, including sustaining the right of the founder (and his heirs) of a well-known local and national restaurant chain to continue collecting an income stream of royalties in excess of $100 million.  Judge Matt Byrne, Jr. ruled for the Plaintiff.

Orange County Superior Court:  over thirty-five jury verdicts and court judgments involving a wide array of business and real estate disputes, including for example:  the successful defense of the Teachers Retirement System of the State of Illinois against claims it breached a $35 million loan commitment, concerning the purchase of the Buena Park Shopping Mall.  The trial judge was the Hon. Ray Ikola and his decision was affirmed on appeal; obtaining in a seven day jury trial a defense verdict on behalf of an Orange County developer sued by a large statewide brokerage firm for $2.5 million; the successful recovery of over $12 million plus $2.0 million in punitive damages on behalf of 89 elderly investors in a 55 day jury trial against a statewide fraudulent Ponzi scheme penetrated by Dan Harkey and his Point Center and National Financial Lending entities:  and the defense of a public company, its subsidiary and directors who were sued by a qui tam plaintiff under the Insurance Code for allegedly making false and fraudulent insurance claims, with the exposure of over $100 million if found liable.  After a three week bench trial before Judge Craig Griffin, the court found in favor of all defendants and dismissed the claims.

San Diego Superior Court:  2 eminent domain verdicts and a phase one court judgment in defense of claims of fraud and breach of fiduciary duties against a venerable San Diego developer.

San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura, Santa Barbara and Bakersfield Superior Courts:  6 verdicts and 5 court judgments involving:  Breach of Contract, Declaratory Relief, Fraud, Defamation, Interference, Partition and Declaratory Relief.

Texas District Court (Lubbock and Texarkana):  Two matters successfully defending a prominent Orange County developer: a successful verdict in a five day jury trial in Lubbock on behalf of the developer who owned a hemp plantation in Haiti and declined to pay for $650,000 for faulty seeds, and a successful court judgment on behalf of the same developer in Texarkana against claims of financial fraud.

Recovery of Over $12.0 Million in damages (including punitive) — via jury verdict — 55 days of trial — on behalf of a group of 89 elderly investors in a Ponzi/fraud case against a hard money lender and its principal.

A complete successful defense via the trial court’s Statement of Decision in a 40-day trial of a complex trade secret, fraud and insurance fraud brought by a bounty-hunter — the risk exposure was well over $100,000,000. Successful defense of 300+ homeowner’s multi-million dollar claim against developer in a mixed-use Newport Beach development (2 phases: court and jury).

After a successful defense of a lengthy and complex real estate and fraud trial in Santa Barbara Superior Court, Santa Maria Division, a senior and highly respected judge recognized on the record David Grant’s expertise as a top-notch trial lawyer: “You’re one of the best lawyers. I want to tell you that your style and knowledge of scholarship was wonderful, and you should know that. We get lawyers here from all over the state all the time. Our cases are filled with out-of-town lawyers, and from big cities and big firms, and, you know, you’re right up there at the top of them. I really appreciated your courtesy during the trial.”